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Autocorrect strange problem (MSW 2003)
With MS Word 2003 I sometimes encounter this weird problem: after using Autocorrect in the Spelling and Grammar tool, I realize that a word I auto-corrected has been used by MSWord to replace another, unrelated word. Moreover, that replacement occurred at once *all over* the document (every instance of that word is replaced).
All I've been able to figure out is that the word being replaced in the document is a word I previously added to my dictionary (e.g. a person's name). Perhaps my MSW installation got corrupted. But I thought I'd ask in case this is a known issue. I have a lot of autocorrect entries, maybe that's a problem. |
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Autocorrect strange problem (MSW 2003)
In Tools | AutoCorrect Options, click the AutoCorrect tab. See if the word
and its replacement are now listed among the AutoCorrect entries. If you find it, delete it. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "JPh12" wrote in message ... With MS Word 2003 I sometimes encounter this weird problem: after using Autocorrect in the Spelling and Grammar tool, I realize that a word I auto-corrected has been used by MSWord to replace another, unrelated word. Moreover, that replacement occurred at once *all over* the document (every instance of that word is replaced). All I've been able to figure out is that the word being replaced in the document is a word I previously added to my dictionary (e.g. a person's name). Perhaps my MSW installation got corrupted. But I thought I'd ask in case this is a known issue. I have a lot of autocorrect entries, maybe that's a problem. -- JPh12 |
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This is most unusual, I admit. |
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Autocorrect strange problem (MSW 2003)
Do you have the option to "Automatically use suggestions from the spelling
checker" selected in the AutoCorrect dialog box? If so, try clearing the option. (Since I don't use that option myself, I'm not sure if it can do what you are describing, although it sounds like a possible culprit.) -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "JPh12" wrote in message ... 'Stefan Blom[_3_ Wrote: ;494295']In Tools | AutoCorrect Options, click the AutoCorrect tab. See if the word and its replacement are now listed among the AutoCorrect entries. If you find it, delete it. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP JPh12 It doesn't. The problem is not that a new entry is added to the Autocorrect list. That problem is that the replacement occurs in all instances simultaneously while I'm still running the Spell checking tool. It happens in the background, so I don't notice it (although sometimes there is a slight delay). Only later do I realize the substitution occurred all over the document. This is most unusual, I admit. -- JPh12 [/i][/color] |
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Autocorrect strange problem (MSW 2003)
On May 12, 12:36*pm, JPh12 wrote:
'Stefan Blom[_3_ Wrote: ;494299']Do you have the option to "Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker" selected in the AutoCorrect dialog box? If so, try clearing the option. (Since I don't use that option myself, I'm not sure if it can do what you are describing, although it sounds like a possible culprit.) -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP JPh12 Thank you for following up. You're making a good point, but it's not so convenient to use the spell checker with automatic suggestions disabled since one has to go back to the text and make the correction by hand. The reason I use spell checker so much is because I rely on it to add accents (I write in French). As a result, my spell checking sessions last a long time and maybe this extensive use strains the software? Yet I'd be surprised to have found a bug.[/i][/color] Stefan isn't suggesting turning off "Automatically suggest" (Spellcheck wouldn't be much use without it), but "Automatically _use_ suggestions." I once had a word processor that offered to change every instance of a mistake when it found one, but I don't think it was Word. (I almost never use Spellcheck because my texts are usually full of foreign words and marking each one for a language, or for Do Not Check, is tedious indeed.) |
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But on second thought, since it wasn't enabled I guess I wasn't using it (I don't check spelling as I type). If so that can't be the source of the problem. Last edited by JPh12 : May 13th 13 at 03:14 AM |
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Autocorrect strange problem (MSW 2003)
This is strange. With a manual spell check, I wouldn't expect anything to
change unless I clicked the Change All button... Are you running some sort of add-in? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "JPh12" wrote in message ... Peter T. Daniels;494303 Wrote: On May 12, 12:36*pm, JPh12 Stefan isn't suggesting turning off "Automatically suggest" (Spellcheck wouldn't be much use without it), but "Automatically _use_ suggestions." Thanks. I'd missed that because the Automatically _use_ suggestions box wasn't active -- I see now that Check_spelling_as_you_type has to be enabled first. Hopefully that will do the trick. But on second thought, since it wasn't enabled I guess I wasn't using it (I don't check spelling as I type). If so that can't be the source of the problem. -- JPh12 |
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Actually I did use an add-in called Writer Outliner (the demo version). I disabled it, although it still shows on my main toolbar. Perhaps this caused a problem with Autocorrect (the problem does not always comes up though, that's why it's hard to reproduce/debug)? |
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Autocorrect strange problem (MSW 2003)
My point was simply that a manual spell check shouldn't change anything on
its own (without manual intervention). Therefore, something else must be going on. I'm not familiar with the Writer Outliner add-in. What does it do? Are you sure that you disabled it properly? See the sections that discuss add-ins in the Knowledge Base article at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921541/en-us/ (How to troubleshoot problems that occur when you start or use Word). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "JPh12" wrote in message ... 'Stefan Blom[_3_ Wrote: ;494308']This is strange. With a manual spell check, I wouldn't expect anything to change unless I clicked the Change All button... Are you running some sort of add-in? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP JPh12 I'm not sure I understand what you refer to when you say "I wouldn't expect anything to change". I was saying I doubt Check_spelling_as_you_type could be the problem since the box is grayed out unless I use Check_spelling_as_you_type which I never do. Actually I did use an add-in called Writer Outliner (the demo version). I disabled it, although it still shows on my main toolbar. Perhaps this caused a problem with Autocorrect (the problem does not always comes up though, that's why it's hard to reproduce/debug)? -- JPh12 [/i][/color] |
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It's still not clear to me why you thought automatically_use_suggestions was the culprit since, from what I can see, it's not active in manual spell checking. Or did I miss something? Writing Outliner is an application that adds an outline panel and corkboard to Word. I used other add-ins over time and disabled them. I don't see them on my Templates and add-ins manager so I assume they're gone. |
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Autocorrect strange problem (MSW 2003)
"Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker" was (apparently) a
dead end, since it isn't relevant when you run spell check manually. My mistake. Strange behavior in Word is often the result of one or more poorly designed add-ins, which is why it may be worth looking into the troubleshooter in the Knowledge Base article. (To be clear, it also covers other topics than add-ins.) We probably won't get much further with this right now, but please post back if you find additional symptoms/possible explanations. Good luck! -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "JPh12" wrote in message ... 'Stefan Blom[_3_ Wrote: ;494312']My point was simply that a manual spell check shouldn't change anything on its own (without manual intervention). Therefore, something else must be going on. I'm not familiar with the Writer Outliner add-in. What does it do? Are you sure that you disabled it properly? See the sections that discuss add-ins in the Knowledge Base article at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921541/en-us/ (How to troubleshoot problems that occur when you start or use Word). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP JPh12 The reason I believed something was changing while running the manual spell checker is that I sometimes noticed a delay when autocorrecting. I thought that could be when a spurious substitution was being performed in the background all over the document. I know this sound strange. It's hard to check because I work with large documents and don't know what's being replaced -- I find out much later when correcting. It's still not clear to me why you thought automatically_use_suggestions was the culprit since, from what I can see, it's not active in manual spell checking. Or did I miss something? Writing Outliner is an application that adds an outline panel and corkboard to Word. I used other add-ins over time and disabled them. I don't see them on my Templates and add-ins manager so I assume they're gone. -- JPh12 [/i][/color] |
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