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I'm trying to figure out how Autocorrect works. I have always thought that it
was primarily based on a list of incorrect words which Word automatically replaces with the correct word. But I've noticed that it goes beyond this. For example, I was trying to type "account and", but I typed "accounta nd" instead. Word corrected it for me. Is this part of the Autocorrect feature, or is it a different feature? How can I read more about how it works? I'm using Word 2003. Thanks. |
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The AutoCorrect feature *is* based on a list of entries and their
replacements; you can see the list in the AutoCorrect dialog box: On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and look at the AutoCorrect tab. For more on the AutoCorrect feature, see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AutoCorrect.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Eric_NY" wrote in message ... I'm trying to figure out how Autocorrect works. I have always thought that it was primarily based on a list of incorrect words which Word automatically replaces with the correct word. But I've noticed that it goes beyond this. For example, I was trying to type "account and", but I typed "accounta nd" instead. Word corrected it for me. Is this part of the Autocorrect feature, or is it a different feature? How can I read more about how it works? I'm using Word 2003. Thanks. |
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Maybe I didn't explain well. Word corrected my "accounta nd" to "account
and". But there is nothing in the list of Autocorrect entries which seems to explain this. "accounta" is not listed and "nd" is not listed. Possibly it's not the "Autocorrect" feature which does this, but there is some Word feature which performs this correction. That's the feature that I'm trying to identify, and I'd like to understand more specifically how it works and what options it might provide. Thanks for your help. "Stefan Blom" wrote: The AutoCorrect feature *is* based on a list of entries and their replacements; you can see the list in the AutoCorrect dialog box: On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and look at the AutoCorrect tab. For more on the AutoCorrect feature, see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AutoCorrect.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Eric_NY" wrote in message ... I'm trying to figure out how Autocorrect works. I have always thought that it was primarily based on a list of incorrect words which Word automatically replaces with the correct word. But I've noticed that it goes beyond this. For example, I was trying to type "account and", but I typed "accounta nd" instead. Word corrected it for me. Is this part of the Autocorrect feature, or is it a different feature? How can I read more about how it works? I'm using Word 2003. Thanks. |
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The correction could be made by the spellchecker. See also
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MasterSpellCheck.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Eric_NY" wrote in message ... Maybe I didn't explain well. Word corrected my "accounta nd" to "account and". But there is nothing in the list of Autocorrect entries which seems to explain this. "accounta" is not listed and "nd" is not listed. Possibly it's not the "Autocorrect" feature which does this, but there is some Word feature which performs this correction. That's the feature that I'm trying to identify, and I'd like to understand more specifically how it works and what options it might provide. Thanks for your help. "Stefan Blom" wrote: The AutoCorrect feature *is* based on a list of entries and their replacements; you can see the list in the AutoCorrect dialog box: On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and look at the AutoCorrect tab. For more on the AutoCorrect feature, see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AutoCorrect.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Eric_NY" wrote in message ... I'm trying to figure out how Autocorrect works. I have always thought that it was primarily based on a list of incorrect words which Word automatically replaces with the correct word. But I've noticed that it goes beyond this. For example, I was trying to type "account and", but I typed "accounta nd" instead. Word corrected it for me. Is this part of the Autocorrect feature, or is it a different feature? How can I read more about how it works? I'm using Word 2003. Thanks. |
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I don't think this can be a spell check issue, because the speller checks
only individual words, not combinations of words. If this were an issue of "accountand" (rather than "accounta nd"), and even if Eric had the box checked in AutoCorrect Options to "Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker," this option kicks in only when there is just a single suggested correction. While "account and" is one of the suggestions for "accountand," there are three others, and the first one is "accountant." I cannot think of any explanation for this correction if there is no AutoCorrect entry involved. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... The correction could be made by the spellchecker. See also http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MasterSpellCheck.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Eric_NY" wrote in message ... Maybe I didn't explain well. Word corrected my "accounta nd" to "account and". But there is nothing in the list of Autocorrect entries which seems to explain this. "accounta" is not listed and "nd" is not listed. Possibly it's not the "Autocorrect" feature which does this, but there is some Word feature which performs this correction. That's the feature that I'm trying to identify, and I'd like to understand more specifically how it works and what options it might provide. Thanks for your help. "Stefan Blom" wrote: The AutoCorrect feature *is* based on a list of entries and their replacements; you can see the list in the AutoCorrect dialog box: On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and look at the AutoCorrect tab. For more on the AutoCorrect feature, see http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AutoCorrect.htm. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Eric_NY" wrote in message ... I'm trying to figure out how Autocorrect works. I have always thought that it was primarily based on a list of incorrect words which Word automatically replaces with the correct word. But I've noticed that it goes beyond this. For example, I was trying to type "account and", but I typed "accounta nd" instead. Word corrected it for me. Is this part of the Autocorrect feature, or is it a different feature? How can I read more about how it works? I'm using Word 2003. Thanks. |
