Built-in Dictionary (spelling correction)
I am using Sermon Builder on a Mac.
Say I misspell a word, as I am apt to do and it catches it and suggests something. But I accidentally click "add word to dictionary." Now the next time I spell that word that way/incorrectly, it is not going to catch it.
Is there somewhere I can go to delete these words? It keeps some sort of list, but where?
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On a barely semi-related note, why does it not catch simple words. I have mistyped fairly simple words before and It says it has no suggestions. It seems pretty inconsistent to me.
Are both of these things Logos-related or system-related?
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I’ve noticed this over the past couple of years. This is not a flaw in my opinion but I would like to get an answer. Thanks for the question Jerry.
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Christian Alexander said:
I’ve noticed this over the past couple of years. This is not a flaw in my opinion but I would like to get an answer. Thanks for the question Jerry.
I don't see "add word to the dictionary" as a flaw at all. Except when I am flawed and accidentally click the misspelled word and add it. [8-|]
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Jerry Bush said:
Is there somewhere I can go to delete these words? It keeps some sort of list, but where?
I don't know the answer, but I have a hypothesis which I have checked and I <think> I am right.
I believe that this is an OS level feature. If I am correct, you would need to follow your OS procedure to "unlearn" the word. Based upon my hypothesis, I typed a fake word in Sermon Builder ("flibitygee") and saw the red lines. I copied the word, went to the "notes" app on my Mac, and pasted it. I got the same red lines. I added it to my dictionary on macOS. I went back to Sermon Builder and pasted the word in... and it was recognized as legitimate.
I went back to the notes app, right clicked the word, and chose "unlearn spelling." The red lines came back. I went into Sermon Builder, pasted the word in, Red Lines were back.
This seems to verify my hypothesis and presents a way to undo the error.
HOWEVER: I can't find a master list of "learned" spellings. To undo your error, you would need to know the misspelled word already.
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For Windows 11, these instructions will allow you to edit/modify auto-correct dictionary issues:
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JT (alabama24) said:
HOWEVER: I can't find a master list of "learned" spellings. To undo your error, you would need to know the misspelled word already.
Haven't actually tried it but I copied this...
If you want to view the list of words in the Mac’s dictionary, and edit them en-masse you can do so by diving into a file called “LocalDictionary” in your Library folder. Follow these steps:
- Click on Finder and choose Go > Go To Folder.
- Enter “~/Library/Spelling” and click Go.
- Double-click the file marked LocalDictionary.
The file will open in TextEdit, and each line in the text file contains a word added to the custom dictionary. You can add or delete words from here and they will be added, or removed, from your custom dictionary.
from here https://www.macworld.com/article/672179/how-to-edit-your-macs-dictionary.html
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Mark McDonald said:
For Windows 11, these instructions will allow you to edit/modify auto-correct dictionary issues:
Not for the Logos app. The user dictionary is builtin at %localappdata%\Logos\Data\randomId\UserDictionaryManager. It requires an SQLite browser to make corrections to the .db file, so it is not user-friendly, and would appear not to apply to MacOS.
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Mike Binks said:
If it works then the answer was only search engine away.
Well you ARE cheeky, aren't you? [:O] [:)]
(I found the same article but did not see that advice... I also went to a number of other sites that weren't as helpful).
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I appreciate everyone. Mike, I used your method and there were only a few words in there. None of them were recent words I had accidentally added in Sermon Builder.
I did find some words, and I knew why they were in there. But not the words I was looking for.Macbook Air (2024), Apple M2, 16gb Ram, Mac Sequoia, 1TB storage
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JT (alabama24) said:
Meaning that MacOS does not have a builtin User Dictionary (under .../Logos4/Data) ?
Dave
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That worked! Thank you
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Dave Hooton said:
Meaning that MacOS does not have a builtin User Dictionary (under .../Logos4/Data) ?
For some reason, I can't find the Logos4/Data. I went to MachintoshHD/users/my user name/applications and nothing is there (as in nothing, not only Logos)
This seems to be the wrong place; can anyone tell me where I should look?Thanks!
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Jerry Bush said:
For some reason, I can't find the Logos4/Data. I went to MachintoshHD/users/my user name/applications and nothing is there (as in nothing, not only Logos)
In Mac, the user library is hidden by default (so that users don't mess things up). You will have to go to your user library first. One way of doing this is to press and hold the OPTION key while viewing the GO menu in a finder window.
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JT (alabama24) said:
In Mac, the user library is hidden by default (so that users don't mess things up). You will have to go to your user library first. One way of doing this is to press and hold the OPTION key while viewing the GO menu in a finder window.
I did that and in the Library folder there are all sorts of things but no Logos4.
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Looks like I needed to go to the "Application Support" folder. But I still can't find a user dictionary.
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I can confirm that there IS this folder on Mac. However, I am unsure why I got the results I did earlier... perhaps this is on Mac but not being used?Dave Hooton said:The user dictionary is builtin at %localappdata%\Logos\Data\randomId\UserDictionaryManager. It requires an SQLite browser to make corrections to the .db file, so it is not user-friendly, and would appear not to apply to MacOS.
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Follow the path Dave provided. See my post above.Jerry Bush said:Looks like I needed to go to the "Application Support" folder. But I still can't find a user dictionary.
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For Mac users, in case you want to do this, I found some easy steps:
- Click on Finder and choose Go > Go To Folder.
- Enter “~/Library/Spelling” and click Go.
- Double-click the file marked LocalDictionary.
The file will open in TextEdit, and each line in the text file contains a word added to the custom dictionary. You can add or delete words from here and they will be added, or removed, from your custom dictionary.
Note that this doesn’t work for all text editors. Notable exceptions include Google Docs and Microsoft Word. Here is how to adjust the custom dictionary for those two apps:
I could have found that before posting here but my basic question was does Logos have a built-in spell check? It seems the answer is no and it relies on the internal Mac spelling. I found all the words that I accidentally marked as "ignore spelling" in Sermon Manager by using the steps above.Macbook Air (2024), Apple M2, 16gb Ram, Mac Sequoia, 1TB storage
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