Mark_G

Thanks, Mike. That was the problem (I am new to mac and still finding my way around). I could not see Library in ~users/username so I was getting confused, but now I know I get there by option+Go in Finder. I opened LocalDictionary in Spelling, and pasted in the list of names. In case anyone else is not familiar with how this works, here are two other things I found out: The LocalDictionary has to be sorted alphabetically, and is apparently not case-sensitive. I was starting with a blank LocalDictionary, so that was easy, but if I want to make changes in future, I will copy the LocalDictionary, add new words, de-duplicate, sort, and then paste back in. I needed to restart the computer to get the additions to take effect. It all works now, and because the words are in LocalDictionary, they are in spellcheck for all the other apps I use, which is great.

Hello. Does anyone know how to install custom dictionaries for Publisher 2 on a macbook running Ventura 13.3.x? I found these instructions, but the OS seems to have changed now: there is no longer a Library/Spelling folder, and the Keyboard system settings do not have the options described here. I created ~/users/username/Library/Spelling, and pasted the dictionaries, in en_GB and then in the root, but I cannot find out how to make the option appear to use them. I am trying to add additional dictionaries rather than replacement ones (they have scientific names of plants and animals, not all English words).