Office for Windows NT Applications Use Same Custom Dictionary

ID: Q124740

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office for Windows NT, version 4.2
Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, version 4.0c

SUMMARY

When you install Microsoft Office version 4.2 for Windows NT, each of the Office applications use the same custom dictionary file, CUSTOM.DIC, even though you install each application individually, using a separate Setup program for each.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Office version 4.2 for Windows NT includes Microsoft Word for Windows NT, Microsoft Excel for Windows NT and Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows. Even though each application has its own separate Setup program, all three applications use the same custom dictionary file, CUSTOM.DIC. This is also true if you perform a workstation installation of any one or all of the Microsoft Office applications.

Note that Microsoft Excel and Word are 32-bit applications, and Microsoft PowerPoint is a 16-bit application.

REFERENCES

For more information about Using A Custom Dictionary, choose the Search button in PowerPoint Help and type:

custom dictionary

For more information about Opening And Using A Custom Dictionary, choose the Search button in Word Help and type:

custom dictionaries

For more information about Creating A Custom Dictionary or Specifying a Custom Dictionary, choose the Search button in Microsoft Excel Help and type:

custom dictionaries

Additional query words: 4.00c 4.20 5.00


Keywords          : xlnt 
Version           : 4.20
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: June 4, 1999