I have been writing a report which contains a lot of computer technical terms like DHCP, SNMP etc. The thing I have added a lot of words and now when I want to add another word, right clicking it and add to dictionary is being a headache as the suggested words flood the whole screen and the add to dictionary option is not even visible.
Go to Tools → Options → Language Settings → Writing aids. From “user dictionaries” select “Standard (all)” and click on Edit. Now you can add as many terms as you need.
But that’s a tedious job to do. Imagine going there every time you need to add a word, when the document itself is of 100 pages. That’s not a feasible solution.
You can add a comment with your user case on this old feature request: Bug 92824 - Limit the number of context menu spellcheck/autocorrect suggestions
This problem, as Typist gives it, is with me today. I have the latest version of Writer and I do not seem to be able to produce the “Add to dictionary” option when I right click a highlighted word. This is very annoying and slows my progress considerably.
I note this post relates to something from five years ago, hopefully someone will have sorted it. I would very much appreciate some help.
Regards to all.
Robert
Yours is a different question and instead of adding your question as a “Solution”, you should have created a new question.
- Make sure you have a spelling dictionary for your language. In Tools > Options > Languages and Locales > General check that there is an ab with a green tick.
- Make sure that Tools > Automatic Spell Checking is highlighted (turned on)
- Make sure the language you are writing in (check stautus bar at bottom of screen) is the same as in the Options dialogue.
- If a word is not underlined but others are, then the word is already in the dictionary.
