How to Create a Custom Dictionary in Microsoft Word

Learn how to create a custom dictionary in Microsoft Word. Then, learn how to add words to your custom dictionary and use it with specific files.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:19 How to create a custom dictionary
3:25 How to add words to a custom dictionary
4:53 How to add or remove a custom dictionary for specific files

These steps are for Word for Office 365, Word 2019, Word 2016, Word 2013, and Word 2010.

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