Since the dawn of typing, people have consistently mistyped certain words or letter combinations. How many times do you misspell and or press and hold Shift too long? AutoCorrect fixes common misspellings and incorrect capitalization as you type. It also replaces typed characters , such as -- (two hyphens), with typographical symbols, such as ” (an em dash). What's more, you can add your personal problem words to the AutoCorrect list. In most cases, AutoCorrect corrects errors after you press Enter or the Spacebar. When you point to a word that AutoCorrect changed, a small blue box appears under it. When you point to the small blue box, the AutoCorrect Options button appears, which gives you control over whether you want the text to be corrected. You can change it back to its original spelling, or you can stop AutoCorrect from automatically correcting text. Replace Text as You Type -
To correct capitalization or spelling errors automatically, continue typing until AutoCorrect makes the required correction. -
To replace two hyphens with an em dash, turn ordinals into superscripts (for example, 1st to 1 st ), or stack a fraction (for example, 1/2 ), continue typing until AutoCorrect makes the appropriate change. -
To create a bulleted or numbered list, type 1. or * (for a bullet), press Tab or Spacebar, type any text, and then press Enter. AutoCorrect inserts the next number or bullet. To end the list, press Backspace to erase the extra number or bullet. Did You Know? You can prevent automatic corrections . Click the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, clear the Replace Text As You Type check box, and then click OK. | Examples of AutoCorrect Changes Type of Correction | If You Type | AutoCorrect Inserts | Capitalization | cAP LOCK | Cap Lock | Capitalization | TWo INitial CAps | Two Initial Caps | Capitalization | ann Marie | Ann Marie | Capitalization | microsoft | Microsoft | Capitalization | thursday | Thursday | Common typos | accomodate | accommodate | Common typos | can;t | can't | Common typos | windoes | windows | Superscript ordinals | 2nd | 2 nd | Stacked fractions | 1/2 | ½ | Smart quotes | " " | " " | Em dashes | Madison--a small city in southern Wisconsin--is a nice place to live. | Madison ”a small city in southern Wisconsin ”is a nice place to live. | Symbols | (c) | | Symbols | (r) | | Hyperlinks | www.microsoft.com | www.microsoft.com | | Change Correction as You Type -
| Point to the small blue box under the word Office changes. | -
| Click the AutoCorrect Options button. | -
| Click any of the following options: | Add or Edit AutoCorrect Entries -
| Click the Tools menu, and then click AutoCorrect Options. | -
Click the AutoCorrect tab. To edit an AutoCorrect entry, select the entry you want to change. -
| Type the incorrect text you want AutoCorrect to correct. | -
| Type the text or symbols you want AutoCorrect to use as a replacement. | -
| Click Add or Replace. | -
| When you're done, click OK. | Did You Know? You can create exceptions to Auto-Correct . Specify abbreviations and terms that you don't want AutoCorrect to correct. Click Exceptions, and add these items to the list of exceptions. | |