
The key to this is in the AutoCorrect menu we met last time.įirst of all, there are some useful features on the screen directly in front of you. How do I tailor AutoCorrect to my individual requirements? Type cmd, ef or qq and watch the phrases type themselves!
If there is a long word or particularly a phrase that you use over and over again – “Creative and Marketing Director”, “economic forecasting”, “qualitative and quantitative research methodologies”, set up a short cut for each one and save all that typing (and possible typos). Type in Kaz and Word will display Kazakhstan. No more finding it in the spell checker yet again. If there is a word you can never remember how to spell, set up a short cut AutoCorrect, just type in the first few letters, and AutoCorrect will auto complete it for you. Why would I use AutoCorrect?Īpart from correcting common typos, AutoCorrect has two very handy uses: I use it in these ways all the time, and if you, you will save yourself time and effort. Now we’re going to look at how you can use AutoCorrect to speed up your typing and make it more efficient, and how you actually amend the AutoCorrect entries to tailor them to your requirements.
changing “teh” to “the”) and where to find it in Words 2003, 20, and we can also set up a shortcut button to make it more accessible. Last time, we learned what AutoCorrect does (automatically changes words you type or spell incorrectly to their correct forms, e.g. Welcome to the second article in my series on AutoCorrect.