Open the apple dictionary application. Enter the word in the search field top right. On the menubar select Dictionary > Edit > Delete.
Microsoft Word has never had dictionary definitions built into its spell checker and for this reason many people use specialist spellcheckers such as the one found in TextHelp Read & Write. However since version 11 (Microsoft Office Word 2003) its been possible to look up meanings for words within your document.
Press and hold Apple+Control+D over any word in a cocoa application (Safari, iChat, Mail etc) and up pops a handy dandy Dictionary/Thesaurus. You can even move your mouse over any other word on the page and it will keep throwing out definitions. Then just let go of the keys, and POOF no more dictionary.
Edit your Custom spelling dictionary
- Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings.
- Click Show advanced settings.
- In the "Languages" section, click Languages and input settings.
- Click Custom spelling dictionary.
- In the open text field, type the new word that you want to add.
- Click Done.
Click on the "Spelling & Grammar" tab, then click on the "Custom Dictionaries" option. Click on any custom dictionaries you want to change to from the "Dictionary list" box.
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Text. Select the option to "Correct spelling automatically." All incorrect words are corrected as you type. You do have to remember to proof read as OS X can make mistakes in the autocorrection process.
To remove or disable an add-in from PowerPoint, Excel or Word, proceed similarly by clicking on File or the Office button at the top left of your application. Click Options and then Add-ins on the left menu. You should see a list at the bottom of the page. Press Go.
How to Turn off Autocorrect on Android
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap System > Languages & input > Virtual keyboard.
- You'll see a list of all installed keyboards, including default installations.
- Tap Text correction.
- Scroll down to the Corrections section and tap Auto-correction to toggle it off.
- That's it!
Use the Command Key
There are two ways to copy/paste, first is by selecting the file and using Command+C to copy, then Command+V to paste where you want the copy to be.You can add words to the dictionary so Docs doesn't identify them as misspelled.
- Open a document in Google Docs.
- In the top left, click Spell Check. . A box will open in the top right corner.
- To add a word that appears in the spell checker to the dictionary, click Add to dictionary.
Check spelling and grammar on Mac
- On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Keyboard, then click Text. Open the Text pane for me.
- Select the “Correct spelling automatically” checkbox.
- In an app, type your content.
- As misspelled words are detected, do one of the following:
One way to right click on a Mac is to press the Ctrl (or Control) key when you tap the mouse button, or the trackpad. Don't confuse the Ctrl key with the Alt (or Option) key. The Ctrl key on a Mac is not the one next to the space bar, it's at the far end of the keyboard, on either the right or left side.
You can undo recent changes you make to a document, then redo them if you change your mind. Do any of the following: Undo the last action: Choose Edit > Undo (from the Edit menu at the top of your screen), or press Command-Z on your keyboard. Redo the last action you undid: Choose Edit > Redo, or press Command-Shift-Z.
Click the Keyboard Preferences button at the bottom of the Language & Region preferences screen. Select the Text tab. Place a checkmark in front of Correct spelling automatically. Select Automatic by Language from the Spelling drop-down menu to allow the Mac to choose the language to use.
Steps
- Tap the gear icon on your iPhone's home screen. The Settings menu of your device will open up.
- Tap the General option.
- Go to Keyboard.
- Tap on "Add Shortcut" or "Text Replacement".
- Tap on the "Plus" sign or "Edit" to add a new word.
- Type in the word you want to add in the "Phrase" box.
- Finished.
As you type on your Android phone, you may see a selection of word suggestions just above the onscreen keyboard. That's the predictive-text feature in action. You can use this feature to greatly accelerate your typing: As you type, tap a word suggestion atop the onscreen keyboard. That word is inserted into the text.
To manage text replacement, tap Settings > General > Keyboard > Text Replacement.
- To add a text replacement, tap. , then enter your phrase and shortcut. When you're done, tap Save.
- To remove a text replacement, tap Edit, tap. then tap Delete. To save your changes, tap Done.
The iOS Built-In Dictionary. The iPhone and iPad have a built-in dictionary that doesn't appear as an individual app, but as a resource you can access Safari, text editing and other apps.
As you often do for these types of procedures, you will want to open the Settings and then tap “Language & input.” On the proceeding screen, tap “Google Keyboard.” Next, tap “Text correction.”
Select Settings on your Android phone. Tap on Language and Keyboard. Go to the menu where you can access settings for the User dictionary (sometimes called Personal dictionary). Once you are there, you may manually add the words by pressing Add and then OK after typing a particular word.
How to enable multiple dictionaries in the define feature on your iPhone and iPad
- Tap on the word you want to define to select it and activate the popup.
- Tap on Define to call up the dictionary.
- Tap on Manage.
- Tap the iCloud button beside any extra dictionaries you want to download.
Finding the
personal dictionary may be a challenge for some devices.
For example, in the Verizon-branded LG G phone, the personal dictionary is found by following these steps:
- Open Settings.
- Tap Language & input.
- Tap the settings button for your keyboard.
- Tap Additional settings.
- Scroll down and tap Personal dictionary.
Steps
- Get a piece of lined/plain paper and a writing utensil. It's recommended that you use a pencil so that you can erase your mistakes.
- Brainstorm.
- Define the words.
- Alphabetize the words.
- Edit your rough draft.
- Write your final copy.
- Design your cover.
- Enjoy your dictionary!
Click the Office button in the upper left corner of the window. Select "Options," near the bottom of the drop-down menu. Choose the "Proofing" section from the left pane of the "Word Options" window. Locate the "Custom Dictionaries" button in the second section of the main pane and click it.
You can change Word's default language dictionary:
- Choose Tools→Language.
- Select the new language to use and click the Default button.
- Click Yes to change Word's default spelling and grammar checking language to the language you selected.
- Click OK to close the Language dialog.
Add, delete, or edit words in a custom dictionary in Word
- Make sure that a document is open.
- On the Word menu, click Preferences.
- Under Authoring and Proofing Tools, click Spelling and Grammar.
- Under Spelling, click Dictionaries.
- Click the name of the dictionary that you want to edit, and then click Edit.
The most likely cause for this situation is that the language of the word you are trying to add doesn't match the language of the dictionary. In Word 2010 display the File tab of the ribbon and then click Options.) Click Proofing at the left side of the dialog box. Click on the Custom Dictionaries button.
