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Depending on the type of the product used the initial storage for words will be different.

SpellCheckAsYouType (SCAYT):

By default, all words added using SCAYT User Dictionary functionality will go and WProofreader custom user dictionary functionality are saved to the browser's local storage. Thus, all the words will be are stored on the end user’s side and will be available from a particular browser. The words added using WSC User Dictionary functionality will be saved in browser cookies, as well on the end user’s side.

WebSpellChecker Dialog (WSC)

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To access and use a personal dictionary In order to have access to a personal dictionary and be able to use it from different browsers and machines (or devices) while working with the system, the end a user has to “Create” create a dictionary from “Dictionary” :

• Dictionaries tab of SCAYT plugin for CKEditor 4;
• Go to Dictionary tab of WProofreader. 

After the creation of a new dictionary, the words from the local storage and cookies respectively will be moved to a dictionary saved on a server. For the on-premise version, the dictionary is saved — or “Options” section of Spell Check Dialog. This dictionary will be stored on the server. In case with the Hosted/Cloud version of WebSpellChecker services, such a dictionary will be stored on the WebSpellChecker servers. For the Licensed/Server version – on the client’s server where the WebSpellChecker application is installed and running (<installation_folder>\WebSpellChecker\AppServer\userdict).Thus, as soon as the user decides to create a personal dictionary on the server, all the words from cookies (WSC) or local storage (SCAYT) will be moved to the dictionary on the server. . In the case of the cloud-based version, such a dictionary is stored on the WebSpellChecker servers, and each dictionary is associated with a particular customer ID.