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For spell checking (SPELL command), AutoCAD can use not only the main dictionary for the given language but also one or more custom dictionaries, e.g. with technical terms for a specific industry. The default custom dictionary (see DCTCUST) is the file SAMPLE.CUS in the support folder (e.g. c:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2011\R18.1\enu\Support\Sample.cus).
You can use several methods for managing and adding words and terms into these custom dictionaries:
- In the "Check Spelling" dialog, when the check stops on an unknown word, click the "Add to Dictionary" button
- In the "Check Spelling" dialog (anytime), click the button Dictionaries, in the dictionaries management dialog then enter the requested word to add and click Add - the term will be added to the current custom dictionary (the picture shows the "novýslovník.cus" file).
- Similarly to 2) you can add multiple words at once - with the Import button you can load a list of words from another dictionary or from an arbitrary text file (change its file extension to .CUS).

- But you can also edit the custom dictionaries directly using a plain text editor (Notepad) - just open the .CUS file and add, import, change or delete any words.
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