Using Auto Correct

The MS Word comes bundled with an array of commonly misspelt words and symbols used in its Auto Correct table.  The moment you type an incorrect spelling and press Spacebar to type the next word or phrase Enter, Auto Correct will automatically correct it.  You will not even come to know that you have committed a typing mistake.  You can take Auto Correct’s help to type symbols in your text. For example, the symbol “©” can be created by putting the alphabet within parenthesis like this – (c). Similarly, for the trademark symbol ™, you have to type TM within parenthesis like – (TM).

Scan through the Auto Correct table and have a look at the range of entries it has. The steps listed below will help you access the Auto Correct table.

On the Tools menu, click on Auto Correct

Auto Correct dialog box appears. It shows a table that has, on the left column, a list of commonly typed incorrect spellings; and on the right column, the corresponding correct spellings.

Scan through the list to see the range of its standard offering

As, mentioned earlier, you can add your own words or phrases in this table. For this purpose, you will have to feed in the commonly typed spelling mistakes you commit, along with the correct spellings. Also, you can include the commonly used words or phrases in an abbreviated form along with the full word or phrases.

The customization of an Auto Correct entry can be of two types. One is that you key in some of the spelling mistakes commonly committed by you and are not in the Auto Correct list. Second is that you create an Auto Correct entry for a commonly typed text in a document.

Questionnaire:

• What are the two steps for customization of an Auto Correct?