About automatic corrections

To automatically detect and correct typos, misspelled words, and incorrect capitalization, you can use AutoCorrect.

For example, if you type teh plus a space, then AutoCorrect replaces what you have typed with "the." Or if you type This is theh ouse plus a space, AutoCorrect replaces what you have typed with "This is the house."

You can also use AutoCorrect to quickly insert symbols that are included in the built-in list of AutoCorrect entries. For example, type (c) to insert ©.

If the list of built-in entries doesn't contain the corrections that you want, you can add entries.

When you're using Microsoft Word as your e-mail editor, AutoCorrect works on messages in HTML, Outlook Rich Text (RTF), or plain text format. When you're using the Outlook e-mail editor, AutoCorrect works on RTF or plain text messages only.

You can turn these AutoCorrect options on or off:

Capitalization options AutoCorrect can capitalize the first word in a sentence, the names of days of the week, and so on.
AutoCorrect entries AutoCorrect can use a list of built-in corrections, called AutoCorrect entries, to detect and correct typos, misspelled words, and common symbols. You can easily remove unwanted entries or add your own entries.

When using Word as your e-mail editor, there are additional AutoCorrect options. These options are described in Word Help.

To use AutoCorrect in another language, you need to make sure that the language is enabled, and you also need to obtain the list of built-in AutoCorrect entries for that language.