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Avoid e-mail faux pas with Office AutoCorrect
Physician, heal thyselfDoes Outlook really wind up EXCEPTING both spellings? And does the combination "Sonya, S O N J A" really help?you missed a big onesend format should be set to plain text only.a major faux-pas is to send html formatted email, it is nothing but spam. :p
Tags: Office AutoCorrect, Avoid, auto-correct, outlook, spelling, Waldon, hardware, Microsoft Office, e-mail
Discussion threads 2006-05-30
Avoid e-mail faux pas with Office AutoCorrect
In this article, I'm going to show you how to avoid embarrassing e-mail faux pas using Microsoft Office's AutoCorrect feature. You can also download a short WMV video, that illustrates the process I describe in this article, from TechRepublic's download section.Sonja Thompson, TechRepublic News Editor and a co-worker, spells her...
Tags: AutoCorrect, Bill Detwiler, e-mail, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Office AutoCorrect, Sonja, Sonja Thompson
Technical articles 2006-05-26
Avoid e-mail faux pas with Office AutoCorrect
Microsoft Word users commonly save time and eliminate mistakes by using AutoCorrect to automatically expand abbreviated text. Even if you don't use Word as your Outlook e-mail editor, you can use AutoCorrect to cut down on typing time and catch mistakes Spellcheck misses, or can’t detect. For example, proper names...
Tags: e-mail, video, AutoCorrect, Microsoft Word, outlook, tips, word, staff, Bill Detwiler - TechRepublic, Microsoft Office, Office AutoCorrect
Discussion threads 2006-05-26

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Avoid e-mail faux pas with Office AutoCorrect
This 2 1/2-minute WMV video shows you how AutoCorrect can help you avoid an embarrassing Outlook mistake. Microsoft Word users commonly save time and eliminate mistakes by using AutoCorrect to automatically expand abbreviated text. Even if you don't use Word as your Outlook e-mail editor, you can...
Tags: TechRepublic Inc., WMV, Video, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Digital Video, E-mail, Microsoft Office, Word Processors, Marketing, Office Suites, Software, Personal Technology, Online Communications
Download resources 2006-05-26
AutoCorrect in Word 2000 stops working
My client has Office 2000 Professional. She is using MS Word. She intentionally misspells some words to set them up in AutoCorrect. Then she opens a new document. The AutoCorrect feature works for awhile, but eventually it stops working. There are no error messages as far as I know. Her...
Tags: Word processors, AutoCorrect, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word
Q&A 2004-10-07
Office 2003 SP3 breaks AutoCorrect
The AutoCorrect feature does not work in Outlook 2003 after you install Office 2003 SP3 This one's making the rounds in the usual places this morning. by Susan Harkins
Tags: Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Susan Harkins
Blog posts 2007-10-24
How to enter symbols using Office AutoCorrect
AutoCorrect doesn't always get the respect it deserves. Sure, we use it to correct typos, but the feature has more to offer than that. For instance, you can use it to insert frequently used symbols.  To insert a symbol, you probably choose Symbol from the Insert menu....
Tags: Symbol, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Susan Harkins
Blog posts 2008-04-02
My autocorrect entries in Windows 98
I had saved a lot of autocorrect entries to my Word 2000. A week back I had to upgrade my computer, I made a backup of .acl file, formated the mechine, installted windows xp and office xp. Now When I want to restore my .acl file to office...
Tags: adelumer@..., autocorrect entries, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 98, windows
Discussion threads 2007-01-25
Office 2003 SP3 breaks AutoCorrect
Office 2003 SP3 and AutoCorrectI updated my Office 2003 to SP3 yesterday. After seeing this note I accomplished some testing and have not been able to validate your claim that SP3 breaks AutoCorrect.RE: Office 2003 SP3 breaks AutoCorrectI updated my Office 2003 to SP3 yesterday. After seeing this note...
Tags: JLivengood, AutoCorrect, Microsoft Office 2003, SP3, Office 2003 SP3, Microsoft Office
Discussion threads 2007-10-29
Transfer of dictionary Autocorrect from old office to Office 2007
First of all, forgive my bad English. My question is: I'm a Univ. Professor and I use very often the AutoCorrect function of Word, for the accented words in Portoguese. Now I use Vista/Office 07, and I don't know how to transfer the about 2000 word I have in my...
