Creating and selecting spelling dictionaries
Before you check spelling, you can select the spelling dictionaries to use. You can use the main dictionary by itself, or in combination with a customized user dictionary. (For more information on the main and user dictionaries, see Checking spelling.)
FileMaker Pro is preset to use the user dictionary user.upr, but you can create other user dictionaries (for example, a dictionary containing special financial or medical terminology).
You need to select dictionaries when:
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To switch your main dictionary:
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Choose Edit menu > Spelling >Select Dictionaries.
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Use Spelling Language to select a main dictionary. The default choice matches your operating system language.
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To switch your user dictionary:
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Choose Edit menu > Spelling > Select Dictionaries.
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Select Use Main Dictionary and User Spelling Dictionary. The name and path of the currently selected user dictionary is displayed.
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Click Select to switch to another user dictionary.
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To ignore the user dictionary:
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Choose Edit menu > Spelling > Select Dictionaries.
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Select Use Main Spelling Dictionary only.
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You must reselect a user dictionary to use it again.
To create a new user dictionary:
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Choose Edit menu > Spelling > Select Dictionaries.
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Select Use Main Dictionary and User Spelling Dictionary.
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Click New. Type a name for the dictionary, then click Create.
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Related topics 
Editing user dictionaries
Setting file options