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On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:41:01 -0700, Eric_NY wrote:
I'm trying to figure out how Autocorrect works. I have always thought that it was primarily based on a list of incorrect words which Word automatically replaces with the correct word. But I've noticed that it goes beyond this. For example, I was trying to type "account and", but I typed "accounta nd" instead. Word corrected it for me. Is this part of the Autocorrect feature, or is it a different feature? How can I read more about how it works? I'm using Word 2003. Thanks. It could be AC's "automatically use corrections from the spell checker" option. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:11:54 -0500, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
I don't think this can be a spell check issue, because the speller checks only individual words, not combinations of words. If this were an issue of "accountand" (rather than "accounta nd"), and even if Eric had the box checked in AutoCorrect Options to "Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker," this option kicks in only when there is just a single suggested correction. While "account and" is one of the suggestions for "accountand," there are three others, and the first one is "accountant." I cannot think of any explanation for this correction if there is no AutoCorrect entry involved. Strange, it's definitely related to 'use suggestions from spell check', since it doesn't occur when that is disabled. But in repeated testing here AC made the substitution every other time only, without fail. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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Well, I confess I didn't test this, but if it does work this way, then it is
scarier than I thought! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Paul B" wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:11:54 -0500, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I don't think this can be a spell check issue, because the speller checks only individual words, not combinations of words. If this were an issue of "accountand" (rather than "accounta nd"), and even if Eric had the box checked in AutoCorrect Options to "Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker," this option kicks in only when there is just a single suggested correction. While "account and" is one of the suggestions for "accountand," there are three others, and the first one is "accountant." I cannot think of any explanation for this correction if there is no AutoCorrect entry involved. Strange, it's definitely related to 'use suggestions from spell check', since it doesn't occur when that is disabled. But in repeated testing here AC made the substitution every other time only, without fail. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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I have to admit I haven't looked so closely at it either, but I'm not
surprised. Sometimes, Word is scary. :-) -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, I confess I didn't test this, but if it does work this way, then it is scarier than I thought! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Paul B" wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:11:54 -0500, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I don't think this can be a spell check issue, because the speller checks only individual words, not combinations of words. If this were an issue of "accountand" (rather than "accounta nd"), and even if Eric had the box checked in AutoCorrect Options to "Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker," this option kicks in only when there is just a single suggested correction. While "account and" is one of the suggestions for "accountand," there are three others, and the first one is "accountant." I cannot think of any explanation for this correction if there is no AutoCorrect entry involved. Strange, it's definitely related to 'use suggestions from spell check', since it doesn't occur when that is disabled. But in repeated testing here AC made the substitution every other time only, without fail. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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I can't produce this scenario in Word 2007. Perhaps it has been
fixed? Cheryl On Jul 15, 3:10*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Well, I confess I didn't test this, but if it does work this way, then it is scarier than I thought! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USAhttp://word.mvps.org "Paul B" wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:11:54 -0500, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I don't think this can be a spell check issue, because the speller checks only individual words, not combinations of words. If this were an issue of "accountand" (rather than "accounta nd"), and even if Eric had the box checked in AutoCorrect Options to "Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker," this option kicks in only when there is just a single suggested correction. While "account and" is one of the suggestions for "accountand," there are three others, and the first one is "accountant.." I cannot think of any explanation for this correction if there is no AutoCorrect entry involved. Strange, it's definitely related to 'use suggestions from spell check', since it doesn't occur when that is disabled. But in repeated testing here AC made the substitution every other time only, without fail. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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Scary, yes, but Word is actually pretty clever with this kind of construct.