Tags: Microsoft Office, comunicazione@..., AutoCorrect, windows, software, save, Microsoft Office 2007, computer
Discussion threads 2007-02-17
Disable AutoCorrect's automatic capitalization in Word
Although Microsoft Word's features are often quite useful, sometimes you may find that a feature is superfluous to your task at hand. For instance, if you want to disable Word's automatic capitalization feature in AutoCorrect, this tip will show you how. While Microsoft Word's automatic capitalization feature can ...
Tags: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Mary Ann Richardson, Word processors, Disable AutoCorrect, AutoCorrect tab, automatic capitalization, AutoCorrect Exceptions, Microsoft Office Suite Word Tips Newsletter, Capitalization, Office Suites, Software
Technical articles 2005-08-24
MS WORD (2003) QUERY
HOW DO YOU AUTO CAPITALISE THE FIRST LETTER IN A BULLETED OR NUMBERED LINE/PARAGRAPH.I SEE THAT SOME WORDS, LIKE PROPER NAMES ARE CAPITALISED RELATIVE TO AUTOCORRECT FEATURE, BUT NOT EVERYDAY WORDS WHEN STARTING A SENTENCE.What version of Office are you using? I have Office XP and do not have...
Tags: AutoCorrect, Bulleted, elliman@..., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, software
Q&A 2005-08-25
Master Building Blocks and other time-saving text tools in Microsoft Office Word 2007
Microsoft Office Word 2007 includes a number of tools designed to help you speed up typing repetitive text and those monotonous tasks you might face daily or deal with those infrequent tasks that require a few moment for you to refresh your memory. One of these tools is...
Tags: Microsoft Press, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Microsoft Office Word 2007, Chapter Coverage, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
Book chapters 2007-06-28
Keep Word from mistakenly changing what you type
Word can be very handy for correcting mistakes, but sometimes what Word perceives as an error is actually an intentional keystroke. Mary Ann Richardson explains how to keep Word from automatically correcting keystrokes that aren't missteps. You're editing your report and suddenly you notice that Word changed the...
Tags: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Mary Ann Richardson, Word processors, AutoCorrect, spell checker, Microsoft Office Suite Word Tips Newsletter, Office Suites, Software
Technical articles 2006-11-21
AutoCorrect Macro Issues
I am a neiwbie at this. :)I created an AutoCorrect Macro, which allows me to type an abbreviated letter and it would write the full word for me. Using MS Word 2002. The Original file is about 1,200 KB. I usually insert about 9 to 10 new words a day....
Tags: Microsoft Excel, bigLramin@..., AutoCorrect Macro
Discussion threads 2007-10-19
Word Repeats
I am using MS word 2000 and the problem is that when I type a word and then hit the space bar the word repeats. I have tried to find a setting to no avail and have removed MS office and reinstalled after refreshing the Windows Files. Still no...
Tags: abs65560@..., antivirus, hAve, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, software, virus
Q&A 2006-03-15
Math Signs
I am taking a mathmatics course and would like to put my notes and assignments in Office 2003.For example fractions,square roots etc.Is there a way i can do it in Office 2003 or is there a software that will let me do it.For square root... type '221a' then press ALT+X....
Tags: Microsoft Office, POSTER
Q&A 2004-10-15
Let Word 2007 proofread your documents with a click of the mouse
Need a proofreader? Word 2007 comes with a feature that can check your spelling, grammar, and style. Mary Ann Richardson tells how you can set up Word Options to catch errors with a single command. Word 2007 automatically proofreads your document for spelling, grammar, and style errors as...
Tags: Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Mary Ann Richardson, Word processors, mouse, Microsoft Office Suite Word Tips Newsletter, Office Suites, Software
Technical articles 2007-05-08
Use these three properties to make data entry easier in Access
Access can be complicated, but with a few tweaks, you can make it a lot more accessible. Here's how to use form control properties in Access. While you can use the Form Wizard to create forms quickly in Access, the forms it produces are not always as user...
Tags: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Office, Mary Ann Richardson, data entry, text control, Microsoft Office Suite Access Tips Newsletter, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
Technical articles 2006-07-18
Set [Tab] to correctly indent your paragraph in Word
After typing a paragraph in your Word document, you want to indent the first line one inch from the margin, so you press [Tab] and click at the start of the first line. The first line indents to the first default tab setting -- one half inch from the left...
Tags: Microsoft Word, Mary Ann Richardson
Blog posts 2007-08-22
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