Adobe 65009333 User Guide - Page 166

USING INCOPY CS4 160 Text The dictionary is added to the list under the Language menu. You can add words to the dictionary when checking spelling or by using the Dictionary dialog box. Set the default language dictionary for all new documents 1 Start InCopy , but do not open a document. 2 Choose Type > Character. 3 Choose the desired dictionary from the Language pop-up menu on the Character panel. If you cannot see the language option in the Character panel, select Show Options and then select your language from the list. Remove, relink, and reorder user dictionaries 1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Dictionary (Windows) or InCopy > Preferences > Dictionary (Mac OS). 2 From the Language menu, choose the language to which the dictionary belongs. 3 Do any of the following: • To remove a dictionary from the list, select it and click the Remove User Dictionary icon . You must have at least one dictionary per language. • If the language dictionary includes a question mark icon next to it, select the dictionary, click the Relink User Dictionary icon , and then locate and open the user dictionary. • To change the order of the user dictionaries, drag and drop them. The order of the dictionaries in the list is the order in which the dictionaries are checked. Add words to dictionaries For stand-alone stories (stories not linked to an InDesign layout), you can add words to the language dictionaries. Customizing your dictionaries ensures that any unique vocabulary you use is recognized and treated correctly. 1 Choose Edit > Spelling > Dictionary. 2 In the Language menu, choose a language. Each language contains at least one dictionary. If you want the word to be added to all languages, choose All Languages. 3 In the Target menu, choose the dictionary where you want to store the word. The Target menu lets you store the changes in an external user dictionary or in any open document. 4 In the Dictionary List menu, choose Added Words. 5 In the Word box, type or edit the word to be added to the word list. 6 Click Hyphenate to see the word's default hyphenation. Tildes (~) indicate possible hyphenation points. 7 If you don't like the hyphenation points, follow these guidelines to indicate your preferred hyphenation of the word: • Type one tilde (~) to indicate the best possible hyphenation points, or the only acceptable hyphenation point, in the word. • Type two tildes (~~) to indicate your second choice. • Type three tildes (~~~) to indicate a poor but acceptable hyphenation point. • If you want the word never to be hyphenated, type a tilde before its first letter. If you need to include an actual tilde in a word, type a backslash before the tilde (\~). 8 Click Add, and then click Done. The word is added to the currently selected Dictionary List. Updated 29 April 2009