Introduction

This document describes the steps to add a word to the Dictionary, and how to edit or delete entries.

Add a word to the Dictionary

This section provides instructions on how to add a word to the Dictionary.

1. Log in to your Web Governance account.
2. Select the domain that you want to work with.
3. Expand the left menu bar if the options are not visible
4. Click Content Quality to expand the menu.
5. Click Misspellings or Potential misspellings.
6. Click Action on the row with the misspelled word and select:
   • Add to dictionary: Approve this spelling and add it to the language dictionary so that future scans do not flag it as misspelled. This action is case-sensitive by default.
   • Add to dictionary for all languages: Approve this spelling (product names, for example) and add it to the language dictionary for all languages so that future scans do flag it as misspelled. This action is case-sensitive by default.

Introduction

This document describes the steps to add a word to the Dictionary, and how to edit or delete entries.

Add a word to the Dictionary

This section provides instructions on how to add a word to the Dictionary.

1. Log in to your Web Governance account.
2. Select the domain that you want to work with.
3. Expand the left menu bar if the options are not visible
4. Click Content Quality to expand the menu.
5. Click Misspellings or Potential misspellings.
6. Click Action on the row with the misspelled word and select:
   • Add to dictionary: Approve this spelling and add it to the language dictionary so that future scans do not flag it as misspelled. This action is case-sensitive by default.
   • Add to dictionary for all languages: Approve this spelling (product names, for example) and add it to the language dictionary for all languages so that future scans do flag it as misspelled. This action is case-sensitive by default.

Edit a word in the Dictionary

It is not possible to edit a word from within the Dictionary. It can be done, however with the following steps:

1. Follow the steps in this guide to remove the word from the dictionary.
2. On the website, ensure that the correct spelling is present within the html code in at least one location. Make a note of the location.
3. Scan the website. Both instances of the word are caught by the scan and appear in the Misspelled Words section.
4. Follow the steps in this article to select the correct word and then add it to the dictionary.

Remove a word from the Dictionary

This section provides instructions on how to remove a word from the Dictionary.

1. Log in to your Web Governance account.
2. Select the domain that you want to work with.
3. Expand the left menu bar if the options are not visible
4. Click Content Quality to expand the menu.
5. Click Dictionary.
6. Locate the word to remove.
7. Click Remove from Dictionary on the same row as the word.
   • A dialog opens, asking "Are you sure you want to remove the word *word* from the dictionary?"
8. Click OK to remove the word, or click Cancel to cancel the request.
9. The word is removed from the dictionary and after the next scan it will show up in the Misspelled Words or Potentially Misspelled Words list, if applicable.