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Remove entries from Word’s dictionary
Word checks your spelling as you type, underlining mistakes in red. Right-clicking an underlined word displays suggested spellings, along with an ‘Add to Dictionary’ option – select this and the word will no longer be picked up in spell checks. Adding words (such as your surname) to the dictionary in this manner is useful, but it’s easy to accidentally add a misspelt word, meaning it will then no longer be underlined in spelling checks. If you do this, or want to review all words you’ve added, click File, Options, then select Proofing on the left. From here, click ‘Custom Dictionaries’, then ‘Edit Word List’. To remove a word, highlight it, then click Delete (see screenshot). Alternatively, to revert to the original Word dictionary,…
