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November 7, 2018
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Dreamweaver CC Personal Dictionary Does not Remember Added Words

  • November 7, 2018
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When I add a word to the personal dictionary, it is not retained. Using "ignore all" retains the word for the remainder of the current spelling check, but then I have to use "ignore all" the next time the word is in a document.

Knowing where the personal dictionary is stored might be helpful, but I don't see information about file locations in Preferences. I'm hoping that somebody else has solved this problem and can provide guidance. I did find an earlier discussion, but it was Mac-centric and I'm on a Windows machine.

System details:
Windows 10 (1803)
Dreamweaver CC 2019
64-bit OS
64GB RAM

Thanks!

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Correct answer Paul-M

Have you tried running Dreamweaver as administrator?

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November 7, 2018

Have you tried running Dreamweaver as administrator?

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Inspiring
November 7, 2018

Hmmm. Well, thanks! That works; however, I'd prefer not to have to jump through that hoop every time I want to use Dreamweaver. My account is an administrator account (yeah, I know there are hazards there) but not THE Administrator account. Running "as Administrator" allows words to be added and once the word has been added to the personal dictionary, it is recognized as valid when Dreamweaver is run normally.

So the workaround I'll use (hoping Adobe will fix the problem someday) is this:

  • Use Dreamweaver normally.
  • During spelling check, exit Dreamweaver and restart "as Administrator".
  • Add any desired words to the personal dictionary.
  • Resume normal use of Dreamweaver.

The personal dictionary file is probably a plain-text file. If I could find it, using a text editor to add desired words might be an alternate workaround.

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November 7, 2018

You could right the Dreamweaver shortcut icon > properties > compatibility tab > check the run this program as an administrator checkbox

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