Introduction
Instructions
Related Actions
- Ignore capitalized words
- How to Search and Replace
Additional Information

Introduction

The dictionary within Monsido allows users to add frequently-used words that the spellcheck consistently flags as misspelled words or potentially misspelled words. Words added to the dictionary are ignored by the scan.

Instructions

This chapter gives instructions on how to access the Monsido Dictionary and perform the basic functions. Find step-by-step guides that explain how to access the dictionary feature, export the dictionary word list, add, edit, and remove a word from the dictionary,

Access the Dictionary

This section gives instructions on how to access the Monsido Dictionary.

From the Monsido Domain Overview, click Select Domain.
The Domains list opens.
Click on the domain name. The Dashboard opens.
Click Quality Assurance (the checkbox icon), on the toolbar.

The Quality Assurance page opens.
From the menu on the left-hand side of the page, click Spellcheck. The menu expands.
From the expanded menu, select Dictionary.

The Account Dictionary page opens.

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Export the Dictionary

This section gives instructions on how to export the list of words added to the Account Dictionary list.

Export (export icon): Click to export the list. A dialog opens.
In the dialog, click the export name (Account Dictionary).
1. A message informs:
  - Your export is currently being generated.
    You will receive an email when the export is ready.
    You can see the current progress by clicking on your user avatar at the top left of the main page and selecting My Exports.
  - Alternatively, you can click the button below.
2. Go to my Exports: Click to go directly to the My Exports view.
3. X: Click the X icon at the top left-hand side of the window to close the dialog box.
For troubleshooting the Excel export, see:
- How to export to Excel.

Add a word to the Dictionary

This section gives instructions on how to add a word to the Account Dictionary.

From the Account Dictionary, click Action: Click the drop-down arrow on the same row as a potential misspelling and select the action to perform for this word.

Add to dictionary: Approve this spelling and add it to the language dictionary so that future scans do not flag it as misspelled. This action is case-sensitive by default.
Add to dictionary for all languages: Approve this spelling (product names, for example) and add it to the language dictionary for all languages so that future scans will not flag it as misspelled. This action is case-sensitive by default.

Important! The dictionary will not distinguish between capitalized and non-capitalized words if the option Ignore Capitalized Words is turned on.

Edit a word in the Dictionary

It is not possible to edit a word from within the Dictionary. It can be done, however.

First, follow the steps in this guide to remove the word from the dictionary:
- Remove a word from the Dictionary
On the website, ensure that the correct spelling is present within the html code in at least one location. Make a note of the location.
Scan the website. Both instances of the word are caught by the scan and appear in the Misspelled Words section.
Follow the steps to select the correct word and then add it to the dictionary. Click the link below for instructions if needed:
- Add a Word to the Dictionary
If needed, follow the steps for how to use PageCorrect to do a search-and-replace throughout the website. Click the link below for instructions if needed:
- Use PageCorrect to Search-and-Replace a word

Remove a word from the Dictionary

This section gives instructions on how to remove a word from the Account Dictionary,

From the Account Dictionary page:

Locate the word to remove.
On the same row as the word, click Remove from Dictionary.
- A dialog opens, asking "Are you sure you want to remove the word *word* from the dictionary?".
Click OK to remove the word, or click Cancel to cancel the request.
The word is removed from the dictionary and after the next scan it will show up in the Misspelled Words or Potentially Misspelled Words list.

Related Actions

This section includes some helpful settings and actions that are related to the Dictionary feature.

Ignore capitalized words

Words that the user includes in the Dictionary are case-sensitive. To instruct the scan to ignore words that are written in all caps, and bypass the need to, for example, add the word to the dictionary, follow the steps below for instructions about the Spelling ignore capitalized words option.

From the Monsido Domain Overview (globe icon), click Settings (gear icon) at the top of the page. The Admin Settings page opens.

Note: The Settings button is only available to site admins.
On the same row as the domain to scan, click Action.
In the drop-down list, select Edit Domain.

The Edit Domain page opens.
Click to toggle the Spelling Ignore Capitalized Words switch to ON.

How to Search and Replace

If a misspelled word is detected throughout the website, this option allows the user to replace the word in bulk. See the User Guide article about PageCorrect for full instructions on the module.

Search-and-replace all spellings of the words with PageCorrect:

Click PageCorrect (icon of a shield with a checkmark).
From the menu on the left-hand side of the page, click List.

The PageCorrect Content page opens.
Use or apply custom PageCorrect: Click Use or Apply Custom PageCorrect, on the upper right-hand side of the page.

A dialog opens. Fill in the fields:
- Target: Enter a word or phrase to search for.
- Word or Phrase: Enter a word or phrase to replace it with.
- Save
  
  The custom word or phrase appears in the list.
- On the same row as the custom entry, click Action. Select:
  - Update: Select this option to edit the custom word or phrase.
  - Remove: Select this option to remove the custom word or phrase.

Additional information:

Note: The Monsido Spellcheck feature scans for misspelled words in the primary language of the page by default. In the case that the page language is something other than the primary language of the domain, words can be marked as potential misspellings if they are not found in the dictionary even if they are correctly spelled in the language of origin. Turn on the Use Language Attribute function in domain configuration to avoid this.

For more information, see the FAQ:

FAQ: Why does language detection specify the wrong language.

For more information, see the User Guide chapters: