WD97: AutoCorrect Doesn't Replace with Mixed Case (196878)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q196878 SYMPTOMS
AutoCorrect does not correct your text automatically when you press the
SPACEBAR.
This behavior can occur when either of the following conditions is true:
- You created the Replace text in AutoCorrect using mixed case (for
example, AbCdEf) and in your document you type all lowercase (abcdef),
all uppercase (ABCDEF), or a combination of mixed case letters that
does not exactly match the case of the AutoCorrect text (abcDef).
-or-
- You created the Replace text in AutoCorrect using all uppercase (for
example, ABCDEF) and in your document you type text that is not all
uppercase (abcdef or Abcdef).
CAUSE
By design of Microsoft Word, when you create an AutoCorrect entry using
mixed case or all uppercase, AutoCorrect recognizes the entry only when
you type the mixed case or uppercase text exactly as it is entered in
AutoCorrect.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.
Method 1
Create all your AutoCorrect entries as lowercase. This will give
you three ways (lowercase, uppercase, initial capped) to enter
the text that AutoCorrect will recognize and automatically
correct.
Method 2
If the entry contains mixed case, type the word in the correct
case as displayed in the AutoCorrect dialog box.
MORE INFORMATION
When you create an AutoCorrect entry with all lowercase text, AutoCorrect
corrects the entry automatically when you press the SPACEBAR regardless of
whether the text is typed in all lowercase, all uppercase, or with the
first letter capitalized.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 2/28/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbproof KB196878 |
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