If the above does not work, you can also try setting the "default dictionary language" to "All Languages" which should also enable the "Add to dictionary.Switching it back to English (US) did the trick for me.
In my case, the System default language was ENGLISH (US) and my dictionary default language was ENGLISH (UK). Check the default dictionary language and match it with your System Default Language.What happens though when we want to edit the Custom Dictionary How can we edit a word that we have. If "Custom.DIC" is set as the default dictionary as above, but "Add to dictionary" is still greyed out, then do the following: In a previous post of mine I mentioned how to add a word in the Custom Dictionary in Word 13.If not, set the "Custom.DIC" as the default dictionary by clicking the "Custom.DIC" and then clicking "Change Default" Check if "Custom.DIC" is set as the default dictionary.Click on "Word Options" > "Proofing" > Custom Dictionaries.In the Microsoft Word document open, click on the Microft Office Menu button (Top Left Corner).Steps to enable "Add to dictionary" greyed out in Microsoft Word: You may try the below method to enable "Add to dictionary" in Microsoft Word. But as in this case, sometimes, the "Add to dictionary" menu in Microsoft Word may be greyed out. If it is correct but not in dictionary, then we may want to add that word in dictionary so that it is not highlighted as an error in the document. In Microsoft Word, if we write new words that is not already in standard dictionary, then Microsoft Word highlights that words with a red line indicating it is not a correct word.
Like I discovered today, the "Add to dictionary" menu is greyed out so I am not able to add new words to Microsoft Word dictionary. When prompted to save your changes, click Yes or Save.In this post, we shall see how to enable the "Add to dictionary" menu in Microsoft Word if it is greyed out. Edit the list, deleting and adding words as desired. Right-click the dictionary file to edit (such as CUSTOM.DIC) and choose Open and add what words you have added.ģ. In Windows Windows 7: \Users\ username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\UProof.Ģ. Click Start, Computer to browse to the folder containing the dictionary files: To manually edit a dictionary file, follow these steps:ġ. You can even combine two or more dictionary files into a single file by copying and pasting lists of words between them. Dictionary files are plaintext files with one word per line, so they are easy to edit in the Windows Notepad. You might instead prefer to manually edit the custom dictionary file from outside of Word. You can add lot of words at once to a custom directory.
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