WD: Misspelled Words in Main Dictionary

ID: Q125803

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.01
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

The spelling checker does not indicate that the following words are misspelled:

   histyory
     (Handled incorrectly in all the above versions of Word)

   ofd
     (Word 98 marks this word as incorrect)

   continuos
     (Continuos is the plural of continuo which is a musical term for a
      bass accompaniment. All versions of Word correctly accept this word.)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of the article.

WORKAROUND

Create an exclude dictionary that contains the words that you want to be checked during a spelling check.

For additional information about how to create an exclude dictionary, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q142100
   How to Create an Exclude Dictionary in Word

Keywords          : kbproof word8 winword macword word6 word7 word95 
Version           : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a,98;WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: January 21, 1999