WD2000: How to Turn Off Word AutoFormat Features
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SUMMARY
The AutoFormat feature in Word works behind the scenes to produce an
attractive, easy-to-read document while you concentrate on the content.
Word analyzes each paragraph to see how it is used in the document (for
example, as a heading or as an item in a numbered list) and then applies an
appropriate style for that item. Word also automatically formats Internet,
network, and e-mail addresses as hyperlinks; applies bold or underline
character formatting to text surrounded by asterisks or underscores;
replaces two hyphens with an em dash; and so on.
AutoFormat works in these ways:
- Word automatically formats headings, bulleted and numbered lists,
borders, numbers, symbols, and so on as you're typing your document. You
can control which automatic changes Word makes, or you can turn
AutoFormat off completely.
- You can automatically format selected document text or the entire
unformatted document, such as an e-mail message, in one pass with the
AutoFormat command. You can review, accept, or reject each
change.
- Word automatically formats headings and lists in your plain text
WordMail messages when you open them. You can easily distinguish the
current message from the previous messages in the e-mail stream.
By default, AutoFormat is "on" the first time you start Word. You can turn
off the options that you don't want.
This article describes how to turn off the AutoFormat features.
For more information about Autoformat features, click Microsoft Word Help on the
Help menu, type "Autoformat" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard,
and then click Search to view the topics returned.
MORE INFORMATION
To turn off the AutoFormat features in Word, do one or both of
the following.
Turning Off "AutoFormat As You Type" Options
To turn off certain automatic format features as you type your document,
follow these steps:
- On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect.
- Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.
- Click to clear (remove the check mark from) the settings under
the Apply As You Type, Replace As You Type, and Automatically As
You Type sections. Clear the check boxes for those settings that you
want to format manually.
- Click OK.
Turning Off AutoFormat Features
To turn off certain automatic format features when you click AutoFormat on
the Format menu, follow these steps:
- On the Format menu, click AutoFormat.
- Click Options.
- On the AutoFormat tab, click to clear (remove the check mark from) all
of the settings under the Apply, Replace, Preserve, and Always
AutoFormat sections that you do not want Word to automatically format.
- Click OK.
When you click OK in the AutoFormat dialog box to automatically format your
existing Word document, Word uses only the features that you have
selected to format your document.
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Keywords : kbdta kbproof wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto kbinfo
Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999