WD2000: AutoCorrect Exceptions Not Working As Expected

ID: Q203848

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you add a word to the Other Corrections exceptions list (on the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect, and then click Exceptions) and the word you add is found in your Replace text as you type list of AutoCorrections, when you type the word in a document, it is still corrected.

For example,

  1. You add the word abbout to the Other Corrections exceptions list.


  2. When you type the word abbout in a document, it changes to about.


NOTE: The AutoCorrect word pair "abbout/about" exists in the list of AutoCorrections that ship with Word.


CAUSE

This behavior is by design. Entries in Other Corrections only apply to words that are corrected by the automatic spelling check feature of Word (on the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect to view the Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker check box).


WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, you can turn off the Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker feature as follows:

  1. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect.


  2. Click to clear the Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker check box.



Clearing the Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker check box forces Word to use the Autocorrect exceptions that you enter in the Other Corrections list.


MORE INFORMATION

The following table summarizes settings affecting AuotCorrect.

NOTE: The following applies only if the word is recognized by the Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker feature of Word and Check spelling as you type is turned on. (On the Tools menu, click Options, and then on the Spelling & Grammar tab, click to select the Check spelling as you type check box.)


The word       The word exists
exists in      in the "Other
AutoCorrect    Corrections"    Automatically use       Word is
Replace/With   Exception       suggestions from the    automatically
list           list            spelling checker is:    corrected
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  Yes            Yes             Turned on                Yes
  Yes            Yes             Turned off               Yes
  Yes             No             Turned on or off         Yes
   No            Yes             Turned on                No
   No            Yes             Turned off               No
   No             No             Turned on                Yes
   No             No             Turned off               No
For more information about AutoCorrect, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type "AutoCorrect" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

For more information about automatically using suggestions from the spelling checker, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type "spelling check" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.


For additional information about working with AutoCorrect exceptions, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q229050 WD2000: AutoCorrect Fails to Correct Removed Exception

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Keywords          : kbdta wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 24, 1999