OR you can right click on any spell check flagged word and choose autocorrect
options from the shortcut menu. OR click the AutoCorrect Options button for
anything Word has already correct for you and choose Control AutoCorrect
Options. Both of which are Two simple steps. How many different ways to get
there in two simple steps does a user need? This is part of the reason the
old menu system was getting cluttered and unwieldy - I for one am happy to
see a little more organization in this new version...


"Larry" wrote:

In Word 97-2003, to open the AutoCorrect dialog box, you (1) click open the
Tools menu and (2) click AutoCorrect. Two simple steps.

To do the same in Word 2007, you (1) open the Office button, then (2) click
on Word Options, then (3) use the down arrow to get down to Proofing, then
(4) click on a button that says AutoCorrect options. That's four or more
steps, compared to two simple steps in the earlier versions of Word. In
Word 97-2003, the AutoCorrect dialog box is instantly seen, one step from
the surface of Word. In Word 2007, it's several layers away from the
surface.

Now please someone explain to me: WHY?

How does this new design make Word's basic commands "easier" to get to?

If Word were an automobile, it would be as if they put the gear shift inside
the glove compartment, and called that a more "user-friendly" car!