17. Customize the AutoText FeatureSEE ALSO 4 About the BlackBerry User Interface If you have any experience using an " intelligent " word processor such as Microsoft Word, you understand how handy it can be to have spelling mistakes and typos automatically fixed as you type. The BlackBerry operating system includes a feature called AutoText that serves as somewhat of a simplified spell checker. AutoText isn't a true spell checker because it focuses more on commonly mistyped words, as opposed to including an entire dictionary of correct spellings. However, AutoText goes beyond the call of duty for a spell checker by carrying out a more general text replacement. In addition to correcting misspelled words, AutoText allows you to specify any word and corresponding replacement text for that word. Any time you type the specified word, the replacement text is plugged in to replace it. If you pay close attention to the words and phrases you use regularly, you'll find that creating AutoText entries for them will save you a lot of time. As an example, by default, the word sig is set so that it is replaced by your owner information ( see 4 Make Yourself the Owner ). This enables you to quickly use your owner information as an email signature by simply typing the word sig .
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