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Creating a Spelling Exclusion List There are two files that help you modify the spelling dictionary included with Word. One is any custom dictionaries you amass, and the other is the spelling exclusion list. This latter list lets you specify words that should be “excluded” from the dictionary. This tip explains the ins and outs of the exclusion list. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Enforcing a Do-Not-Use Word List Got a list of words you don’t want to appear in your documents? There are a number of ways that you can make sure they don’t, and the method you choose depends on personal preference and the nature of the words. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

Updating the Spelling Exclusion List Automatically Not only does Word allow you to maintain a custom dictionary of correctly spelled words, but it allows you to keep an “exclusion list” that identifies words that should not be spell-checked. Updating the exclusion list is not that easy of a task, unless you create your own command (like the one in this tip) that does the updating for you. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Updating the Spelling Exclusion List Automatically with WordBasic Word allows you to create an exclusion list for the spell checker. Here's a WordBasic macro that updates the exclusion list automatically. Microsoft Word versions: 6 | 95

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