Vista - Spell Check - misspelled word added

I sent an e-mail this morning and misspelled a word. I went to click "change"
and hit "add" Can this be undone or am I forever doomed to misspell this word?

It's Vista windows mail

Thanks for any help or directions.

Ann

"AJ In Reno" <AJInReno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news10C2197-AD36-4AD1-9F5A-8EAD04624FFB@microsoft.com...
>I sent an e-mail this morning and misspelled a word. I went to click
>"change"
> and hit "add" Can this be undone or am I forever doomed to misspell this
> word?
>
> It's Vista windows mail
>
> Thanks for any help or directions.

Open this file in Notepad and edit it:
C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\UserDictionary.lex

I'd read that and I can't find that file! I've been looking. I'm new to
Vista, about two weeks and so far, it ain't purdy. I can't "find" anything. I
can even find "userdictionary" or "appdata" using search. Under users I have
my name and folders for documents, contacts and such. But it looks like I
can't see my hidden folders or something. I don't know.

"Julian" wrote:

>
>
> "AJ In Reno" <AJInReno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news10C2197-AD36-4AD1-9F5A-8EAD04624FFB@microsoft.com...
> >I sent an e-mail this morning and misspelled a word. I went to click
> >"change"
> > and hit "add" Can this be undone or am I forever doomed to misspell this
> > word?
> >
> > It's Vista windows mail
> >
> > Thanks for any help or directions.
>
> Open this file in Notepad and edit it:
> C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\UserDictionary.lex
>

Never mind! I finally found it. What a pain in the patootie.. The problem I
was having was finding the hidden files.. found, fixed. good lord! Thank you!!




"Julian" wrote:

>
>
> "AJ In Reno" <AJInReno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news10C2197-AD36-4AD1-9F5A-8EAD04624FFB@microsoft.com...
> >I sent an e-mail this morning and misspelled a word. I went to click
> >"change"
> > and hit "add" Can this be undone or am I forever doomed to misspell this
> > word?
> >
> > It's Vista windows mail
> >
> > Thanks for any help or directions.
>
> Open this file in Notepad and edit it:
> C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\UserDictionary.lex
>

'AppData' is a 'hidden' folder

In the explorer window
Organize
Folder and search options
View Tab
Files and Folders
Hidden Files and folders
set the bullet for 'show hidden files and folders'

You should then be able to navigate to the lex file. Open it in notepad and
edit it (is a simple text file).

Personally I would change the show hidden files and folders back but many
people leave it set.

Michael


"AJ In Reno" <AJInReno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:048249BE-0AD1-4ABA-881C-C6024B0A54AA@microsoft.com...
> I'd read that and I can't find that file! I've been looking. I'm new to
> Vista, about two weeks and so far, it ain't purdy. I can't "find"
> anything. I
> can even find "userdictionary" or "appdata" using search. Under users I
> have
> my name and folders for documents, contacts and such. But it looks like I
> can't see my hidden folders or something. I don't know.
>
> "Julian" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "AJ In Reno" <AJInReno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news10C2197-AD36-4AD1-9F5A-8EAD04624FFB@microsoft.com...
>> >I sent an e-mail this morning and misspelled a word. I went to click
>> >"change"
>> > and hit "add" Can this be undone or am I forever doomed to misspell
>> > this
>> > word?
>> >
>> > It's Vista windows mail
>> >
>> > Thanks for any help or directions.
>>
>> Open this file in Notepad and edit it:
>> C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\UserDictionary.lex
>>

"Michael" <mexxwalraven@verson.net> wrote in message
news:#imDDjG1HHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> 'AppData' is a 'hidden' folder
>
> In the explorer window
> Organize
> Folder and search options
> View Tab
> Files and Folders
> Hidden Files and folders
> set the bullet for 'show hidden files and folders'
>
> You should then be able to navigate to the lex file. Open it in notepad
> and edit it (is a simple text file).
>
> Personally I would change the show hidden files and folders back but many
> people leave it set.

I do to, but one should hesitate if considering adding more Folders
to the Search indexing process since it can be detrimental to performance.


>
> Michael
>
>
> "AJ In Reno" <AJInReno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:048249BE-0AD1-4ABA-881C-C6024B0A54AA@microsoft.com...
>> I'd read that and I can't find that file! I've been looking. I'm new to
>> Vista, about two weeks and so far, it ain't purdy. I can't "find"
>> anything. I
>> can even find "userdictionary" or "appdata" using search. Under users I
>> have
>> my name and folders for documents, contacts and such. But it looks like I
>> can't see my hidden folders or something. I don't know.
>>
>> "Julian" wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "AJ In Reno" <AJInReno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news10C2197-AD36-4AD1-9F5A-8EAD04624FFB@microsoft.com...
>>> >I sent an e-mail this morning and misspelled a word. I went to click
>>> >"change"
>>> > and hit "add" Can this be undone or am I forever doomed to misspell
>>> > this
>>> > word?
>>> >
>>> > It's Vista windows mail
>>> >
>>> > Thanks for any help or directions.
>>>
>>> Open this file in Notepad and edit it:
>>> C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
>>> Mail\UserDictionary.lex
>>>
>

Ann,

You can use the "How to Edit Your Custom Dictionary" section as a guide for how to do it at this link.

Windows Mail Spell Check

Shawn

Hi Ann,

Yes. The changes can be easily undone, just by editing the custom dictionary file, which is in plain-text format. See:

How to remove misspelled words from the custom dictionary in Windows Mail:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/188/1/

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"AJ In Reno" <AJInReno@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news10C2197-AD36-4AD1-9F5A-8EAD04624FFB@microsoft.com...
I sent an e-mail this morning and misspelled a word. I went to click "change"
and hit "add" Can this be undone or am I forever doomed to misspell this word?

It's Vista windows mail

Thanks for any help or directions.

Ann