AutoCorrecting for Your Common Errors

Summary: AutoCorrect is a great way to correct your spelling, particularly if you misspell the same words over and over. Here's a quick way to configure AutoCorrect for your commonly misspelled words. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)

Chances are good that you already know what AutoCorrect is and that it can be a boon for those words you habitually mistype. (Exactly why I invariably mistype some words, I�ll never understand.) However, setting up AutoCorrect to compensate for your mistyping can be a bother. Here�s a quick way to make short work of adding your mistypings to AutoCorrect:

Assuming that Word flags the mistyped word as misspelled, right-click on it. A Context menu appears.
If spelling corrections are offered in the Context menu, there should also be a menu choice called AutoCorrect. Choose it and you will see the same spelling corrections in the resultant submenu.
Choose the correct spelling in this submenu.

What you have just done is tell Word that you want to create an AutoCorrect entry that will automatically correct the mistyped word using the selected spelling. Fast, neat, and easy!

Tip #1482 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

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