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Backing Up Your Custom Dictionaries
Summary: Have you, over time, created an extensive custom dictionary? If so, you’ll want to periodically back it up as protection against it getting damaged in some way. This tip explains how to back up your custom dictionaries. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003.)
The Word spell-check program allows you to create a number of custom dictionaries for your use. At some time you may want to copy the custom dictionaries, either for a personal backup or to transfer to a different computer.
The default custom dictionary used by Word is Custom.dic. However, custom dictionaries can be saved under any number of different names. To be safest, you will want to use Find File to look for any file with the DIC file name extension. You can then copy these files to a floppy disk or any storage media you prefer.
Tip #1036 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 2000 2002 2003
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