How to Change Words in the Spell Check Database With Outlook Express
Microsoft Outlook Express has the ability to check the spelling in your email messages using the dictionary installed with Microsoft Word. As large as the dictionary may be, however, it may not contain certain words that you commonly use, such as an uncommon surname. Add or change words in the Outlook Express custom dictionary to prevent the spell checker from being triggered by uncommon words that you know are spelled correctly.
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Instructions
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Adding to the Custom Dictionary While Composing a Message
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Begin composing a new message in Outlook Express. Type the word that you would like to add to the custom dictionary.
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Click the "Tools" menu at the top of the window, then click "Spelling." If the word that you typed is not already in the spell check dictionary, it will be shown in the spell checker, giving you an opportunity to change or add it to the custom dictionary.
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Click the "Add" button. The word will be added to the Outlook Express custom dictionary, and will no longer cause a warning to appear in the spell checker.
Adding to or Changing the Custom Dictionary Manually
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Click the "Tools" menu at the top of the Outlook Express window, and click "Options."
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Click the "Spelling" tab, then click the "Edit custom dictionary" button. The Outlook Express spell check custom dictionary is a plain text file, and will open in Notepad. Each word that you have added to the dictionary will be shown on its own line in the file.
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Change the spelling of any word in the custom dictionary that is incorrect by editing the dictionary as you would any other text file. To add a new word to the dictionary, press "Enter" at the end of the last word to add a line to the file, and type the word.
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Click "File" and "Save" to save your changes. The next time the spell check feature in Outlook Express is used, your custom dictionary will be taken into account.
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