DOCUMENT:Q196540  14-NOV-2000  [word97]
TITLE   :WD97: Misspelled Words in Main Dictionary
PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbdta kbproof word97

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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The spelling checker does not indicate that the following words are misspelled:

 - histyory

 - continuos

   (Continuos is the plural of continuo, which is a musical term for a bass
   accompaniment.)

WORKAROUND
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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:

   Q142100 How to Create an Exclude Dictionary in Word

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


Additional query words: 8.0 8.00

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Keywords          : kbdta kbproof word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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