If you have a large list of words then you can follow the method in the link (PDF document) that was given earlier.
For making as-you-go additions to your personal dictionary, or creating additional personal dictionaries, see http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/OOo2.x/user_guide2_draft.pdf The relevant sections are on pages 60-61 and 114-115 of the copy I just retrieved. Adding to the thesaurus and hyphenation is not something I've grappled with yet. I'm sure it's possible but may require manually editing files in the OOo system dictionary repository. There are several other references at http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/index.html On Mon, 2006-02-13 at 10:01 -0500, I. Khider wrote: > Thank you Ross Johnson for the auto correct information! > > Now what's this about a custom dictionary? Does this mean I can enhance my > Word processing dictionary? Also, I noticed a thesauraus. Can I enhance that > too? I suppose I require some sort of plug in? Just curious, using an old > fashioned dictionary is best for editing, but an enhanced one for the > program may be useful too. I just need to figure out how to use that > option... > > Regards, > > -I- > > > On 2/13/06, Russell Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > > On Sun, 2006-02-12 at 12:50 +1100, Russell Butler wrote: > > > > > >>G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > > >> > > >>>On Fri, 2006-02-10 at 11:06 +0200, Samuel Murray wrote: > > >>> > > > > > > > > > [snipped] > > > > > > > > >>Have a look at http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=52103 > > >> > > >>This gives some ideas on installing a custom dictionary. The "collected' > > >>dictionaries or the ones added by the Dictionary import macro have a > > >>maximum size (as I recall) of 2500 words, which is much too small for > > >>you. Let me know if you need any further enlightenment on the method in > > >>the bug report. > > > > > > > > > Have either of you tried the method outlined in > > > > > http://documentation.openoffice.org/HOW_TO/word_processing/Howto_import_user_dictionaries.pdf? > > > I had forgotten it exists. I have over 5000 entries in one of my word > > > lists and it seems to work. I think the limit does exist in the built-in > > > word lists such as soffice and standard. > > > > > > Hi GRS > > > > Yes, that is the method I have used. Sorry I have not been as diligent > > as I should have been in checking the documentation. > > > > The only problem is that in the 1.9.x - 2.0. series implementations it > > has lost the ability to recognise initial capitals or plurals, so that > > if you use a word in the dictionary at the beginning of a sentence it > > will show as an error, and plural forms have to be added separately (as > > mentioned in my bug report as a regression from the 1.1.x series). > > > > Regards > > > > > > Russell > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > www.ikhider.com > www.fathomproductions.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
