Add word to dictionary
We need a simple option to add a word to the dictionary.

93 comments
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Jim Sherwood commented
I support this better support of spell check is needed
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Anonymous commented
Most of all I'd like autocorrect (i.e. a spelling correction that I've used previously automatically gets applied as I type). Stretch goal for this, have a single set of autocorrects that work across all of Office 365, including the client apps.
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Chris Markowski commented
Please add this feature that is available across all other MS365 apps
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Mark Kaplan commented
This is a nuisance. Allow a local dictionary that will sync back just like every other Office app. Not being able to add a word that is not misspelt is counter productive.
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L Acker commented
Ability to add a word (Company name) to the dictionary so it doesn't show as misspelled
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Lauren Cool commented
Add cisgender to Microsoft Teams dictionary
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Drew commented
This is ridiculous to not have such an obvious feature that all other o365 apps have. Even worse is that no-one from Microsoft appears to have chimed in or marked it as being worked on. You'd hope they would want to let us know they are reading this UserVoice.
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Jonathan Lee commented
Unbelievable that the product has been shipped without the capability to add words to the dictionary on the fly and edit the dictionary separately to remove words no longer required...!
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Bret Juliano commented
This would be a great feature, especially for all of the acronyms that Teams doesn't recognize.
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Joe commented
Please do this
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matt commented
This seems a no brainer. I have no idea where the dictionary for Teams comes from it's the worst I've expeienced in any setting. I'm dyslexic so this is a total nightmare. Important messages I have to cut and past into google to find out how to spell some words and to sanity check a lot of words teams say are incorrect.....
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Anonymous commented
Company lingo words added to dictionary to eliminate the "misspelled word" syndrome.
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Jerry F commented
Mine doesn't even recognize contractions. "I've" shows as misspelled. It wants me to change it to "I've" and it still shows misspelled. This REALLY needs to be fixed.
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d commented
Please upvote. I am finding quite a few issues in teams like this.
teams seem to be an immature product missing simple things, like Add to dictionary -
netjeff commented
See also this very similar request: https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/18472327-proofing-tools-spell-check-theasaurus-autocorre
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DD commented
EPIC FAIL - basic function!!
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Suzi commented
I messaged a colleague called Ashleigh and Teams (and in fact this uservoice group) doesn't recognise the name, and wants me to change it to Ashlee.... I have never in my life seen someone's name spelled AshLEE. How come there's no way to add to the dictionary; or better still, why is there not a common Windows dictionary that everything else references!!
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Gregory Mason commented
How does add to dictionary get missed?
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Andrew Milne commented
I agree with all the other posters, this is crazy and unprofessional, not have this simple function available
Ironic isn't it I can add words to their dictionary in this online form!!! -
Frederick commented
I don't know why the functionality of right-clicking on a word in Teams is so different than every other O365 Program. This should be a simple fix to make it exactly the same as Outlook & Word; it should give the Spelling function when you right-click and list the possible corrections and give the Add to Dictionary option.
And/or, Teams uses your Word & Outlook Libraries so words you already have added to the dictionary there are saved for Teams to recognize too.