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I'm trying to figure out how Autocorrect works. I have always thought that it
was primarily based on a list of incorrect words which Word automatically replaces with the correct word. But I've noticed that it goes beyond this. For example, I was trying to type "account and", but I typed "accounta nd" instead. Word corrected it for me. Is this part of the Autocorrect feature, or is it a different feature? How can I read more about how it works? I'm using Word 2003. Thanks. |
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The AutoCorrect feature *is* based on a list of entries and their
replacements; you can see the list in the AutoCorrect dialog box: On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and look at the AutoCorrect tab. For more on the AutoCorrect feature, see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AutoCorrect.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Eric_NY" wrote in message ... I'm trying to figure out how Autocorrect works. I have always thought that it was primarily based on a list of incorrect words which Word automatically replaces with the correct word. But I've noticed that it goes beyond this. For example, I was trying to type "account and", but I typed "accounta nd" instead. Word corrected it for me. Is this part of the Autocorrect feature, or is it a different feature? How can I read more about how it works? I'm using Word 2003. Thanks. |
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Maybe I didn't explain well. Word corrected my "accounta nd" to "account
and". But there is nothing in the list of Autocorrect entries which seems to explain this. "accounta" is not listed and "nd" is not listed. Possibly it's not the "Autocorrect" feature which does this, but there is some Word feature which performs this correction. That's the feature that I'm trying to identify, and I'd like to understand more specifically how it works and what options it might provide. Thanks for your help. "Stefan Blom" wrote: The AutoCorrect feature *is* based on a list of entries and their replacements; you can see the list in the AutoCorrect dialog box: On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and look at the AutoCorrect tab. For more on the AutoCorrect feature, see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AutoCorrect.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Eric_NY" wrote in message ... I'm trying to figure out how Autocorrect works. I have always thought that it was primarily based on a list of incorrect words which Word automatically replaces with the correct word. But I've noticed that it goes beyond this. For example, I was trying to type "account and", but I typed "accounta nd" instead. Word corrected it for me. Is this part of the Autocorrect feature, or is it a different feature? How can I read more about how it works? I'm using Word 2003. Thanks. |
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The correction could be made by the spellchecker. See also
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MasterSpellCheck.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Eric_NY" wrote in message ... Maybe I didn't explain well. Word corrected my "accounta nd" to "account and". But there is nothing in the list of Autocorrect entries which seems to explain this. "accounta" is not listed and "nd" is not listed. Possibly it's not the "Autocorrect" feature which does this, but there is some Word feature which performs this correction. That's the feature that I'm trying to identify, and I'd like to understand more specifically how it works and what options it might provide. Thanks for your help. "Stefan Blom" wrote: The AutoCorrect feature *is* based on a list of entries and their replacements; you can see the list in the AutoCorrect dialog box: On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and look at the AutoCorrect tab. For more on the AutoCorrect feature, see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AutoCorrect.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Eric_NY" wrote in message ... I'm trying to figure out how Autocorrect works. I have always thought that it was primarily based on a list of incorrect words which Word automatically replaces with the correct word. But I've noticed that it goes beyond this. For example, I was trying to type "account and", but I typed "accounta nd" instead. Word corrected it for me. Is this part of the Autocorrect feature, or is it a different feature? How can I read more about how it works? I'm using Word 2003. Thanks. |
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I don't think this can be a spell check issue, because the speller checks
only individual words, not combinations of words. If this were an issue of "accountand" (rather than "accounta nd"), and even if Eric had the box checked in AutoCorrect Options to "Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker," this option kicks in only when there is just a single suggested correction. While "account and" is one of the suggestions for "accountand," there are three others, and the first one is "accountant." I cannot think of any explanation for this correction if there is no AutoCorrect entry involved. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... The correction could be made by the spellchecker. See also http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MasterSpellCheck.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Eric_NY" wrote in message ... Maybe I didn't explain well. Word corrected my "accounta nd" to "account and". But there is nothing in the list of Autocorrect entries which seems to explain this. "accounta" is not listed and "nd" is not listed. Possibly it's not the "Autocorrect" feature which does this, but there is some Word feature which performs this correction. That's the feature that I'm trying to identify, and I'd like to understand more specifically how it works and what options it might provide. Thanks for your help. "Stefan Blom" wrote: The AutoCorrect feature *is* based on a list of entries and their replacements; you can see the list in the AutoCorrect dialog box: On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and look at the AutoCorrect tab. For more on the AutoCorrect feature, see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AutoCorrect.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Eric_NY" wrote in message ... I'm trying to figure out how Autocorrect works. I have always thought that it was primarily based on a list of incorrect words which Word automatically replaces with the correct word. But I've noticed that it goes beyond this. For example, I was trying to type "account and", but I typed "accounta nd" instead. Word corrected it for me. Is this part of the Autocorrect feature, or is it a different feature? How can I read more about how it works? I'm using Word 2003. Thanks. |
