AutoCorrect

[Gra]

I use AutoCorrect to save time when typing long texts.
For example, I ask it to replace "sy", with "system".

I've never had any problem until, suddenly, it started to do the corrections
before I hit the space bar. This creates a lot of trouble, because it makes
replacements when I don't need them.

In the "system" example, every word starting with "sy" will be immediately
replaced with "system" after typing the letter "y", without waiting for the
space. If I need to type, for instance, "symptom", I end up with
"systemmptom", believe it or not.

This is driving me crazy, I use this tool a lot! What could it be?
Thank you in advance.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Gra,

What version of Word are you using?

Do you see the same behavior if you hold the ctrl key while starting Word?

Do you have any 3rd party keyboard macro/mapper utilities running?

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I use AutoCorrect to save time when typing long texts.
For example, I ask it to replace "sy", with "system".

I've never had any problem until, suddenly, it started to do the corrections
before I hit the space bar. This creates a lot of trouble, because it makes
replacements when I don't need them.

In the "system" example, every word starting with "sy" will be immediately
replaced with "system" after typing the letter "y", without waiting for the
space. If I need to type, for instance, "symptom", I end up with
"systemmptom", believe it or not.

This is driving me crazy, I use this tool a lot! What could it be?
Thank you in advance.>>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Gra]

Hello Bob, thanks for your prompt reply.

I have Word 2003.

Holding the control key while opening Word didn’t work. It caused all
autocorrections to go away.

Meanwhile, I found an old post on the same subject that recommended opening
Word with winword.exe /a, and it worked.

I tried copying and pasting the text I was working on when I encountered the
problem into the new document, but it keeps happening.

So, I think the problem is solved for future jobs, at least for now.

You have to excuse my ignorance, but I don’t know the answer to your
question about 3rd party keyboard macro/mapper, because I don’t know exactly
what that is.
I certainly switch all the time from English to Spanish keyboard mode, if
that tells you something...

Thanks again!