If the custom dictionary doesn't have a file name extension of. Under Authoring and Proofing Tools, click Spelling and Grammar.Ĭlick Add, and then locate and double-click the custom dictionary that you want to import. If no document is open, the next step won't work. If the dictionary that you want to use - for example, one that you purchased from a third-party company - is installed on your computer but not listed in the Dictionary list box, you can add it. The Custom Dictionaries dialog box in Word lists the available custom dictionaries the application can use to check spelling.

Note: When you create a new custom dictionary, Office for Mac automatically begins using it to check spelling.Ĭlick Save, and then click OK again to close the Spelling and Grammar dialog box. You can create additional custom dictionaries to complement the default dictionary that is included with the Office for Mac applications. Adding such words or capitalization to a custom dictionary prevents the spelling checker from flagging them as mistakes. In addition, some words might be capitalized differently in the main dictionary than in your file. The main dictionary contains the most common words, but it might not include proper names, technical terms, or acronyms. When you use the spelling checker, it compares the words in your document with those in the main dictionary. Alternatively, you could create a custom dictionary that includes the names of your work contacts so that you know you're always spelling their names correctly. If you've created links to this page, please remove them, and together we'll keep the web connected.Ī custom dictionary is useful if, for example, your work relies on a particular terminology, such as legal terms. To prevent 'Page not found' woes, we're removing links we know about. It is possible to add, PlistBuddy is tricky but once u get, it will be very easy, u can add like below using plistbuddy.Note: This article has done its job, and will be retiring soon. Now I want to make it look like this using PlistBuddy, adding the CFBundleURLSchemes key with a string-array value (or every other value): Īssumed the array value of CFBundleURLTypes would be empty:īy executing /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Add :CFBundleURLTypes:0:CFBundleURLName string 'urlname-1'' ist I'm able to add the dictionary into the array including it's first key/value pair: īut I don't know how to get the second key, eg CFBundleURLSchemes with a string-array value into the same dictionary.Ĭan anyone give me a pointer? Is this possible with PlistBuddy at all? In my ist file I want to modify a Plist file on the shell which looks like this:

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