[Marnee]

The AutoCorrect dialog box includes the 2 subject tabs. These tabs have
several options in common. I have tried to find an explanation of the
differences (i.e., why they are in two places), but have not had any luck.
Any ideas?
--
Marnee
Dayton, OH

[Marnee]

Never mind - I found my answer.
--
Marnee
Dayton, OH


"Marnee" wrote:

The AutoCorrect dialog box includes the 2 subject tabs. These tabs have
several options in common. I have tried to find an explanation of the
differences (i.e., why they are in two places), but have not had any luck.
Any ideas?
--
Marnee
Dayton, OH

[Arlene]

Please share. I'm also confused about this. Thanks.

Arlene

"Marnee" wrote:

Never mind - I found my answer.
--
Marnee
Dayton, OH


"Marnee" wrote:

The AutoCorrect dialog box includes the 2 subject tabs. These tabs have
several options in common. I have tried to find an explanation of the
differences (i.e., why they are in two places), but have not had any luck.
Any ideas?
--
Marnee
Dayton, OH

[Jay Freedman]

The options you select on the AutoFormat As You Type tab govern what
happens "as you type" without any further input -- for example,
replacing straight quote marks with curly quotes.

The ones on the AutoFormat tab govern what happens when you use the
Format AutoFormat menu item and click OK in the resulting dialog.

The two sets of options can be altered separately, so one thing
happens when you're typing but something else happens when you
specifically start an AutoFormat through the menu.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:02:06 -0700, Arlene
wrote:

Please share. I'm also confused about this. Thanks.

Arlene

"Marnee" wrote:

Never mind - I found my answer.
--
Marnee
Dayton, OH


"Marnee" wrote:

The AutoCorrect dialog box includes the 2 subject tabs. These tabs have
several options in common. I have tried to find an explanation of the
differences (i.e., why they are in two places), but have not had any luck.
Any ideas?
--
Marnee
Dayton, OH

[Arlene]

Thanks, Jay. BTW--I'm using Word 2007. I understand then that AutoFormat As
You Type changes any checked item on the fly as you type. I didn't follow
your explanation on AutoFormat. Sorry to sound dense but can you please
elaborate on this: "something else happens when you specifically start an
AutoFormat through the menu"?

Arlene

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

The options you select on the AutoFormat As You Type tab govern what
happens "as you type" without any further input -- for example,
replacing straight quote marks with curly quotes.

The ones on the AutoFormat tab govern what happens when you use the
Format AutoFormat menu item and click OK in the resulting dialog.

The two sets of options can be altered separately, so one thing
happens when you're typing but something else happens when you
specifically start an AutoFormat through the menu.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:02:06 -0700, Arlene
wrote:

Please share. I'm also confused about this. Thanks.

Arlene

"Marnee" wrote:

Never mind - I found my answer.
--
Marnee
Dayton, OH


"Marnee" wrote:

The AutoCorrect dialog box includes the 2 subject tabs. These tabs have
several options in common. I have tried to find an explanation of the
differences (i.e., why they are in two places), but have not had any luck.
Any ideas?
--
Marnee
Dayton, OH

[Jay Freedman]

A bit of advice: ALWAYS mention in any post that you're using Word
2007. Its interface is so different from any previous version that the
answer will usually depend on knowing that fact.

In earlier versions, the AutoFormat command was on the Format menu. In
Word 2007, which doesn't have a menu bar, most of the old menu
commands are represented by buttons on the ribbon. However, the
command to start an AutoFormat was very rarely used, so it isn't on
any of the ribbon tabs. You have to customize the Quick Access Toolbar
to put a button there for it.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:34:00 -0700, Arlene
wrote:

Thanks, Jay. BTW--I'm using Word 2007. I understand then that AutoFormat As
You Type changes any checked item on the fly as you type. I didn't follow
your explanation on AutoFormat. Sorry to sound dense but can you please
elaborate on this: "something else happens when you specifically start an
AutoFormat through the menu"?

Arlene

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

The options you select on the AutoFormat As You Type tab govern what
happens "as you type" without any further input -- for example,
replacing straight quote marks with curly quotes.

The ones on the AutoFormat tab govern what happens when you use the
Format AutoFormat menu item and click OK in the resulting dialog.

The two sets of options can be altered separately, so one thing
happens when you're typing but something else happens when you
specifically start an AutoFormat through the menu.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:02:06 -0700, Arlene
wrote:

Please share. I'm also confused about this. Thanks.

Arlene

"Marnee" wrote:

Never mind - I found my answer.
--
Marnee
Dayton, OH


"Marnee" wrote:

The AutoCorrect dialog box includes the 2 subject tabs. These tabs have
several options in common. I have tried to find an explanation of the
differences (i.e., why they are in two places), but have not had any luck.
Any ideas?
--
Marnee
Dayton, OH