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![]() Just don’t make edits from here if possible. Note that if you open the file you should be able to see all of your custom words. Formatted AutoCorrect entries in Word are stored in the Normal.dotm template file, which is stored by default. acl files to the comparable folder on another computer or in another user’s profile. Once you go into that directory you should see the CUSTOM.dic file, which is what you’ll want to back up and transfer to the same location on the other system… or you could put it somewhere else if you’d like, for instance in your Documents folder. In Windows 7, that path is C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Office by default, but it might be different on your computer.) Copy the two. ![]() Either way the dialog above should tell you the full path. You’ll see one of two directories, for Office 2007 versions it’s usually located in the UProof folder, but in older versions it was in the Proof folder. To backup your dictionary file, browse down to the path you saw above, or just enter in the following into the location bar in explorer: Note that you should use the Edit Word List dialog in here to make any changes (don’t try and make changes to the file itself, I’ve read about people having issues when doing that) After we transfer the file from the old computer to the new one, you’ll need to use the Add button here to add the dictionary, if it’s not automatically added. ![]() This will bring up the screen where you can assign custom dictionaries, as well as see the full path to the current dictionary file.
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