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Unable to add words to my custom dictionary - too many custom dictionaries

Greg Tomkins 20 Reputation points
2023-06-12T06:22:31.7233333+00:00

I an unable to add a word in my document to my custom dictionary i get the message custom dictionary not available.

On going to Options | Proofing I see I have the roaming custom diciotnary and Englisg (Australia) as the only selected dictionaries.

If I try to add the old custom.dic file I get teh message "You have tried to open too many custom dictionaries".

If I try to edit the word list in the roamingcustom.dic nothiung happens. This was all working 3 weeks ago as I can see the custom.dic file was edited 3 weeks ago.

Can someone assist please

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  1. Emi Zhang-MSFT 26,606 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2023-06-12T09:58:23.12+00:00

    Hi,

    I suggest you go to this location:

    %AppData%\Microsoft\Spelling

    Please check if you have 10 custom dictionaries in the folder, try to remove One(back up the folder) and check the result.

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  1. WilliamAlexander-3360 0 Reputation points
    2024-12-16T22:33:46.8666667+00:00

    I went to the location and only found one dictionary. It has the items you see in this image i have posted. Am i in the wrong location? User's image

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  2. WilliamAlexander-3360 0 Reputation points
    2024-12-16T22:34:58.5266667+00:00

    PS the error message i receive is Proofing Engine could not write to specified Custom Dictionary. idk if this is the same issue as the original question posted above mine

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