[JPh12]

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.

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

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
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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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JPh12

[JPh12]

Originally Posted by Stefan Blom[_3_]

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 [/i][/color]

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.

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

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.




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JPh12 [/i][/color]

[JPh12]

Originally Posted by Stefan Blom[_3_]

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 [/i][/color]

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.

[JPh12]

Originally Posted by Stefan Blom[_3_]

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 [/i][/color]

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.

[Peter T. Daniels]

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.)