Auto correct (I think) does things I don't want it to

[Don Edmonds]

Hi again

Every time I type "Kaikohe" (which is the town that I live in) in a Word
document - it wants to change it to "Kaikohe Garage Ltd" which is one of the
many Kaikohe businesses in my Entourage address book.

Needless to say I often type "Kaikohe" - and I have never yet wanted it to
turn in to Kaikohe Garage Ltd (maybe one day!)

There are some good things about auto correct - so I don't want to disable
it - but how do I stop this?

Also, whenever I type 2005 it wants to change it into 2005-10-2 (or whatever
the date is in US format) - a format that I don't use - how can I stop this?

Regards

Don Edmonds

 

[Michel Bintener]

Hi,
the "feature" responsible for this is indeed AutoCorrect; you could switch
it off altogether by going to Tools>AutoCorrect, then selecting the third
tab labelled AutoText and unchecking the "Show AutoComplete tip for
AutoText, Contacts, and dates" checkbox. However, you seem to like this
feature, so here are two workarounds:

*whenever AutoCorrect wants to correct an entry, it will show a yellow
pop-up window with its suggestion, and it will only change what you've
written if you hit the Enter button at that point. So, the next time you see
the yellow suggestion window, DO NOT hit Enter/Return, but go on typing.
Hitting the space bar for instance should make the window disappear.

*in Office 2004, whenever AutoCorrect makes a change, you'll see a blue line
under the word that has been changed, together with a lightning icon. Now,
if there is one AutoCorrect entry you hardly ever use ("Kaikohe" turning
into "Kaikohe Garade Ltd." for instance), click on that icon and select
"stop automatically correcting [xxx]". From now on, Word will no longer
correct that specific entry.

Hope this was helpful!

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Workaround 3--you can keep AutoCorrect, but turn AutoText off (they are
really two separate features although accessed through the same menu
entry/dialog) or you can check the box to exclude Contacts (which is what
the Kaihoke Garage entry probably is) from AutoText.

Hi,
the "feature" responsible for this is indeed AutoCorrect; you could switch
it off altogether by going to Tools>AutoCorrect, then selecting the third
tab labelled AutoText and unchecking the "Show AutoComplete tip for
AutoText, Contacts, and dates" checkbox. However, you seem to like this
feature, so here are two workarounds:

*whenever AutoCorrect wants to correct an entry, it will show a yellow
pop-up window with its suggestion, and it will only change what you've
written if you hit the Enter button at that point. So, the next time you see
the yellow suggestion window, DO NOT hit Enter/Return, but go on typing.
Hitting the space bar for instance should make the window disappear.

*in Office 2004, whenever AutoCorrect makes a change, you'll see a blue line
under the word that has been changed, together with a lightning icon. Now,
if there is one AutoCorrect entry you hardly ever use ("Kaikohe" turning
into "Kaikohe Garade Ltd." for instance), click on that icon and select
"stop automatically correcting [xxx]". From now on, Word will no longer
correct that specific entry.

Hope this was helpful!

Hi again

Every time I type "Kaikohe" (which is the town that I live in) in a Word
document - it wants to change it to "Kaikohe Garage Ltd" which is one of the
many Kaikohe businesses in my Entourage address book.

Needless to say I often type "Kaikohe" - and I have never yet wanted it to
turn in to Kaikohe Garage Ltd (maybe one day!)

There are some good things about auto correct - so I don't want to disable
it - but how do I stop this?

Also, whenever I type 2005 it wants to change it into 2005-10-2 (or whatever
the date is in US format) - a format that I don't use - how can I stop this?

Regards

Don Edmonds