Get Rid Of Custom Dictionary In Microsoft Word For Mac

admin

RE: Custom Dictionary Not Available in Mac Outlook I finally got it to work. Shortly after posting the message to this community, I found a Microsoft site that helped. 2020-3-19  Custom Dictionary is full; Word 2016 When I try to add a new word to my Custom Dictionary in Word 2016, I get this dialog box: I have seen elsewhere on the Web an instruction for Microsoft machines to retitle and replace the Custom Dictionary, but for some reason I have not yet found my Custom Dictionary on my Mac.

-->

Note

Office 365 ProPlus is being renamed to Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise. For more information about this change, read this blog post.

Rid

Summary

Mac

One of the most convenient features of Microsoft Word is the ability to customize the tools that you work with. This article describes how you can customize and create toolbars and toolbar buttons. You can customize any toolbar by adding, deleting, moving, or grouping toolbar buttons to suit your needs.

Microsoft Word includes several built-in toolbars, including the two default toolbars that are visible when you start Word: the Standard toolbar and the Formatting toolbar. The Standard toolbar includes command buttons with which you can quickly access many of the frequently used commands, such as Save, Open, Copy, and Paste. The Formatting toolbar provides quick access to text-formatting commands, including Bold, Italic, Underline, Numbering, and Bullets.

To see a list of available toolbars, point to Toolbars on the View menu. The available toolbars appear on the Toolbars submenu. The toolbars that are currently visible in the Word window are selected (check marks appear next to them). To view and use a toolbar, you must select it on the Toolbars submenu. To select it (make it visible on the Word screen), click the toolbar name.

Note Creating and customizing menus in Word is similar to the way that you create and customize your toolbars.

How to add a button to an existing toolbar

To add a button to an existing toolbar, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Use the customize command on the toolbars submenu

  1. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize.

    Note You can also open the Customize dialog box by clicking Customize on the Tools menu.

  2. In the Customize dialog box, click the Commands tab. Under Categories, select the category from which you want to add a button. The Categories list displays categories of commands, organized by menu name or by type. The Built-in Menus category provides options for changing menus.

  3. Click a category to change the list of commands that appear in the Commands box, on the right side of the Customize dialog box.

  4. To add a button to a toolbar that is displayed, drag the button from the Commands box to the toolbar.

    For example, under Categories, click View. In the Commands box, click View Field Codes, and drag it to the Standard toolbar. Release the mouse button when you see a vertical bar indicating the position of the button.

Method 2: Use the 'More Buttons' button on the toolbar

  1. On the toolbar, click More Buttons, and then click Add or Remove Buttons.

    A submenu appears.

    Note The More Buttons toolbar button appears on most (not all) toolbars only when the toolbar is docked. To dock a toolbar, either double-click the title bar of the floating toolbar, or drag it to a docked position.

    For more information about how to dock a toolbar, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type move a toolbar in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

  2. To add a button to the toolbar, select the check box next to the button that you want to add. To remove a button from the toolbar, click to clear the check box next to the button on the submenu.

How to change the image of an existing button

Microsoft

  1. Display the toolbar where the button you want to change appears.

  2. On the Tools menu, click Customize.

  3. When the Customize dialog box appears, right-click the button on the toolbar, and point to Change Button Image on the list that appears. A selection of images appears. Click the button image that you want to use as your custom button image.

    Note If you change the image and then decide that it is not what you want, you cannot revert to the original image. However, you can drag the button with the wrong image off the toolbar and add another image from the Customize dialog box (click the Commands tab).

To modify a button image, follow these steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Customize.
  2. When the Customize dialog box appears, right-click the button, and then click Edit Button Image.
  3. The Edit Button dialog box appears. Make any changes that you want, and then click OK.
    You cannot change the image of a button that displays a list or menu when you click it.

How to modify toolbar buttons

  1. On the Tools menu, click Customize.
  2. Click the Toolbars tab.
  3. Use the appropriate procedure from the following table.
  4. Click Close.

How to assign a hyperlink to a toolbar button or menu command

When you assign a hyperlink to a toolbar button or menu command, the hyperlink replaces the command currently assigned to that button or menu command.

Note

You cannot assign a hyperlink to a button that displays a list or menu when you click it.

To assign a hyperlink to a toolbar button or menu command, follow these steps:

Get Rid Of Custom Dictionary In Microsoft Word For Mac free. download full Version

  1. Make sure the toolbar that you want to change is visible. To do this, pointing to Toolbars on the View menu, and then click the toolbar that you want to display.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • On the **View **menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize.
    • On the Tools menu, click Customize.

  3. Right-click the toolbar button, point to Assign Hyperlink on the menu that appears, and then click Open. Under Link to, click the source that you want to link to, and then select the options that you want.

  4. In the Customize dialog box, click Close.

How to create a new toolbar

  1. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize.

