Troubleshoot automatic text corrections
I
want to undo an automatic correction.
How can I turn off
automatic
text corrections?
- On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and then click the AutoCorrect
tab.
- Do one or more of the following:
- To turn off the capitalization options, clear the check boxes (second
through sixth) relating to capitalization.
- To turn off corrections to misspellings or typos, clear the Replace text as you type
check box.
- To turn off formatting corrections, on the AutoFormat
As You Type
tab,
clear the check boxes for types of automatic formatting you don't
want. This includes automatic hyperlinks, dashes, symbols, and other
options.
AutoCorrect doesn't fix my misspelling.
- AutoCorrect might be turned off for replacing text as you
type. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options,
click the AutoCorrect tab, and be sure the Replace text as you type check
box is selected.
- You might need to add the word you want
corrected to the entries in the AutoCorrect dialog box. On the Tools
menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and then click the AutoCorrect tab.
In the Replace box, type the word or phrase you want corrected. In
the With box, type the word or phrase replacement, and then click Add.
- AutoCorrect is not available when you use the Meeting Minder or
route mail.
I can't find the AutoCorrect Options button.
- Rest
your mouse near the text that was corrected, point to the small, blue box that
appears near it, and the AutoCorrect Options button
will appear. Click it to see the options.
- If you don't see the button, on the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect
Options,
and on the AutoCorrect tab, select the Show AutoCorrect Options
buttons check box. This must be on for the button to display.
I don't want those buttons to appear after an automatic correction.
To turn off the AutoCorrect Options button, on the Tools
menu, click AutoCorrect. On the AutoCorrect tab, clear the Show AutoCorrect Options buttons
check box.