How to Transfer a Microsoft Word Custom Dictionary from One Computer to Another

This document helps users transfer custom dictionary words from one PC to another.

Steps

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    The first three steps apply to the computer you are moving from—the first computer.
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    Copy your custom dictionaries to your transfer location. If you've saved other custom dictionaries in different folders, copy them too. They are generally located in the following folder: Boot_Drive\Documents and Settings\user_name\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof
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    To find the custom dictionaries in Microsoft Office Word 2007, click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
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    Go to Proofing, then click the Custom Dictionaries button. Select each dictionary file in the Custom Dictionaries dialog box, and read the "Full path".
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    Go to the second computer, the computer you are moving dictionary files to. To add your custom dictionary, first move the custom dictionary files to the folder you copied it from (i.e., somewhere inside the Proof folder). Then, on that same computer, click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options. Go to Proofing, then click the Custom Dictionaries button, and then click the Add button.
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