How to: Enable Automatic Formatting in Word.
Solution:
Select 'Options' from the 'Tools' menu and choose 'AutoFormat'. Select the check boxes that apply.
1) Select the 'Tools' menu and select 'Options'.
2) Click the 'AutoFormat' tab.
3) Select the check boxes that identify actions that Word should perform automatically.
NOTE: Word checks the typed input and automatically completes the formatting tasks selected.