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Using AutoCorrect in Word (2)
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They allow you to adjust the behaviour of Word. The top 4 options tell Word to check for specific types of capitalization errors, and the fifth option turns AutoCorrect on and off. At the bottom of the tag, you can also select an option to let Word automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker.
Besides, there is the 'Exceptions' button that allows you to specify exceptions to certain rules. When you click it, you will see the 'AutoCorrect Exceptions' dialog box.
To add an exception, follow these steps:
1. Click a tag to select the type of exception you want to enter. You can choose among 'First Letter', 'Initial Caps' and 'Other Corrections'. For the first one, it already contains exceptions, and you can check it out for examples of rules that you might enter.
2. Enter text in the 'Don't Correct' or 'Don't Capitalize After' field.
3. Click the 'Add' button.
4. Click the 'OK' button to return to the 'AutoCorrect' dialog box.
To delete a rule exception, click the appropriate tag in the dialog box, select the rule, and then click the 'Delete' button.
There is also a feature allowing you to make a deliberate typo and stop Word from auto-fixing it. Since Word corrects text as you type, you can turn off the replace feature temporarily to make your deliberate error, and turn it back on when you are done.
To achieve this, just follow the steps below:
1. Choose 'AutoCorrect' from the 'Tools' menu.
2. Click the 'AutoCorrect' tag.
3. Uncheck the 'Replace Text As You Type' check box.
4. Click the 'OK' button to close the 'AutoCorrect' dialog box.
5. Type the erroneous text in the Word document.
6. Open the 'AutoCorrect' dialog box and check the 'Replace Text As You Type' feature to turn it back on.
7. Click the 'OK' button to close the dialog box.
However, if you make the same deliberate typo frequently and you want Word to ignore it, you had better add an exception for it.
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