How to Adjust AutoCorrect Settings in Microsoft Word
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How to Enable or Disable AutoCorrect on Microsoft Word
By default, the AutoCorrect feature relies on the library of the words from thelanguage you’ve chosento use in the Word document. That said, you can enable or disable the feature. To do so, you will need to update your Word Proofing settings. Here’s how to do so:
Step 1:Launch the Microsoft Word app.
Step 2:Open a Word file you want to work on.
Step 3:On the Word Ribbon, click on theFiletab at the top-left corner.
Step 4:Scroll to the bottom of the File menu and click onMoreorOptionsto reveal a collapsed menu.
Step 5:ClickOptionsfrom the menu.
Step 6:From Word Options pop-up window, clickProofingfrom the left sidebar.
Step 7:Scroll down the proofing menu and click theAutoCorrect Optionsbutton to launch a new AutoCorrect box for the language setting enabled for your Microsoft Word document.
Step 8:On the newly launched AutoCorrect dialog box, click theAutoCorrecttab.
Step 9:To enable AutoCorrect, tick the box besideReplacetext as you type. To disable AutoCorrect, untick the box besideReplace text as you type.
Step 1o:ClickOKto save your changes.
How to Add Entries to the AutoCorrect List on Microsoft Word
The Word Proofing settings also include a Replacement list that comes in handy when you don’t want to keep switching between the correct and actual spellings. It contains different variations of word misspellings and diagram depictions with their replacement options. Follow the steps to update the list.
Step 1:Launch Microsoft Word.
Step 2:Open any file you wish to work with.
Step 3:On the Word Ribbon, click on theFiletab at the top-left corner.
Step 4:Scroll to the bottom of the File menu and click onMore Optionsto reveal a collapsed menu.
Step 5:ClickOptionsfrom the menu.
Step 6:From the Word Options pop-up window, click theProofingtab in the left sidebar.
Step 7:Scroll down the proofing menu and clickAutoCorrect Optionsto launch a new AutoCorrect box for the language setting enabled for your Microsoft Word document.
Step 8:On the newly launched AutoCorrect dialog box, click theAutoCorrecttab.
Step 9:In the textbox beneathReplace, type a word or phrase that you often misspell.
Step 10:In theWithbox, type the word’s correct spelling.
Step 11:Click theAddbutton to save your new word, then clickOK.
How to Delete Entries From the AutoCorrect List on Microsoft Word
At times, you might find some entries carrying incorrect or different spelling. Luckily, you can also follow the same process as mentioned above to remove entries from the AutoCorrect list. Follow steps 1 to 8 from the section above and continue with the steps below.
Step 1:Scroll through the Replacement list and click on the entry you want to delete.
Step 2:Click theDeletebutton to remove the word from the list.
Step 11:ClickOKto close the dialog box.
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Last updated on 17 July, 2024
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