Re: AutoCorrect Options

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From: Lynn W (lynn.williamson_at_btForeverRedinternet.com)
Date: 03/06/05 

Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 10:29:42 -0000

Hi Herb
Thanks for all your help. I am using Word that came with Office XP
Professional. When I am typing in 6th March 2005 as I typed in the 5 of
2005 the pop up would come up offering 2205-03-06 and it will insert
when that along with what I have type when I hit Return. The problem is
as well that of course I would be hitting Return automatically and then
I have to delete what it has added. Will need to try to make myself hit
'space' after typing date to get rid of the option!! 

-- 
Lynn
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"Herb Tyson [MVP]" <herb@1x2y3z.xnw> wrote in message
news:uotau9dIFHA.3472@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> As far as I can tell, that particular feature is built-in and not
stored
> anywhere. Using Word 2002 and 2003 here, at least, when I start typing
a
> date, Word offers to complete the date in whatever format I start
typing.
> For example, if I type "March" it offers "March 5, 2005" (today, at
least).
> If I type "5 March", it offers "5 March 2005", and so on. The only
time it
> offers something I *don't* want is when I type "3/5".  At that, it
offers
> "3/5/05" which I aggressively DON'T want. Isn't that precisely the
kind of
> short-sighted date format that gave us the Y2K problem?
>
> What version of Word are you using? What are you trying to type? And,
what
> does Word propose as the autocompletion? In Word 2000 (haven't seen it
in
> 2002-3, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen), a registry glitch
would
> sometimes cause Word to propose the wrong date. I wonder if that's
what's
> happening to you, in which case you might need to delete or rename
Word's
> Data key in the registry.
>
> -- 
> Herb Tyson MS MVP
> Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along.
> http://www.herbtyson.com
> "Lynn W" <lynn.williamson@btForeverRedinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:%23AxU3tcIFHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Perhaps you could point me in the direction of where the 'dates' are
> > stored so that I could 'add' the one I want. Thanks
> >
> > -- 
> > Lynn
> > Please remove spamtrap if replying via email
> > "Herb Tyson [MVP]" <herb@1x2y3z.xnw> wrote in message
> > news:e5gEggcIFHA.3888@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> What you're describing is a feature for AutoText, but not for
> > AutoCorrect.
> >> The latter can convert an abbreviation or incorrect spelling into a
> > full
> >> form or correct form, but only after a word separator is typed. The
> > former
> >> (AutoText) can perform autocompletion (which is what you're talking
> > about),
> >> and can also be forced to complete a partially entered item by
> > pressing the
> >> InsertAutoText keystroke (F3).
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Herb Tyson MS MVP
> >> Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along.
> >> http://www.herbtyson.com
> >> "Lynn W" <lynn.williamson@btForeverRedinternet.com> wrote in
message
> >> news:euW8TYcIFHA.2132@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> > On exploring this, I presumed that if when in Tools -
Autocorrect -
> > Auto
> >> > Text  I typed in Hello and clicked Add that when I started typing
> > Hello
> >> > in my document it would come up with the word for me to just
press
> >> > Return to insert it. That doesn't happen though.  How do I add
words
> >> > then to this option please.
> >> >
> >> > -- 
> >> > Lynn
> >> > Please remove spamtrap if replying via email
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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