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William
Yes, I understand that this can be undone with Ctrl+Z.
Yes, I understand that I can fix this permantely with Alt+i, a, x and
changing the setting.
The point is that this is a rotten default setting. Didn't somebody on the
Human factors side do a usability test? Users make lists more often than they
will do.
If the counter-argument is that the "AutoList" feature should be the
preferred way of making lists, you are still wrong. Users will make lists
within the text of a paragraph more often than needing to do the copyright
symbol. For example, "This feature is: (a) ill-conceived, (b) not thoroughly
user-tested, and (c) far from obvious on how to turn it off. Therefore it is
poor design."
While this may be a good setting, it is not a good default setting and it
detracts from the overall utility of AutoCorrect.
Finally, I strongly urge against having "Clippy" warn the user about the
AutoCorrect (c) to © as a solution to the usability issue. Users who don't
like "Clippy" absolutely despise him/her/it.
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Yes, I understand that I can fix this permantely with Alt+i, a, x and
changing the setting.
The point is that this is a rotten default setting. Didn't somebody on the
Human factors side do a usability test? Users make lists more often than they
will do.
If the counter-argument is that the "AutoList" feature should be the
preferred way of making lists, you are still wrong. Users will make lists
within the text of a paragraph more often than needing to do the copyright
symbol. For example, "This feature is: (a) ill-conceived, (b) not thoroughly
user-tested, and (c) far from obvious on how to turn it off. Therefore it is
poor design."
While this may be a good setting, it is not a good default setting and it
detracts from the overall utility of AutoCorrect.
Finally, I strongly urge against having "Clippy" warn the user about the
AutoCorrect (c) to © as a solution to the usability issue. Users who don't
like "Clippy" absolutely despise him/her/it.
----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...e&dg=microsoft.public.word.application.errors