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Q89896: How to Add Vocabulary Items to ProofReader Dictionary

Article: Q89896
Product(s): Miscellaneous Windows Products
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Last Modified: 14-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Sound System, versions 1.0, 1.0a, 2.0 
- Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0 
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SUMMARY
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Windows Sound System ProofReader comes with five default dictionaries:
DATES.DCT, MONEY.DCT, OTHER.DCT, NUMBERS.DCT, and USER.DCT. USER.DCT is empty by
default and is the only dictionary to which you can add new vocabulary items.

To add a new vocabulary item to the USER.DCT dictionary:

1. From the Excel Proof menu, choose Options.

2. Choose the Dictionary icon.

3. Select the USER.DCT dictionary icon.

4. Choose the New button.

5. In the New Vocabulary Item Name field, enter the name of the new item.

6. Choose the Record button.

7. Dictate the pronunciation for the new item using the microphone.

8. Choose the Stop and OK buttons to save your new vocabulary item.

Additional query words:

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Technology        : kbExcelSearch kbExcel500 kbExcel400 kbWinSoundSysSearch kbWinSoundSys100 kbWinSoundSys100a kbWinSoundSys200 kbExcelWinSearch

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