This tutorial will show you how to export the words from your custom inking and typing dictionary to a text file for your account in Windows 11.
Custom inking and typing dictionary allows you to get better suggestions by creating a custom dictionary using your typing history and handwriting patterns.
As part of inking and typing on your device, Windows collects unique words—like names you write—in a custom dictionary stored locally on your device, which helps you type and ink more accurately.
The dictionary is used to make better suggestions and improve handwriting recognition for each of the languages you use.
You can export your custom dictionary to a text file to use as a backup to manually add words back to your dictionary again if needed.
The words in your custom dictionary are saved to the default.dic file in the %AppData%\Microsoft\Spelling\neutral folder for your account.
If you turn off Custom inking and typing dictionary , it will clear all words in your custom dictionary, and suggestions will no longer be personalized.
Here's How:
1 Open Settings (Win+I).
2 Click/tap on Privacy & security on the left side, and click/tap on Inking & typing personalization or Custom dictionary on the right side. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on My custom dictionary. (see screenshot below)
4 Click/tap on Export your custom dictionary. (see screenshot below)
5 Navigate to and select the folder or drive location you want to export the text file to, rename the text (.txt) file if wanted, and click/tap on Save. (see screenshot below)
A Save As dialog to export will not open if there are no words in your custom dictionary.
6 When finished, you can close Settings if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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