In this lesson, you'll learn how to use Word's AutoCorrect feature.
The AutoCorrect feature lets you define a collection of commonly used words, phrases, or sentences that can be inserted into a document without typing them each time. You insert an AutoCorrect entry in the document by typing a short abbreviation or name that you assigned to it. Each time you type the abbreviation into the document, the corresponding word or phrase automatically replaces it. Typical uses for AutoCorrect entries are your company name, the closing sentence for a business letter, and your name and title. AutoCorrect can also catch common typographical errors, for example replacing "teh" with "the." An AutoCorrect entry can contain just text or text along with special formatting.
One way to create an AutoCorrect entry requires that you first type the replacement text into your document and add any special formatting that you want included. Then:
Figure 19.1
The AutoCorrect dialog box.
Timesaver Tip: Return Address Save time by creating an AutoCorrect entry that contains your name and address.
Word will automatically insert AutoCorrect entries as you type:
You can control whether Word will automatically replace AutoCorrect entries by
selecting Tools AutoCorrect. Then, turn the Replace
Text as You Type option on or off.
You can modify an existing AutoCorrect entry. Such modifications will not affect previous instances of the AutoCorrect entry in your documents.
You can delete an unneeded AutoCorrect entry from the AutoCorrect list. Deleting an AutoCorrect entry does not affect instances of the entry that were inserted previously.
In this lesson, you learned how to use AutoCorrect entries. The next lesson shows you how to add symbols and other special characters to your document.
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