Spelling, AutoCorrect, and Reference Tools: Creating and Editing Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint

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.

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.

Microsoft Windows

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

Apple Mac

Creating and Editing Custom Dictionaries in PowerPoint 2011

Tutorial Code: 05 08 13
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