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SpellingOptions.UserDict property (Excel)

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Instructs Microsoft Excel to create a custom dictionary to which new words can be added when performing spelling checks on a worksheet. Read/write String.

Syntax

expression.UserDict

expression A variable that represents a SpellingOptions object.

Example

This example instructs Excel to create a custom dictionary called Custom1.dic in the spelling options feature and notifies the user.

Sub SpecialWord() 
 
 Application.SpellingOptions.UserDict = "Custom1.dic" 
 MsgBox "The custom dictionary is currently set to: " _ 
 & Application.SpellingOptions.UserDict 
 
End Sub

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