WD2000: AutoComplete Suggests Incorrect Date (211504)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000, when used with:
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
    • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
This article was previously published under Q211504

SYMPTOMS

When you start typing a date, Microsoft Word 2000 may suggest an incorrect AutoComplete date.

CAUSE

The Windows system date has changed since Word was started.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, save your document, and then quit and restart Word. Word now suggests the correct AutoComplete date.

NOTE: You do not have to restart Windows. Additionally, this problem occurs only if you are using Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, or Windows 95.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

To turn off the AutoComplete feature, follow these steps:
  1. On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect.
  2. Click the AutoText tab.
  3. Click to clear the Show AutoComplete tip for AutoText and dates check box.
For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212377 WD2000: General Information About Auto Features

REFERENCES

For more information about the types ofautomatic changes Word makes, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type about all the automatic insertions, formatting, and corrections word makes as you type in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/28/2003
Keywords:kbautotext kbbug kbnofix kbusage KB211504
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