Add, edit, or delete words in a custom dictionary. Add words to the default custom dictionary while checking spelling. Create a new custom dictionary. Change the custom dictionary to which the spelling checker adds words. Change the language associated with a custom dictionary. Add a third-party custom dictionary. See also.

Note: Adding a word to a custom dictionary in one Office program makes that word available for spelling checks in other Office programs. 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 .

Go to the AutoCorrect tab. In the Replace box, type a word or phrase that you often misspell. In the With box, type the correct spelling of the word. Select Add. For more info on the AutoCorrect tab, see AutoCorrect options. Note: You can add multiple entries that point to the same "With" text. Just add a separate entry for each change.

To access the Editor options panel, select the Editor icon on the ribbon Home tab. In the displayed Editor panel, you can specify what you want Editor to monitor. Select a correction or refinement type (e.g., Grammar, Clarity) and use the arrows on the suggestion card to step through the options.

Right-click the word, or select the word and select Review > Spelling. A short menu opens to show alternative spellings and words. Select the spelling or word you want to use. For more about checking spelling in Word for the web, see Check spelling in Word for the web.

From the menu on the left, select FAST Search Administration. On the FAST Search Administration page, under Spell Checking, click Manage Spell Checking. Top of Page. Add spell checking exception. In the Manage Spell Checking page: To add a new exception to the list, click Add Spell Checking Exception.

Microsoft Editor runs in Word for Microsoft 365 to analyze your document and offer suggestions for spelling, grammar, and stylistic issues, like making sentences more concise, choosing simpler words, or writing with more formality. To use Editor, on the Home tab choose Editor. Reviewing suggestions.

Add words to your spell check dictionary. The spelling or grammar checker isn't checking words in a different language correctly. Choose AutoCorrect options for capitalization, spelling, and symbols. Check spelling before sending a message in Outlook. Learn how to get more from Editor with Microsoft 365.

Display language is for all the buttons, menus, and controls in Office. You can set the display and editing or authoring languages independently from each other. For example, you may want the display language to be English, but the document you're writing or editing is in French.

Click or tap where you're going to add text, or select the text that you want to mark as a different language, and then do one of the following: On the Review tab select Language > Language Preferences. Under Office authoring languages and proofing, select the language you want to use. Select OK. Or.