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makes sense to add new words that are likely to come up frequently (e.g. specialized terms,
abbreviations, names etc.) to the user dictionary.
A distinctive feature of FineReader’s spell check system is that a word is not only added to
the dictionary in its original form, its paradigm (i.e. the set of all of its forms) is also added.
This feature results in FineReader being able to recognize a word in all its forms once it has
been entered.
To add a word to the dictionary during spell check:
z Click the Add button in the Check Spelling dialog.
Set the following parameters in the
Primary Form dialog:
1.
Part of speech (Noun, Adjective, Verb, Uninflected).
2. If the word is to always begin with a capital letter, select the
Proper name
item. If you add an abbreviation, select the Abbreviation item.
3. The primary form of the word.
Click
OK. The Create Paradigm dialog will open. FineReader will ask you questions about
the word forms in order to be able to construct the paradigm of the word you wish to add.
Click
Yes or No to answer these questions. If you make a mistake, click the Anew button to
have FineReader ask the question again. The constructed paradigm will be displayed in the
Paradigm dialog.
Note: 1. If you do not wish paradigms to be created for the words you add, and want
them to be entered uninflected instead, select the
Add without prompting
for word forms
option (English dictionary only) on the Check Spelling
tab (Tools>Options menu).
2. You may also add words when you view the list of added words. To do this,
select the
View Dictionaries item in the Tools menu. The Select
Language
dialog will open. Select the language of your choice in the Select
Language
dialog and click View. The dictionary with the list of the added
words will open. Add words by clicking on the
Add button.
3. Paradigms can only be constructed for words added in the following lan
guages: Armenian (Eastern, Western, Grabar), English, Italian, French,
German (Old and New spelling), Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian.
If the word you wish to add is already present in the dictionary, a notice to this effect will be
issued. You may then wish to view its paradigm. If you think the existing paradigm is incor
rect (this is often the case with homonymous words, for example), construct another one
(click the
Add button in the Add Word dialog).
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