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Any custom dictionary that you create within PowerPoint or any other Microsoft Office program is used by all the Office applications installed on your computer. Also, any changes made to the list of words within a custom dictionary reflect in proofing tools of all Office applications. Each logged-in user has a default custom dictionary called RoamingCustom.dic, stored in a separate folder for each local user.
To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.
Disable, Enable, and Set the Default Custom Dictionary in PowerPoint 365
Disable, Enable, and Set the Default Custom Dictionary in PowerPoint 2016
Disable, Enable, and Set the Default Custom Dictionary in PowerPoint 2013
Disable, Enable, and Set the Default Custom Dictionary in PowerPoint 2010
Disable and Enable Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 05 08 16
Previous: 05 08 15 Sharing Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint
Next: 05 08 17 Add and Remove Proofing Dictionaries for Foreign Languages in PowerPoint
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Although PowerPoint provides a spelling dictionary which contains a list of all common words, you might be working on a particular project that uses uncommon words not found in everyday language. You could edit a custom dictionary or load a ready-made third-party dictionary within PowerPoint. But you can actually create your own dictionary that includes a set of words for a particular project. So, if you need to do a legal presentation for a client once a year, you could create a separate dictionary for just this one project, and then edit it as required within a text editor such as Notepad.
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Creating and Editing Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint 365
Creating and Editing Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint 2016
Creating and Editing Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint 2013
Creating and Editing Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint 2010
Creating and Editing Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 05 08 13
Previous: 05 08 12 Loading and Using Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint
Next: 05 08 14 Edit Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint
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When you run a spell check, PowerPoint looks at each word you have typed and matches those words with the entries listed in its dictionary. If it comes across any word that the dictionary does not contain, it goes ahead and marks that word as misspelled. Yes, if a word does not exist within that dictionary, it is not necessarily misspelled! There are so many specialized words in different knowledge branches like medicine, research, law, computing, etc. that are not common. To counter this state of affairs, you can use specialized dictionaries. These dictionaries can be then loaded within PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office programs to give you a larger range of words to use.
To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.
Loading and Using Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint 365
Loading and Using Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint 2016
Loading and Using Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint 2013
Loading and Using Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint 2010
Loading and Using Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 05 08 12
Previous: 05 08 11 Find and Replace Words in PowerPoint
Next: 05 08 13 Creating and Editing Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint
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The AutoCorrect feature is dependent on a small list of words and phrases. This list contains two columns called Replace and With. For example, the Replace entry for teh will correspond to the With entry containing the word the.
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Creating and Editing AutoCorrect Entries in PowerPoint 365
Creating and Editing AutoCorrect Entries in PowerPoint 2016
Creating and Editing AutoCorrect Entries in PowerPoint 2013
Creating and Editing AutoCorrect Entries in PowerPoint 2010
Creating and Editing AutoCorrect Entries in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 05 08 07
Previous: 05 08 06 AutoCorrect Options in PowerPoint
Next: 05 08 08 Saving and Sharing AutoCorrect Entries in PowerPoint
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After inserting a SmartArt graphic in your slide, you can change the color for the entire SmartArt graphic. Doing so applies new colors to the entire SmartArt graphic including various shapes it contains. However, there may be times when you want one of the shapes to be colored differently.
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Shape Fills, Lines, and Effects for SmartArt in PowerPoint 2016
Shape Fills, Lines, and Effects for SmartArt in PowerPoint 2013
Shape Fills, Lines, and Effects for SmartArt in PowerPoint 2010
Shape Fills, Lines, and Effects for SmartArt in PowerPoint 2011
Tutorial Code: 11 02 05
Previous: 11 02 04 Change Shape Colors of SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint
Next: 11 02 06 Apply SmartArt Styles in PowerPoint
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