  2. Click the Toolbars tab, and then click New.

  3. In the Toolbar Name box, type a name for your new custom toolbar.

  4. In the Make toolbar available to box, click the template or open document where you want to store the toolbar.

  5. Click OK.

    The Customize dialog box appears.

  6. Click the Commands tab. Click the category that you want to select your button from. Under Commands, drag the button that you want to the new toolbar.

  7. Click Close.

How to delete a custom toolbar

  1. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize.

  2. Click the Toolbars tab.

  3. Under Toolbars, click the custom toolbar that you want to delete, and then clickDelete.

    Note You cannot delete a built-in toolbar. When you select a built-in toolbar in the Toolbars list, the Delete button is unavailable, and the Reset button becomes available. If you click the Reset button, the built-in toolbar returns to its original default appearance.

How to move a toolbar

To move a toolbar from its docked position at the top of the Word window, point to the two vertical bars on the left end of the toolbar. When the four-headed arrow appears, drag the toolbar to a new location.

To move a floating toolbar, click the title bar of the toolbar window, and then drag the toolbar to the new location.

How to store toolbar changes

When you create a custom toolbar or modify an existing toolbar, the changes are stored in the Normal template (Normal.dot), in another active template, or in an open document. To select the location where you want to store the changes, follow these steps:

  1. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize.
  2. In the Customize dialog box, click the Commands tab.
  3. In the Save in list, click the template or document where you want to save your custom toolbar.
  4. Click Close.
    Note The Save in list displays templates and documents other than the Normal.dot template, only if those templates are active or if those documents are open in Word. To activate another template, close the Customize dialog box, click Templates and Add-Ins on the Tools menu, and then click Attach to attach your active document to another template.

References

For additional information about toolbars, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Get Rid Of Custom Dictionary In Microsoft Word For Mac Catalina

291484 Your toolbars are missing, your menu bar is missing, or your personalized settings are not retained when you start Word 2002 or Word 2003

For more information about how to create and customize menus and toolbars, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type toolbars in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

Word 2011 for Mac lets you create, edit, and add new dictionaries to its collection of dictionaries. Perhaps your discipline, science, or profession uses a lot of specialized terms not found in the Word default dictionary, or maybe you need to add a dictionary for a language not supplied with Office 2011 for Mac.

A dictionary is simply a list of words with a paragraph mark after each word (created by pressing Return or Enter) in which the words are saved as a file with a .dic extension. Dictionary files aren’t different for Mac or Windows, but beginning with Word 2011, Word on the Mac may demand dictionaries that were saved a special way in order to support UniCode fonts.

You can find custom dictionaries and foreign language dictionaries on the Internet by searching for them, and many are free.

To add a custom dictionary file, take these steps:

  1. Choose Word→Preferences from the menu bar.

  2. In the Authoring and Proofing Tools section, choose Spelling and Grammar.

  3. In the Spelling section, click the Dictionaries button.

  4. Click the Add Button.

  5. Navigate to the .dic dictionary file and select it.

    If the .dic file you want to use is grayed out, switch the Enable pop-up menu to All Files.

  6. Click Open.

    Your custom dictionary appears with a check box that’s selected in the Custom Dictionaries dialog.

  7. Click OK to close the Custom Dictionaries dialog and then click OK to close the Spelling and Grammar preferences pane.

    Your new dictionary is now available to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Outlook uses the Mac OS X dictionary.

Editing a custom dictionary in Word 2011 for Mac

Get Rid Of Custom Dictionary In Microsoft Word For Mac Help

Because dictionaries are simply text files, you can open them in Word, add and remove words, and save them again. If you ever accidentally add a misspelling to a custom dictionary or if you want to add or remove words, follow these steps:

  1. In Word, choose File→Open.

  2. Select All Files from the Enable pop-up menu.

  3. Choose the .dic file you want to use and click Open.

  4. Click the Show button on Word’s Standard toolbar to toggle on the ability to see paragraph marks if they aren’t showing already.

  5. Add or remove words from the list.

  6. Click the Save button on Word’s Standard toolbar to save your changes; then click the Close button to close the document.

Making a new custom dictionary in Word 2011 for Mac

Get Rid Of Custom Dictionary In Microsoft Word For Mac Word

If you found a list of words, or you don’t mind typing your own list, you can start from scratch with an empty dictionary, and then add your list to it using the steps to edit a dictionary from the previous section. Here’s how to make a new, blank custom dictionary:

Get Rid Of Custom Dictionary In Microsoft Word For Mac 2011

  1. Choose Word→Preferences from the menu bar.

  2. In the Authoring and Proofing Tools section, choose Spelling and Grammar.

  3. In the Spelling section, click the Dictionaries button.

  4. Click the New Button.

    Give your dictionary a name and then save it.

  5. Click OK to close the Custom Dictionaries dialog and then click OK to close the Spelling and Grammar preferences pane.

    Your new, empty dictionary is now available to all Office applications.