"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote in message
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Due to various accumulating problems, I went to the trouble of
reformatting and then doing a clean install of Win XP Pro SP2 along with
some 55 updates. I reinstalled my copy of Word and the spellcheck in OE
works fine. The thing is I had a rather extensive dictionary file on the
old install with many specialized words. I'd like to get these back.

I have several backups on an external drive to chose from but Ghost
doesn't seem to have a search function in their backup browser. What I
need is the file name and it's specific location... then I can restore it.
I know the people here know the answer.

It will be in the program used for checking your spelling, usually MS Word?
Since OE does not have a spellchecker.
Try looking in MS WORD?
1.. On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Spelling &
Grammar tab.
2.. Click Custom Dictionaries.
3.. Select the dictionary you want to edit. Make sure you do not clear its
check box.
4.. Click Modify.
a..
1.. Do one of the following:
2.. To add a word, type it in the Word box, and then click Add.
a.. To delete a word, select it in the Dictionary box, and then click
Delete.
b.. To edit a word, delete it, and then add it with the spelling you want.
Any follow should probably be sent to a group dealing with MS Office for
best results?

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Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. OE. [DTS]