WD: Misspelled Words in Main Dictionary (125803)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

This article was previously published under Q125803

SYMPTOMS

The spelling checker does not indicate that the following words are misspelled:

   histyory
     (Handled incorrectly in all the above versions of Word)

   ofd
     (Word 98 marks this word as incorrect)

   continuos
     (Continuos is the plural of continuo which is a musical term for a
      bass accompaniment. All versions of Word correctly accept this word.)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of the article.

WORKAROUND

Create an exclude dictionary that contains the words that you want to be checked during a spelling check.

For additional information about how to create an exclude dictionary, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

142100 How to Create an Exclude Dictionary in Word

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	8/16/2005
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