IDCS6 (PC) upon opening a file that was converted from ID2 I see this screen splash:
In Preferences | Dictionary, I have recently told Indd to use a custom dictionary that I have set up and I have dragged this to the top of the list. The only other dictionary that is available is the standard one that comes with Indesign, which to me is unforunately named "User Dictionary".
Some ?s:
1) In the above image when it indicates "Use the settings in the user dictionary?" is Indesign referring to the dictionary that comes with the product, OR is it referring to whatever dictionary I have set in Preferences? I would hope it is the latter.
2) Can you give a few examples of what "hyphenation exceptions" would be? I imagine that if I have selected a particular word at end of a line that Indd has hyphenated and then in the Character palette assigned "No Break" then this is an exception.
3) What does Indd do if I choose "Yes"; and what does it do if I choose "No"?
Hopefully If I choose "No" Indd will retain any manual overrides that exist in the file e.g. "No Break", but will continue to use the hyphenation rules/preferences that are in what ever dictionary has been selected there.
4) In testing the above, I do not see that Indesign gives you anyway to easily see what it might have changed about hyphenation if you choose the "Yes" option. Is there a way to see what it has changed?