It _uses_ spell checker suggestions in its own way, it doesn't just blindly take an only one and disregard multiples. As well as "accounta nd" it will correct "accounte nd", for example, or "accountp eriod", or, perhaps less likely and just for fun, if you put an extra space in "accountant" and type "accounta nt", you'll get "account ant". It's easy to find examples, and if you're a clumsy typist like me, it happens a lot and I'm very glad that it does. Essentially, as I understand it, if the previous word is marked as a spelling error that can be 'corrected' by the removal of the last letter and the addition of that single letter to the beginning of the current misspelled word also results in a correction, it will be assumed that the space has simply been misplaced. -- Enjoy, Tony www.WordArticles.com "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Well, I confess I didn't test this, but if it does work this way, then it is scarier than I thought! -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Paul B" wrote in message ... On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:11:54 -0500, Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote: I don't think this can be a spell check issue, because the speller checks only individual words, not combinations of words. If this were an issue of "accountand" (rather than "accounta nd"), and even if Eric had the box checked in AutoCorrect Options to "Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker," this option kicks in only when there is just a single suggested correction. While "account and" is one of the suggestions for "accountand," there are three others, and the first one is "accountant." I cannot think of any explanation for this correction if there is no AutoCorrect entry involved. Strange, it's definitely related to 'use suggestions from spell check', since it doesn't occur when that is disabled. But in repeated testing here AC made the substitution every other time only, without fail. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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Tony, I agree it's a good and natural function of spellcheck. But
that it works only every *other* time doesn't seem right. p. On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:59:16 +0100, Tony Jollans wrote: Scary, yes, but Word is actually pretty clever with this kind of construct. It _uses_ spell checker suggestions in its own way, it doesn't just blindly take an only one and disregard multiples. As well as "accounta nd" it will correct "accounte nd", for example, or "accountp eriod", or, perhaps less likely and just for fun, if you put an extra space in "accountant" and type "accounta nt", you'll get "account ant". It's easy to find examples, and if you're a clumsy typist like me, it happens a lot and I'm very glad that it does. Essentially, as I understand it, if the previous word is marked as a spelling error that can be 'corrected' by the removal of the last letter and the addition of that single letter to the beginning of the current misspelled word also results in a correction, it will be assumed that the space has simply been misplaced. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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I'm not sure what you mean, Paul. Can you give me an example of a string of
text that you type, and what the end result is for you? -- Enjoy, Tony www.WordArticles.com "Paul B" wrote in message ... Tony, I agree it's a good and natural function of spellcheck. But that it works only every *other* time doesn't seem right. p. On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:59:16 +0100, Tony Jollans wrote: Scary, yes, but Word is actually pretty clever with this kind of construct. It _uses_ spell checker suggestions in its own way, it doesn't just blindly take an only one and disregard multiples. As well as "accounta nd" it will correct "accounte nd", for example, or "accountp eriod", or, perhaps less likely and just for fun, if you put an extra space in "accountant" and type "accounta nt", you'll get "account ant". It's easy to find examples, and if you're a clumsy typist like me, it happens a lot and I'm very glad that it does. Essentially, as I understand it, if the previous word is marked as a spelling error that can be 'corrected' by the removal of the last letter and the addition of that single letter to the beginning of the current misspelled word also results in a correction, it will be assumed that the space has simply been misplaced. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:27:25 +0100, Tony Jollans wrote:
I'm not sure what you mean, Paul. Can you give me an example of a string of text that you type, and what the end result is for you? From memory: If I type "accounta nd", the first time Word will correct it via spell check to "account and". Then if I change it back to "accounta nd", now Word will leave it alone as a spelling error. This every-other-time behavior was repeatable. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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That is normal behaviour. If you change it back to what it was before a
correction, Word assumes that you didn't want the correction that time. If you type it again somewhere else, Word treats that independently and corrects it. -- Enjoy, Tony www.WordArticles.com "Paul B" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:27:25 +0100, Tony Jollans wrote: I'm not sure what you mean, Paul. Can you give me an example of a string of text that you type, and what the end result is for you? From memory: If I type "accounta nd", the first time Word will correct it via spell check to "account and". Then if I change it back to "accounta nd", now Word will leave it alone as a spelling error. This every-other-time behavior was repeatable. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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Also, note that instead of "changing it back" you can press Ctrl+Z to Undo
