Exporting the Word List from a User Dictionary

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 +You may wish to export the contents of your NeoOffice user dictionary at some point, for instance to sync the contents of this dictionary with your Mac OS X user dictionary.
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==“Exporting” the User Dictionary== ==“Exporting” the User Dictionary==
When spell-checking a document, you have the option of adding unrecognized words to a user dictionary. The default user dictionary is '''standard.dic'''. If you want to export these words, you can do so as follows: When spell-checking a document, you have the option of adding unrecognized words to a user dictionary. The default user dictionary is '''standard.dic'''. If you want to export these words, you can do so as follows:
-*Locate the dictionary file. It can be found at the following path: <tt>~/Library/Preferences/NeoOffice-2.2/user/wordbook/standard.dic</tt> or <tt>~/Library/Preferences/NeoOffice-3.0/user/wordbook/standard.dic</tt> (where ~ is your home folder).+#Locate the dictionary file. It can be found at the following path (where ~ represents your home folder):
-*Copy this file to the Desktop or another location+#*NeoOffice 2.2.x: <tt>~/Library/Preferences/NeoOffice-2.2/user/wordbook/standard.dic</tt>
-*Edit the name of this file (the copy) so that the extension reads <tt>.txt</tt>+#*NeoOffice 3.x: <tt>~/Library/Preferences/NeoOffice-3.0/user/wordbook/standard.dic</tt>
-*Open this <tt>.txt</tt> file in NeoOffice (if asked which filter to use, chose UTF).+#Copy this file to the Desktop or another location
-*You will see a list of words separated by <tt>#</tt> characters. You can use a global search and replace to format the file as you need to.+#Edit the name of this file (the copy) so that the extension reads <tt>.txt</tt>
-*You may also need to remove some hard page returns.+#Open this <tt>.txt</tt> file in NeoOffice (if asked which filter to use, chose UTF).
 +#You will see a list of words separated by <tt>#</tt> characters. You can use a global search and replace to format the file as you need to.
 +#You may also need to remove some hard page returns.
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 +==Importing Words into the Mac OS X User Dictionary==
-===Related Questions===+# Follow the steps above to create a list of words from the NeoOffice user dictionary.
 +# Save the list of words (e.g. as a text file)
 +# Open the file in TextEdit
 +# Spell-check the file in TextEdit and learn the words.
-* Does NeoOffice read the Mac OS X user dictionary, or just regular Mac OS X dictionaries? If so, DictEdit or [http://www.twoamsoftware.com/?q=dc/about Dictionary Cleaner] might be useful tools for transferring words.+Tools like [http://www.pariahware.com/dictionaryeditor.php Dictionary Editor] or [http://www.twoamsoftware.com/?q=dc/about Dictionary Cleaner] may also be useful for transferring words into the Mac OS X dictionary.
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You may wish to export the contents of your NeoOffice user dictionary at some point, for instance to sync the contents of this dictionary with your Mac OS X user dictionary.

“Exporting” the User Dictionary

When spell-checking a document, you have the option of adding unrecognized words to a user dictionary. The default user dictionary is standard.dic. If you want to export these words, you can do so as follows:

  1. Locate the dictionary file. It can be found at the following path (where ~ represents your home folder):
    • NeoOffice 2.2.x: ~/Library/Preferences/NeoOffice-2.2/user/wordbook/standard.dic
    • NeoOffice 3.x: ~/Library/Preferences/NeoOffice-3.0/user/wordbook/standard.dic
  2. Copy this file to the Desktop or another location
  3. Edit the name of this file (the copy) so that the extension reads .txt
  4. Open this .txt file in NeoOffice (if asked which filter to use, chose UTF).
  5. You will see a list of words separated by # characters. You can use a global search and replace to format the file as you need to.
  6. You may also need to remove some hard page returns.

Importing Words into the Mac OS X User Dictionary

  1. Follow the steps above to create a list of words from the NeoOffice user dictionary.
  2. Save the list of words (e.g. as a text file)
  3. Open the file in TextEdit
  4. Spell-check the file in TextEdit and learn the words.

Tools like Dictionary Editor or Dictionary Cleaner may also be useful for transferring words into the Mac OS X dictionary.

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