How to Remove Misspelled Words in Firefox for Windows
Locate your persdict.dat file., Another, quicker way: Click on the address bar and type in about:support., Once it has been found, open it., In WordPad, start going through your list of words., Select and delete the misspelled words., Save your...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Locate your persdict.dat file.
The easiest way to do this is as follows:
Open a folder onto your desktop.
In the upper right hand corner of the folder, type in 'persdict.dat' in the search box.
It will, by default, look in the Libraries folder, and needless to say, won't find it.
Underneath the words, 'Search again in:'
click on Computer so that it will look through all of your computer. -
Step 2: Another
Or alternatively, click .
In the middle of the first section (Application Basics) is Profile Directory, with a button to Open Containing Folder.
Click it. persdict.dat should be in the folder that opens
- scroll down or search for it. , Your computer may not know what to open it with.
Select the WordPad (or Notepad) program to edit it with. , Look closely.
Some of the words will be pretty easy to miss.
Here are three misspellings that have been found.
Don't be surprised to see some odd characters in the file.
Those are accents and such that are added to words, such as in the circled word in the list screenshot above (with this screenshot showing how it appears when published). , Look over it a couple of times, or better yet, have someone else look it over. , Press CTRL S (or click on the floppy in the upper left corner) to save. , The misspelled words should now have been removed. , -
Step 3: quicker way: Click on the address bar and type in about:support.
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Step 4: Once it has been found
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Step 5: open it.
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Step 6: In WordPad
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Step 7: start going through your list of words.
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Step 8: Select and delete the misspelled words.
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Step 9: Save your file.
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Step 10: Restart Firefox.
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Step 11: The next time you accidentally add a word to the dictionary
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Step 12: right click and click "Undo Add To Dictionary".
Detailed Guide
The easiest way to do this is as follows:
Open a folder onto your desktop.
In the upper right hand corner of the folder, type in 'persdict.dat' in the search box.
It will, by default, look in the Libraries folder, and needless to say, won't find it.
Underneath the words, 'Search again in:'
click on Computer so that it will look through all of your computer.
Or alternatively, click .
In the middle of the first section (Application Basics) is Profile Directory, with a button to Open Containing Folder.
Click it. persdict.dat should be in the folder that opens
- scroll down or search for it. , Your computer may not know what to open it with.
Select the WordPad (or Notepad) program to edit it with. , Look closely.
Some of the words will be pretty easy to miss.
Here are three misspellings that have been found.
Don't be surprised to see some odd characters in the file.
Those are accents and such that are added to words, such as in the circled word in the list screenshot above (with this screenshot showing how it appears when published). , Look over it a couple of times, or better yet, have someone else look it over. , Press CTRL S (or click on the floppy in the upper left corner) to save. , The misspelled words should now have been removed. ,
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