Adding words to the Ignored Words list in LanguageTool

Background

Starting point

The procedure in this topic assumes Skribenta is installed and configured for normal operation, and:

You have logged into Skribenta.
You are assigned to one of the following user roles: content provider, technical writer or administrator.
You have selected the workspace you want to work in.
A content file or a configuration file is created in the workspace.
You have browsed to and opened the file in the Workspace view or the Publications view.
The file has the correct language set.
Spellchecker is activated in the file.
Spellchecker is not globally deactivated for all files.

Your need

You need to ignore certain words, that the spell check function doesn't recognize, from being spell-checked.

The possibility

It is possible to add words to the Ignored Words list in the personal dictionary file, which LanguageTool spell-check shall ignore. Then, LanguageTool will ignore the words for the current file or all files the user is editing.

About this task

What you will learn

This instruction tells you how to add words to the Ignored Words list in LanguageTool.

Overall steps

Move the mouse pointer over a word underlined in red by LanguageTool, then select Don't spell-check this word.

Time

Seconds

Procedure

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1. Make sure that the step(s) in section "Starting point" (see section "Background" above) are performed.

2. In your file content, move the mouse pointer over a word which is underlined in red by LanguageTool.

A pop-up list opens.

3. In the pop-up list, select Don't spell-check this word.

A Confirm dialog opens.

4. If you want to ignore the word in all files, click Yes. Otherwise, click No.

The word is added to the Ignored Words section in your file and is no longer underlined in red by LanguageTool.