Migrate custom.dic from Word 2000 to 2007

=?Utf-8?B?RGVhbkg=?= <DeanH DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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> Since both the new and old .dic files should be able to be opened
> with, say, Notepad, why not copy and paste over the old entries into
> the new file? If you find the 2007 .dic file in Windows Explorer and
> open, you should be able to do the paste.
> Hope this helps
> DeanH

Dean, thanks for the idea. Unfortunately in Windows Vista it is not
possible to open the user/application data/ folder where I believe
custom.dic is stored - access is denied by Vista. I believe you can only
access the folders through the application that controls them.

Davy

Click Office button, Word Options, Proofing, Custom Dictionaries. There, you
will be able to Add the desired .dic file and set it as your new default.
You can either keep both, or remove the old one, if desired.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Davy" <me DeleteThis @removeallthistextchobham.org.uk> wrote in message
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> =?Utf-8?B?RGVhbkg=?= <DeanH DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> news:C37CE446-2434-4F2F-888F-11141F2C6018@microsoft.com:
>
>> Since both the new and old .dic files should be able to be opened
>> with, say, Notepad, why not copy and paste over the old entries into
>> the new file? If you find the 2007 .dic file in Windows Explorer and
>> open, you should be able to do the paste.
>> Hope this helps
>> DeanH
>
> Dean, thanks for the idea. Unfortunately in Windows Vista it is not
> possible to open the user/application data/ folder where I believe
> custom.dic is stored - access is denied by Vista. I believe you can only
> access the folders through the application that controls them.
>
> Davy

"Herb Tyson [MVP]" <herb RemoveThis @1x2y3z.xnw> wrote in
news:uTLHvYbmIHA.4664@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

> Click Office button, Word Options, Proofing, Custom Dictionaries.
> There, you will be able to Add the desired .dic file and set it as
> your new default. You can either keep both, or remove the old one, if
> desired.
>

Herb,
unfortunately, as I said in my original post, when I do what you suggest
Word 2007 says it cannot import the dictionary since it needs to be in
unicode format - and thats the problem

Davy

Sorry... I left out a step. I got the same error. So... I opened the file
with Word, then resaved it in plain text format, setting the encoding to
Unicode. To keep the .dic extension, you'll need to put the whole name in
quotes--otherwise, Word will add a .txt extension. So, for example, I saved
it as "custom2.dic".

Once done, I was then able to proceed as indicated in the earlier message.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Davy" <me DeleteThis @removeallthistextchobham.org.uk> wrote in message
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> "Herb Tyson [MVP]" <herb DeleteThis @1x2y3z.xnw> wrote in
> news:uTLHvYbmIHA.4664@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:
>
>> Click Office button, Word Options, Proofing, Custom Dictionaries.
>> There, you will be able to Add the desired .dic file and set it as
>> your new default. You can either keep both, or remove the old one, if
>> desired.
>>
>
> Herb,
> unfortunately, as I said in my original post, when I do what you suggest
> Word 2007 says it cannot import the dictionary since it needs to be in
> unicode format - and thats the problem
>
> Davy

"Herb Tyson [MVP]" <herb DeleteThis @1x2y3z.xnw> wrote in
news:eKG$7PnmIHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

> Sorry... I left out a step. I got the same error. So... I opened the
> file with Word, then resaved it in plain text format, setting the
> encoding to Unicode. To keep the .dic extension, you'll need to put
> the whole name in quotes--otherwise, Word will add a .txt extension.
> So, for example, I saved it as "custom2.dic".
>
> Once done, I was then able to proceed as indicated in the earlier
> message.
>

Herb,

excellent, worked a treat.

Now its given me an idea how I might be able to import my normal.dot -
open it in Word 2007 then save as template.

Yes... although--that might've already happened automatically--if you
upgraded from Word 2003 to Word 2007, Word 2007 looks for and uses your
Normal.dot file the first time you start Word 2007, and then automatically
creates Normal.dotm based on your Normal.dot file.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Davy" <me DeleteThis @removeallthistextchobham.org.uk> wrote in message
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> "Herb Tyson [MVP]" <herb DeleteThis @1x2y3z.xnw> wrote in
> news:eKG$7PnmIHA.3556@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:
>
>> Sorry... I left out a step. I got the same error. So... I opened the
>> file with Word, then resaved it in plain text format, setting the
>> encoding to Unicode. To keep the .dic extension, you'll need to put
>> the whole name in quotes--otherwise, Word will add a .txt extension.
>> So, for example, I saved it as "custom2.dic".
>>
>> Once done, I was then able to proceed as indicated in the earlier
>> message.
>>
>
> Herb,
>
> excellent, worked a treat.
>
> Now its given me an idea how I might be able to import my normal.dot -
> open it in Word 2007 then save as template.