To reset the dictionary to the defaults for Microsoft Office applications:
- Open a Microsoft Office application, such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint.
- Office 2003: Click Options on the Tools menu.
Office 2007: Click the Office Button (in the top left) and then click Options.
Office 2010: Click File (in the top left) and then click Options. - Office 2003: Click Custom Dictionaries on the Spelling & Grammar tab.
Office 2007 & 2010: Click Proofing, then click Custom Dictionaries under “When correcting spelling in Microsoft Office programs”. - In Custom Dictionaries, select the CUSTOM.DIC and click Remove.
- Click OK, then click OK again.
- Close the Office program.
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