the auto-correction. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Tony Jollans" My forename at my surname dot com wrote in message ... That is normal behaviour. If you change it back to what it was before a correction, Word assumes that you didn't want the correction that time. If you type it again somewhere else, Word treats that independently and corrects it. -- Enjoy, Tony www.WordArticles.com "Paul B" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:27:25 +0100, Tony Jollans wrote: I'm not sure what you mean, Paul. Can you give me an example of a string of text that you type, and what the end result is for you? From memory: If I type "accounta nd", the first time Word will correct it via spell check to "account and". Then if I change it back to "accounta nd", now Word will leave it alone as a spelling error. This every-other-time behavior was repeatable. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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On Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:57:58 +0100, Tony Jollans wrote:
That is normal behaviour. If you change it back to what it was before a correction, Word assumes that you didn't want the correction that time. If you type it again somewhere else, Word treats that independently and corrects it. I see. I'm typing it in the same place, but I'm sure the logic is the same. Makes sense, actually. Thanks, p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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On the contrary, Word sometimes takes the hint and figures if you didn't
want it corrected the first time then maybe that's what you meant, and so it will leave it alone thenceforward (at least for that document or Word session). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Tony Jollans" My forename at my surname dot com wrote in message ... That is normal behaviour. If you change it back to what it was before a correction, Word assumes that you didn't want the correction that time. If you type it again somewhere else, Word treats that independently and corrects it. -- Enjoy, Tony www.WordArticles.com "Paul B" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:27:25 +0100, Tony Jollans wrote: I'm not sure what you mean, Paul. Can you give me an example of a string of text that you type, and what the end result is for you? From memory: If I type "accounta nd", the first time Word will correct it via spell check to "account and". Then if I change it back to "accounta nd", now Word will leave it alone as a spelling error. This every-other-time behavior was repeatable. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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I can't say I've ever observed that behaviour.
-- Enjoy, Tony www.WordArticles.com "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... On the contrary, Word sometimes takes the hint and figures if you didn't want it corrected the first time then maybe that's what you meant, and so it will leave it alone thenceforward (at least for that document or Word session). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Tony Jollans" My forename at my surname dot com wrote in message ... That is normal behaviour. If you change it back to what it was before a correction, Word assumes that you didn't want the correction that time. If you type it again somewhere else, Word treats that independently and corrects it. -- Enjoy, Tony www.WordArticles.com "Paul B" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:27:25 +0100, Tony Jollans wrote: I'm not sure what you mean, Paul. Can you give me an example of a string of text that you type, and what the end result is for you? From memory: If I type "accounta nd", the first time Word will correct it via spell check to "account and". Then if I change it back to "accounta nd", now Word will leave it alone as a spelling error. This every-other-time behavior was repeatable. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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Maybe I'm making it up? (I've been known to imagine such things.) And
perhaps I've just noticed it on single instances, as you describe (wrt auto correction of quotes and the like). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Tony Jollans" My forename at my surname dot com wrote in message ... I can't say I've ever observed that behaviour. -- Enjoy, Tony www.WordArticles.com "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... On the contrary, Word sometimes takes the hint and figures if you didn't want it corrected the first time then maybe that's what you meant, and so it will leave it alone thenceforward (at least for that document or Word session). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Tony Jollans" My forename at my surname dot com wrote in message ... That is normal behaviour. If you change it back to what it was before a correction, Word assumes that you didn't want the correction that time. If you type it again somewhere else, Word treats that independently and corrects it. -- Enjoy, Tony www.WordArticles.com "Paul B" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:27:25 +0100, Tony Jollans wrote: I'm not sure what you mean, Paul. Can you give me an example of a string of text that you type, and what the end result is for you? From memory: If I type "accounta nd", the first time Word will correct it via spell check to "account and". Then if I change it back to "accounta nd", now Word will leave it alone as a spelling error. This every-other-time behavior was repeatable. p. -- Using Office 2003 sp3 on Windows XP Home Behold, I will allure her, I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her - Ho. 2.14. http://onfollowingchrist.wordpress.com/ |
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