Hi, On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 01:40, Brian Barker wrote: > [...] > At 16:44 24/07/2009 -0400, Peter N. Spotts wrote: >> >> In haste, I transposed a couple of letters in a city name (Tucson) and the >> transposition (Tuscon) fails to trigger the spellchecker. > > "Tuscon" isn't in the English (UK) dictionary, and I doubt it is in the > English (USA) one either. So if it is not being marked as wrong by the > spelling checker (and if I understand you correctly), it is likely that you > have either added it to one of the dictionaries - probably "standard" - or > else to the Ignore All list. You merely have to correct that. > > o Go to Tools | Options... | Language Settings | Writing Aids. > o Under "User-defined dictionaries", click on IgnoreAllList or each of the > dictionaries, as required. > o In each case, click Edit... and look for the rogue entry for "Tuscon". > o When you find it, select it and click Delete. > > No need to go "outside [Writer]".
... or go to the same place "User-defined dictionaries" → (1) Click "New..." (2) [Window: New Dictionary] - Name [for example]: never_en-US - Language: English (USA) - [X] Exception (-) - Click "OK" (3) [Window: Options - Language Settings - Writing Aids] - Select your new dictionary "never_en-US (-) [English (USA)]" - Click "Edit..." (4) [Window: Edit Custom Dictionary] - Insert → - Word: Tuscon - Replace By: Tucson - Click "New" > "Close" (5) [Window: Options - Language Settings - Writing Aids] - Don't forget to activate your new dictionary [X] [check mark] - Click "OK" (6) Tuscon is marked as misspelled now ... See also → Help (F1) - Index: dictionaries;editing user-defined Manfred --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
