Add or delete Hanja in a custom dictionary

If you are not using the Korean language version of Microsoft Office, then this feature is only available if you have installed the Microsoft Office XP Multilingual User Interface Pack or Microsoft Office Proofing Tools for Korean. In addition, you must enable support for Korean through Microsoft Office Language Settings.

If any Hanja, such as a name of a place or a person, is not listed in the Hanja Suggestions box of the Hangul Hanja Conversion dialog box, a user-defined word can be added to the Hanja list in a custom dictionary, and then displayed there.

Add Hanja to custom dictionaries

  1. Type the Hangul, or select it for conversion.
  2. On the Tools menu, click Hangul Hanja Conversion.
  3. Click More.
  4. Click Add new word.
  5. In the Hanja Suggestions box, select the appropriate Hanja, and then click Choose.
  6. Click Add to List after all the characters are converted.

Delete Hanja from custom dictionaries

  1. Type the Hanja you want to delete, and then select it. For example, if you want to delete Hanja “kim”, you need to type “” in Hangul.
  2. On the Tools menu, click Hangul Hanja Conversion.
  3. In the Hanja Suggestions box, select the Hanja to delete.
  4. Click More.
  5. Click Remove Word.