"The custom dictionary is full. The word was not added" error message in Word 2000 (224035)
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This article was previously published under Q224035 ERROR MESSAGE
When you try to add a word to the custom dictionary using the spelling
checker, the following error message may appear:
The custom dictionary is full. The word was not added.
Note Microsoft Office 2000 has built-in functionality that allows you to get more information about difficult-to-troubleshoot alerts or error messages. If you want to enable this functionality for this and other error messages in Microsoft Office 2000, please download the Microsoft Office 2000 Customizable Alerts file from the Microsoft Office Update Web site at the following address:
Note If you reached this article by clicking the Web Info button in an error message, you already have Customizable Alerts enabled.
CAUSEThis behavior can occur if any of the following conditions
are true: THINGS TO TRYCustom dictionary is corrupt
Create a new custom dictionary by performing the following steps: - Rename the old custom dictionary file. For example, change Custom.dic to Custom.old.
- Start Word 2000.
- On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Spelling & Grammar
tab.
- Click Dictionaries.
- Click New.
- In the File name box, type a name for the custom dictionary, for
example, Custom.dic.
- Click Save.
You can now open your old dictionary file, run the spelling checker, and
add the words from your old custom dictionary into your new custom
dictionary.
Spelling files have become damaged or corrupt
Using Windows Explorer, search for and rename the following files:
Rename Msspell3.dll to Msspell3.old.
Rename Mssp3en.lex to Mssp3en.old.
Start Word 2000 and in a blank document, type in some text and run the
spelling checker. You will be prompted with a dialog box to install the
spelling files. Click Yes to reinstall the spelling files.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 12/2/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB224035 |
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