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During the Spell Check process in [[Wordfast Pro]], you have the option '''''Add to Dictionary''''' to tell the checker to ignore a word and to not consider it a spelling mistake.
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During the [[Spellcheckers in Wordfast Pro|Spell Check process]] in [[Wordfast Pro]] (WFP), you have the option '''''Add to Dictionary''''' to tell the checker to ignore a word and to not consider it a spelling mistake.
  
'''Q'''. I have realized that I must have accidentally clicked on "Add to Dictionary" when doing a spell-check at some point, because "eduction" is accepted as a valid spelling. How can I get into the dictionary to remove this, so that this misspelling will be flagged going forward?
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[[File:File_.personal.png|thumb|A personal spellcheck dictionary in MacOS Finder]] When you save a word in your personal spellcheck dictionary, WFP will save it in a file located in:
  
Follow the steps below to remove “eduction” from your personal spellcheck ignore list:
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: '''/Users/''your-user-name''/WordfastPro/spellcheck''' <ref>''your-user-name'' will be your real user name on your computer, i.e. the whole path to the folder may be, say, '''C:/Users/David/WordfastPro/spellcheck''' in Windows or '''Mac HD › Users › David › WordfastPro › spellcheck''' in MacOS.</ref>
  
In short, the path for personal spellcheck dictionaries is the following:
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Your personal spellcheck dictionary file(s) are in this folder. The file name is the language code (say, ''ru-RU'' for Russian or ''en-US'' for American English) and the file extension is ''.personal'', so the whole file name is, say, ''ru-RU.personal''.
  
* /Users/username/WordfastPro/spellcheck  
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You can:
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* Edit the items in the spellcheck dictionary (say, to delete the wrong word you added by mistake). You can open the file in a text editor, such as NotePad or TextEdit.
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* Back up your personal spellcheck dictionary (save a copy of it to a safe location).
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* Transfer your personal spellcheck dictionary to another computer.
  
In this folder, there is a file called "language locale" with extension ''*.personal'' (e.g. "ru_RU.personal"). Open it in a text editor (e.g. NotePad), delete the incorrect word, and save.
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==References==
  
 
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[[Category:Wordfast Pro]]
'''For Mac Users'''
 
 
 
You can also use the “Go To Folder” and type in the path above. All you need to do is go to Finder, hit {{key| Command}}+{{key|Shift}}+{{key|G}} (or Finder > Go > Go to Folder) and type in ''/Users/username/WordfastPro/spellcheck'' (where "username" is your username) and you will immediately see the ''.personal'' file.
 
 
 
[[File:File_.personal.png]]
 
 
 
Then you can open the file in a text editor, delete the misspelled word and save.
 
 
 
 
 
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--[[User:Alina|Alina]] 26 January 2019
 

Revision as of 17:40, 14 April 2021

During the Spell Check process in Wordfast Pro (WFP), you have the option Add to Dictionary to tell the checker to ignore a word and to not consider it a spelling mistake.

A personal spellcheck dictionary in MacOS Finder
When you save a word in your personal spellcheck dictionary, WFP will save it in a file located in:
/Users/your-user-name/WordfastPro/spellcheck [1]

Your personal spellcheck dictionary file(s) are in this folder. The file name is the language code (say, ru-RU for Russian or en-US for American English) and the file extension is .personal, so the whole file name is, say, ru-RU.personal.

You can:

  • Edit the items in the spellcheck dictionary (say, to delete the wrong word you added by mistake). You can open the file in a text editor, such as NotePad or TextEdit.
  • Back up your personal spellcheck dictionary (save a copy of it to a safe location).
  • Transfer your personal spellcheck dictionary to another computer.

References

  1. your-user-name will be your real user name on your computer, i.e. the whole path to the folder may be, say, C:/Users/David/WordfastPro/spellcheck in Windows or Mac HD › Users › David › WordfastPro › spellcheck in MacOS.