
Click on “Custom Dictionary” in the list to select it, then click on “Edit”. What you need to do is select “Custom Dictionary” in the middle (as I have here, and highlighted in red) then click on “Dictionaries…” Now you’ll get this view instead:Ī big window with lots of choices. What you want to click on is “Spelling and Grammar”. But, really, you know that the word is properly spelled “misspelled”, not “mispelled”, right? Let’s fix it! Now that you’ve added it, the red squiggle goes away. Let’s start by adding a bogus word to the spelling dictionary by choosing Add from the pop-up contextual menu that you can get by Control-clicking on a word that has a little red squiggly line underneath: It’s those unintended consequences from their curious fingers and amused minds that can getcha in the end!įortunately, once you know the secret way to get to the file, you can actually edit your Microsoft Word spelling dictionary on your Mac OS X system pretty darn easily. Now you know why you should prohibit your kids from touching your computer.
