Tips: Auto-Correction
.Is autocorrecting in Microsoft® Word driving you crazy? Sometimes, I would love to just turn the whole thing off, but it has some useful features so I don't—I just tailor it to my needs. Here's how you do it:
- Stop this crazy thing! If Word's autocorrecting feature is correcting something that is perfect the way it is, then simply press Control-Z (or Edit menu, Undo) to undo it. Word records autocorrections as if you were typing it yourself, so a simple undo will do. The great thing is that you can find the Edit : Undo option in any Windows/Macintosh program where you input text.
- Does your
name just happen to be Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert
Irvim John Kenneth Loyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas
Uncas Victor Willian Xerxes Yancy Zeus?*
Why not turn that ghastly-long name into "auto-text"? What's that? Well, in Word, AutoText is a great time-saving feature. Simply click the Tools menu : AutoCorrect Options : AutoText tab. Enter the word in the Enter AutoText entries here and click Add. Later, as you type, the suggestion will appear. Simply press the Enter key, and the phrase will be inserted into your document. - If you're feeling vaguely ee cummings-ish in your writing, click the AutoCorrect tab and uncheck Capitalize first letter of sentences.
And here are some nice things AutoCorrection does when you type:
| (c)<space> = © | (r)<space> = ® | (tm)<space> = ™ |
* Yes, this is a real name! http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1534419
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