Article ID: 125803 - Last Review: August 16, 2005 - Revision: 1.1

WD: Misspelled Words in Main Dictionary

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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.)
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of the article.
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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:
142100  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/142100/EN-US/ ) How to Create an Exclude Dictionary in Word
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Word 6.0a
  • Microsoft Word 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
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