Turn off autocorrect

[davegb]

I'm copying written descriptions by field people into a state database.
Since there may be legal implications, I'm supposed to enter then
without and corrections, leaving spelling and grammar errors as they
are in the written reports. How can I turn autocorrect off entirely?
And how do I turn off any other automatic features of Word so it just
enters what I type. I realize I'll have to go back and look for typing
errors, so I still want spellcheck to underline misspelled words, just
not correct them automatically. Can anyone tell me how I can do this.
TIA

 

[word4word]

Hi,

There are better experts than myself who may have a more sophisticated
solution, but my "quick and dirty" method is to go to the Tools >>
Autocorrect dialog and just delete all the entries (or those entries
that are relevant).

For my purposes, I only wanted to delete a few such as (i) which always
autocorrected itself to the numeral 1, but I don't see any reason you
can't just delete every single one of them. The deletion process is
instant, it won't give you any "are you sure you want to delete"
disruptions.

You might also want to check the "Autoformat As You Type" and
"AutoFormat" options in the same Tools >> Autocorrect dialog, to be
sure there is no automatic format change occurring that you may have to
disable.

Your question appeared when I did a search for Word 97. I'm not sure
why, but my reply relates to the dialogs and drop-down menus in Word
97, so if that's not what you're using, the order may be somewhat
different in your version of Word.

 

[davegb]

Thanks for the idea! I found that de-selecting "Replace text as you
type" turned off Autocorrect entirely.

 

[Susan Gross]

Thanks for the idea! I found that de-selecting "Replace text as you
type" turned off Autocorrect entirely.

Dave,

You'll also want to turn off the option "Define styles based on your
formatting" This is located under Tools | AutoCorrect | Autoformat as You
Type

This will prevent MS Word from automatically applying styles to the text
you type.

Best,

Susan Gross

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[davegb]

Thanks, Susan. This hasn't been a problem so far, but it's useful to
know.

 

[microsoft.public.word]

Another option to use would be to copy the text that you wish to paste
into your document and Click on your Edit button and select Paste
Special and then "Unformatted Text." That should resolve your problem.