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Writer's AutoCorrect function has a long list of common misspellings and typing errors, which it corrects automatically. For example, "hte" will be changed to "the". Select '''Tools > AutoCorrect''' to open the AutoCorrect dialog. There you can define which strings of text are corrected and how. In most cases, the defaults are fine. | Writer's AutoCorrect function has a long list of common misspellings and typing errors, which it corrects automatically. For example, "hte" will be changed to "the". Select '''Tools > AutoCorrect''' to open the AutoCorrect dialog. There you can define which strings of text are corrected and how. In most cases, the defaults are fine. | ||
− | + | {{Tip|AutoCorrect is turned on by default. To turn it off, uncheck '''Format > AutoFormat > While Typing'''.}} | |
* To stop Writer from replacing a specific spelling, use '''Tools > AutoCorrect > Replace''', highlight the word pair and click '''Delete'''. | * To stop Writer from replacing a specific spelling, use '''Tools > AutoCorrect > Replace''', highlight the word pair and click '''Delete'''. | ||
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* See the different pages of the dialog box for the wide variety of other options available to fine-tune AutoCorrect. | * See the different pages of the dialog box for the wide variety of other options available to fine-tune AutoCorrect. | ||
− | + | {{Tip|AutoCorrect can be used as a quick way to insert special characters. For example, (c) will be autocorrected to ©. You can add your own special characters.}} | |
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+ | == AutoCorrect versus table number formats == | ||
+ | Dates and numbers in tables may appear to AutoCorrect even when you disable the AutoCorrect function. This is because they have a separate setting. According to raindog469 of ubuntuforms.org: | ||
+ | : [T]the way to prevent it from forcing "November 2009" to "11/01/09" (even though AutoCorrect and AutoFormat are disabled) is to select the whole table cell in which you're entering the text, open Table/Number Format, and set the format to Text ("@"). For some reason, just putting the cursor in the cell is not enough.<ref>See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1006865.</ref> | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
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+ | <noinclude>[[Category:Documentation]]</noinclude> |
Latest revision as of 17:12, 14 July 2018
Writer's AutoCorrect function has a long list of common misspellings and typing errors, which it corrects automatically. For example, "hte" will be changed to "the". Select Tools > AutoCorrect to open the AutoCorrect dialog. There you can define which strings of text are corrected and how. In most cases, the defaults are fine.
- To stop Writer from replacing a specific spelling, use Tools > AutoCorrect > Replace, highlight the word pair and click Delete.
- To add a new spelling to correct, type it into the Replace and With boxes and click New.
- See the different pages of the dialog box for the wide variety of other options available to fine-tune AutoCorrect.
AutoCorrect can be used as a quick way to insert special characters. For example, (c) will be autocorrected to ©. You can add your own special characters. |
AutoCorrect versus table number formats
Dates and numbers in tables may appear to AutoCorrect even when you disable the AutoCorrect function. This is because they have a separate setting. According to raindog469 of ubuntuforms.org:
- [T]the way to prevent it from forcing "November 2009" to "11/01/09" (even though AutoCorrect and AutoFormat are disabled) is to select the whole table cell in which you're entering the text, open Table/Number Format, and set the format to Text ("@"). For some reason, just putting the cursor in the cell is not enough.[1]