WD2000: AutoCorrect Fails to Correct Removed Exception (229050)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q229050

SYMPTOMS

When you add a word to the Other Corrections exceptions list (on the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect, and then click Exceptions) and then you delete that AutoCorrect exception, when you type the word in a document, it is not corrected.

CAUSE

Words added to the Other Corrections exceptions list are stored in your custom dictionary file and are not removed when you delete the exception from the list of Other Corrections.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, you must edit your custom dictionary to remove the word you added to (and then removed from) your list of Other Corrections.

To edit your custom dictionary:
  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
  2. On the Spelling & Grammar tab, click Dictionaries.
  3. In the Custom Dictionaries dialog box, click Edit.
  4. Click OK at the message.
  5. Find and delete the word that you added to your list of Other Corrections.
  6. On the File menu, click Save.
  7. Click YES at the message.
  8. On the File menu, click Close.
  9. On the Tools menu, click Options.
  10. On the Spelling & Grammar tab, click to select the Check spelling as you type check box.
  11. Click OK.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about working with AutoCorrect exceptions, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

203848 AutoCorrect Exceptions Not Working As Expected

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/6/2000
Keywords:kbbug KB229050
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