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turn off ALL automatic formatting PERMANENTLY, FOREVER, NO EXCEPTI
How can I get Word to save my settings when I turn off AutoText, AutoFormat,
AutoFormat As You Type, and AutoCorrect? I want them all turned off permanently, for the rest of my life. I don't ever, EVER want them turned on again under any circumstances whatsoever. I've seen it suggested to save the changes in Normal.dot but that doesn't work. Maybe I'm doing something wrong but I've successfully altered Normal.dot for other purposes in the past so I know my way around somewhat. Please include step-by-step instructions in your answer. This has been driving me crazy for months and I can't take it any more! Many thanks |
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turn off ALL automatic formatting PERMANENTLY, FOREVER
uhh, the website cut off my post's subject line and there's no way to edit
posts. Aim high, Microsoft! You're only 7 years or so behind the rest of the world in terms of forum functionality! Should've read: turn off ALL automatic formatting PERMANENTLY, FOREVER, NO EXCEPTIONS "JohnSmith" wrote: How can I get Word to save my settings when I turn off AutoText, AutoFormat, AutoFormat As You Type, and AutoCorrect? I want them all turned off permanently, for the rest of my life. I don't ever, EVER want them turned on again under any circumstances whatsoever. I've seen it suggested to save the changes in Normal.dot but that doesn't work. Maybe I'm doing something wrong but I've successfully altered Normal.dot for other purposes in the past so I know my way around somewhat. Please include step-by-step instructions in your answer. This has been driving me crazy for months and I can't take it any more! Many thanks |
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These settings are not in Normal.dot but in the Registry. If they are not
being saved, see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/MissingMenusEtc.htm for instructions on nuking the Word Data key to solve the problem. Be aware, however, that if changes in Options settings are not retained, the culprit is often an add-in. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "JohnSmith" wrote in message ... uhh, the website cut off my post's subject line and there's no way to edit posts. Aim high, Microsoft! You're only 7 years or so behind the rest of the world in terms of forum functionality! Should've read: turn off ALL automatic formatting PERMANENTLY, FOREVER, NO EXCEPTIONS "JohnSmith" wrote: How can I get Word to save my settings when I turn off AutoText, AutoFormat, AutoFormat As You Type, and AutoCorrect? I want them all turned off permanently, for the rest of my life. I don't ever, EVER want them turned on again under any circumstances whatsoever. I've seen it suggested to save the changes in Normal.dot but that doesn't work. Maybe I'm doing something wrong but I've successfully altered Normal.dot for other purposes in the past so I know my way around somewhat. Please include step-by-step instructions in your answer. This has been driving me crazy for months and I can't take it any more! Many thanks |
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See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Format...AutoFormat.htm
As for the forum - the Microsoft forums are merely one of many windows into an NNTP server hosted by Microsoft, but widely syndicated to a variety of Usenet servers. Calling back your errors for re-editing is therefore not possible. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org JohnSmith wrote: uhh, the website cut off my post's subject line and there's no way to edit posts. Aim high, Microsoft! You're only 7 years or so behind the rest of the world in terms of forum functionality! Should've read: turn off ALL automatic formatting PERMANENTLY, FOREVER, NO EXCEPTIONS "JohnSmith" wrote: How can I get Word to save my settings when I turn off AutoText, AutoFormat, AutoFormat As You Type, and AutoCorrect? I want them all turned off permanently, for the rest of my life. I don't ever, EVER want them turned on again under any circumstances whatsoever. I've seen it suggested to save the changes in Normal.dot but that doesn't work. Maybe I'm doing something wrong but I've successfully altered Normal.dot for other purposes in the past so I know my way around somewhat. Please include step-by-step instructions in your answer. This has been driving me crazy for months and I can't take it any more! Many thanks |
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Thanks! Deleting the registry key is working, *for now*. We'll see how long
it sticks. winword.exe /a. didn't make any difference. Be aware, however, that if changes in Options settings are not retained, the culprit is often an add-in. What kind of add-ins? I've never knowingly used one. Maybe EndNote's an add-in? But I've used it for years and never had the current problem before and haven't made any changes to or upgraded EndNote. I saw on other forums that Acrobat 7 can mess with Word settings, but when I read the posts in detail they didn't cover my specific problem. |
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I should've been more clear: I know how to turn all the Auto-everything off
but every time I open Word they're all turned on again (i.e. boxes checked) But the previous suggestion to delete a registry key is working so far (after 2 days or so) "Graham Mayor" wrote: As for the forum - the Microsoft forums are merely one of many windows into an NNTP server hosted by Microsoft, but widely syndicated to a variety of Usenet servers. Calling back your errors for re-editing is therefore not possible. Fine. Microsoft is right and the other 10 million forums on the internet are doing it the wrong way. |
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turn off ALL automatic formatting - PS thanks Suzanne, Graham
Forgot to say -
I've used both your websites for Word help, it was a couple years ago, don't know exactly what for, but several serious hair-pulling, scream-provoking Word problems were solved. You two and Shauna Kelly - these names stuck because the info cut right through to the problems at hand! |
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turn off ALL automatic formatting - PS thanks Suzanne, Graham
You're welcome.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "JohnSmith" wrote in message ... Forgot to say - I've used both your websites for Word help, it was a couple years ago, don't know exactly what for, but several serious hair-pulling, scream-provoking Word problems were solved. You two and Shauna Kelly - these names stuck because the info cut right through to the problems at hand! |
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