Re: AutoCorrect Options

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

Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 18:45:07 -0000

Had another play around went to Tools - Options Spelling and
Grammar - Custom Dictionaries - Modify it has CUSTOM.DIC
(default) if I click on Modify under Language it shows All Languages.
I altered that to English (UK) and then tried typing the date but still
got the same result.
I presume that I don't have to Change Default or do I? It showed the
same CUSTOM.DIC (default) and had it ticked but above that it showed
English (UK) but there was no check box to be able to tick that. 

-- 
Lynn
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"Herb Tyson [MVP]" <herb@1x2y3z.xnw> wrote in message
news:uAnjfhkIFHA.1096@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> When I type 6th March, it ignores the "6th" part since that's not a
date
> format it recognizes. It then recognizes "March" and proposes "March
6,
> 2005". If I keep on typing until I have 6th March 2005, it doesn't
have ANY
> AutoComplete suggestions, and just leaves the date as is when I press
Enter.
>
> This is using Word 2002/XP and Word 2003 with the regional settings
set to
> English (United States).
>
> *Does some research/experimentation*
>
> Aha! I get your behavior if I set the language to English (South
Africa)!
> Only then does it propose 2005-03-06 and AutoComplete that when I
press
> Enter in the situation you're describing.
>
> Assuming you're using English (South Africa), one solution would be to
> change it to a different English. I suspect, however, that you're
using
> South Africa for a variety of reasons, and switching would cause more
> problems than it would solve.
>
> Of course, you could turn off Tools - AutoCorrect Options - AutoText
tab -
> Show AutoComplete Suggestions, which would turn off all AutoComplete
> suggestions. In my case, it's an improvement because more often than
not,
> Word proposes the wrong AutoComplete suggestion, and paying it heed
just
> slows me down.
>
> Or... you could press Esc (or Ctrl+Z) when the suggestion appears,
before
> pressing Enter. This keeps you from having to type/delete a space.
>
> Good luck!
>
> -- 
> 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:e1huidjIFHA.2704@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > 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
> > Please remove spamtrap if replying via email
> > "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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