Microsoft KB Archive/273970

= The word on the AutoCorrect Exceptions list is automatically corrected in Microsoft Word =

Article ID: 273970

Article Last Modified on 11/22/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2007
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q273970



For a Microsoft Word 2000 version of this article, see 210155.



SYMPTOMS
A word that you type in your document is automatically corrected, even though you added the word to the AutoCorrect Exceptions list.

To locate the AutoCorrect Exceptions list in Microsoft Word 2002 and in Microsoft Office Word 2003, click AutoCorrect Options on the Tools menu, click the AutoCorrect tab, and then click Exceptions.

To locate the AutoCorrect Exceptions list in Microsoft Office Word 2007, click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options. Click the Proofing tab, click AutoCorrect Options, click the AutoCorrect tab, and then click Exceptions



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, click Undo after you type the word that is automatically corrected.



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

Additional query words: auto correct automatic automatically ignores corrects

Keywords: kbexpertisebeginner kbbug kbnofix KB273970

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