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On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:41:01 -0700, Eric_NY wrote:
I'm trying to figure out how Autocorrect works. I have always thought that it was primarily based on a list of incorrect words which Word automatically replaces with the correct word. But I've noticed that it goes beyond this. For example, I was trying to type "account and", but I typed "accounta nd" instead. Word corrected it for me. Is this part of the Autocorrect feature, or is it a different feature? How can I read more about how it works? I'm using Word 2003. Thanks. It could be AC's "automatically use corrections from the spell checker" option. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:11:54 -0500, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
I don't think this can be a spell check issue, because the speller checks only individual words, not combinations of words. If this were an issue of "accountand" (rather than "accounta nd"), and even if Eric had the box checked in AutoCorrect Options to "Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker," this option kicks in only when there is just a single suggested correction. While "account and" is one of the suggestions for "accountand," there are three others, and the first one is "accountant." I cannot think of any explanation for this correction if there is no AutoCorrect entry involved. Strange, it's definitely related to 'use suggestions from spell check', since it doesn't occur when that is disabled. But in repeated testing here AC made the substitution every other time only, without fail. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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Well, I confess I didn't test this, but if it does work this way, then it is
scarier than I thought! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Paul B" wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:11:54 -0500, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I don't think this can be a spell check issue, because the speller checks only individual words, not combinations of words. If this were an issue of "accountand" (rather than "accounta nd"), and even if Eric had the box checked in AutoCorrect Options to "Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker," this option kicks in only when there is just a single suggested correction. While "account and" is one of the suggestions for "accountand," there are three others, and the first one is "accountant." I cannot think of any explanation for this correction if there is no AutoCorrect entry involved. Strange, it's definitely related to 'use suggestions from spell check', since it doesn't occur when that is disabled. But in repeated testing here AC made the substitution every other time only, without fail. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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I have to admit I haven't looked so closely at it either, but I'm not
surprised. Sometimes, Word is scary. :-) -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, I confess I didn't test this, but if it does work this way, then it is scarier than I thought! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Paul B" wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:11:54 -0500, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I don't think this can be a spell check issue, because the speller checks only individual words, not combinations of words. If this were an issue of "accountand" (rather than "accounta nd"), and even if Eric had the box checked in AutoCorrect Options to "Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker," this option kicks in only when there is just a single suggested correction. While "account and" is one of the suggestions for "accountand," there are three others, and the first one is "accountant." I cannot think of any explanation for this correction if there is no AutoCorrect entry involved. Strange, it's definitely related to 'use suggestions from spell check', since it doesn't occur when that is disabled. But in repeated testing here AC made the substitution every other time only, without fail. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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I can't produce this scenario in Word 2007. Perhaps it has been
fixed? Cheryl On Jul 15, 3:10*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Well, I confess I didn't test this, but if it does work this way, then it is scarier than I thought! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "Paul B" wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:11:54 -0500, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I don't think this can be a spell check issue, because the speller checks only individual words, not combinations of words. If this were an issue of "accountand" (rather than "accounta nd"), and even if Eric had the box checked in AutoCorrect Options to "Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker," this option kicks in only when there is just a single suggested correction. While "account and" is one of the suggestions for "accountand," there are three others, and the first one is "accountant.." I cannot think of any explanation for this correction if there is no AutoCorrect entry involved. Strange, it's definitely related to 'use suggestions from spell check', since it doesn't occur when that is disabled. But in repeated testing here AC made the substitution every other time only, without fail. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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