Correcting misspelled words automatically

You can enable QuickCorrect to automatically correct common typing mistakes. QuickCorrect provides a list of commonly misspelled words and their correct spellings. For example, QuickCorrect can automatically replace “adn” with “and.” You can add words to the QuickCorrect list, including a pair of words. For example, you can replace “byt he” with “by the.” Words can also be deleted from the QuickCorrect list.


To correct common typing mistakes automatically

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Click Tools WordPerfect Office onestep Correcting misspelled words automatically QuickCorrect.
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Enable the Replace words as you type check box.

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QuickCorrect is automatically disabled when you edit a macro.

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You can also automatically correct typographical errors that have only one possible correction by enabling the Correct other mistyped words when possible check box. WordPerfect does not notify you of the change.

To add a word to the QuickCorrect list

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Click Tools WordPerfect Office onestep Correcting misspelled words automatically QuickCorrect.
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Type a misspelled word in the Replace box.
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Type the correctly spelled word in the With box.
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Click Add entry.

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You can also add abbreviations to the QuickCorrect list. QuickCorrect abbreviations are case-sensitive. For example, if you add “wm” for “William,” and then you type “WM” in the document, QuickCorrect inserts “WILLIAM.”

To delete a word from the QuickCorrect list

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Click Tools WordPerfect Office onestep Correcting misspelled words automatically QuickCorrect.
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Choose a word from the Misspelled word list.
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Click Delete entry.

Correcting misspelled words automatically