Can't add words to Microsoft Word - Page 2

lomend · Feb 27, 2013, 09:57 AM

Make sure that your dictionary is set to where you are, not just English. I live in the US but somehow it got changed to Australian english and therefore I could not add words. Double check that before anything else!

MicMcG · Mar 27, 2013, 11:12 AM

Hi all,

I think I took one suggestion from all of the links above ... many of them did not work for me. The "Add" Function did not work for me for over a year or two.

Changing my language to default English (US) did not change it.
Neither did unchecking "check spelling as you type" under word > preferences > spelling and grammar.

I deleted my whole MS Office Suite twice to no avail of "Add" coming back.

What I ended up doing was deleting "custom dictionary" by going into preferences>spelling and grammar>dictionaries>remove "custom dictionary">click "NEW" (create a new custom dictionary not saved as "custom dictionary" b/c that will not work. Do not re-add the custom dictionary from your system prior.

I renamed my "NEW" custom dictionary "Custom Dictionary 2013" and now I can use ADD.

Mar 27, 2013, 11:12 AM	#27
MicMcG macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2013	re: Cannot use "Add" in Microsoft Word Hi all, I think I took one suggestion from all of the links above ... many of them did not work for me. The "Add" Function did not work for me for over a year or two. Changing my language to default English (US) did not change it. Neither did unchecking "check spelling as you type" under word > preferences > spelling and grammar. I deleted my whole MS Office Suite twice to no avail of "Add" coming back. What I ended up doing was deleting "custom dictionary" by going into preferences>spelling and grammar>dictionaries>remove "custom dictionary">click "NEW" (create a new custom dictionary not saved as "custom dictionary" b/c that will not work. Do not re-add the custom dictionary from your system prior. I renamed my "NEW" custom dictionary "Custom Dictionary 2013" and now I can use ADD.
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Feb 27, 2013, 09:57 AM	#26
lomend macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	Make sure that your dictionary is set to where you are, not just English. I live in the US but somehow it got changed to Australian english and therefore I could not add words. Double check that before anything else!
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