#Microsoft word for mac dictionaries install#

To check if it is installed, open Word, and then click About Word from the Word menu. IMPORTANT: The location of certain files are different if you have Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed. To add words to a dictionary, see Add words to your spell check dictionary. Programs running in the background are interfering with Word for Mac.

#Microsoft word for mac dictionaries install#

If you want to install a dictionary or see definitions and you have Word for the desktop, click Open in Word and follow the steps in Check spelling and grammar. To correct a misspelled word, switch to Editing View by clicking Edit Document > Edit in Browser.Д®ither right-click the word you want to correct, or select the word and click Review > Spelling.ДЄ short menu opens to show alternative spellings and words.Д¬lick the spelling or word you want to use.ДЇor more about checking spelling in Word for the web, see Check spelling in Word for the web. Go to Proofing, then click the Custom Dictionaries button, and then click the Add button. Then, on that same computer, click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.

Word for the web checks spelling, but its built-in word list doesnвЂ™t show definitions, and you canвЂ™t look up words, add words, or add dictionaries the way you can with Word for the desktop.Д«oth Word for the web and Word for the desktop mark misspelled words with a wavy red underline. To add your custom dictionary, first move the custom dictionary files to the folder you copied it from (i.e., somewhere inside the Proof folder).