2. Availability
The custom dictionary functionality is available for all customers who are holding a Trial or Paid subscription to Cloud WebSpellChecker Services.
Good to know:
- Management of custom dictionaries in the Cloud version is performed from a customer account panel at webspellchecker.net website. It allows an administrator of a subscription to create, edit, enable/disable and delete custom dictionary(ies) via simple user interface.
- Custom dictionaries are language-dependent. It is allowed to have multiple custom dictionaries per a language.
- There is no specific limit set on the total number of custom dictionaries that can be added to a single subscription. However, there is a limit set to a size of a single custom dictionary. It is two million symbols including spaces and commands.
3. How to Get Started
It is easy to get started with the custom dictionary functionality.
- Sign in to your account at the webspellchecker.com website using your login ID and password.
- Find the Dictionaries section on the main page of your account. First of all you need to add a new dictionary. As soon as new dictionary is added, it will be displayed on the list of your custom dictionaries.
4. Create Custom Dictionary
4.1. Go to the Dictionaries section and click Add Custom Dictionaries.
4.2. Fill in all the necessary fields to create a new custom dictionary and click Save.
- Enter a dictionary name;
- Enter or copy/paste words separated by space or comma that you want to appear in the dictionary.
The maximum allowed size of a single custom dictionary is two million symbols including spaces and commas.
- Select a language to apply a new custom dictionary for. The words from this custom dictionary will be used to extend the default wordlist of a chosen language dictionary.
- Choose a state for a custom dictionary. Two values are possible: Enabled or Disabled.
4.3. Apply the changes made to the service configuration on your web page or web app.
- Once the dictionary is created, a unique dictionary ID will be assigned to your custom dictionary.
Product Integration Custom Dictionary Parameter SCAYT plugin for CKEditor 4 CKEDITOR.config.scayt_customDictionaryIds = 'DicId' WSC plugin for CKEditor 4 CKEDITOR.config.wsc_customDictionaryIds: 'DicId' SCAYT plugin for Froala Editor customDictionaryIds: 'DicId' WebSpellChecker Proofreader (integration with HTML Editable Controls, WYSIWYG editors)
<script type="text/javascript" data-wsc-autosearch="true" src="http://svc.webspellchecker.net/spellcheck31/wscbundle/wscbundle.js"></script> <script> window.WEBSPELLCHECKER_CONFIG = { enableGrammar: true, serviceId: 'your-service-ID', lang: 'en_US', customDictionaryIds: '100694' }; </script>
4.4. Verify the work of custom dictionary functionality.
- Before trying to test the work of a new custom dictionary, it is strongly recommended to clean your browser cache.
- Go to your web page and enter a sentence or a list of words that have been added with a new custom dictionary. The words that are present in your custom dictionary should be considered as correct. Moreover, if you try to misspell any of these words, in a correction box your should get a correct word as a suggestion for correction.
5. Edit Custom Dictionary
5.1. Go to the Dictionaries section and click List of Custom Dictionaries. This page displays the list of all available custom dictionaries.
5.2. Select the dictionary you want to modify (e.g. add new words) and on the dictionary page click Edit.
5.3. Modify the required fields (e.g. add new words). As all the changes are ready, click Save.
6. Delete Custom Dictionary
6.1. Go to the Dictionaries section and click List of Custom Dictionaries. This page displays the list of all available custom dictionaries.
6.2. Select the dictionary you want to delete and on the dictionary page click Delete and confirm your choice.
6.3. Apply the changes made to the service configuration on your web page or web app (see more details on section 4.3).