Adobe InDesign CS5 - Manual (Page 194)

188 USING INDESIGN
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Last updated 11/16/2011
Export a word list
You can export word lists to a text file (.txt) and then import that list of words into a user dictionary in InDesign. The
words in the text file must be separated by a space, tab, or paragraph return. You can export added words and removed
words, but you cannot export ignored words, which are used only in the current session.
1 Choose Edit > Spelling > User Dictionary.
2 Choose the language from the Language menu and the dictionary from the Target menu that contains the list of
words you want to export.
3 Click Export, specify the file name and location, and then click Save.
The list of words is saved in a text file. You can edit this list of words in any text editor, and then import the word list.
You can also send the word list to others, who can import it into their user dictionaries.
Import a word list
1 Choose Edit > Spelling > User Dictionary.
2 Choose the language from the Language menu and the dictionary from the Target menu.
3 Click Import, locate the text file containing your list of spelling exceptions, and then click Open.
Change dictionary preferences
Use Dictionary preferences to specify how InDesign handles hyphenation and spelling dictionaries. Most languages in
InDesign use Proximity dictionaries to verify spelling and to hyphenate words. If you have installed hyphenation or
spelling components from a different company, you can select a different vendor for each installed language.
Note: The Dictionary Preferences dialog box does not enable you to specify the language dictionary used for spell checking
or hyphenating text. This dialog box is used to specify which hyphenation and spelling plug-ins InDesign uses for the
language specified in the Language field. If you use only the default hyphenation and spelling plug-in, you don't need to
change any settings in the Dictionary Preferences dialog box. If you install a different spelling or hyphenation plug-in
provided by a third-party developer, it appears as an option in the Hyphenation Vendor and Spelling Vendor menus in
this dialog box. This would let you select one vendor's hyphenation or spelling engine for some languages and another
vendor's hyphenation or spelling engine for other languages.
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Dictionary (Windows) or InDesign > Preferences > Dictionary (Mac OS).
2 For Language, specify the language for which you want to edit settings or change the hyphenation or spelling
vendor.
3 Create, add, or remove user dictionaries. (See “ Create or add user dictionaries ” on page 186.)
4 If you have installed a hyphenation component from a company other than Adobe, select it in the Hyphenation
menu.
5 If you have installed a spelling dictionary component from a company other than Adobe, select it in the Spelling menu.
6 In the Compose Using menu in the Hyphenation Exceptions menu, do one of the following:
• To compose text using the hyphenation exceptions list stored in the external user dictionary, choose User
Dictionary.
• To compose text using the hyphenation exceptions list stored inside the document, choose Document.
• To compose text using both lists, choose User Dictionary And Document. This is the default setting.
7 To add the exceptions list stored in the external user dictionary to the exceptions list stored within the document,
select Merge User Dictionary Into Document.