Microsoft KB Archive/273969

= A word in the AutoCorrect Exceptions list is still corrected in Word =

Article ID: 273969

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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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 Q273969



For a Microsoft Word 2000 version of this article, see 203848.



SYMPTOMS
After you add a word to the AutoCorrect Exceptions list in Microsoft Word, the word may still be automatically corrected when you type it.

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
 * You add a word to the Don't correct list on the Other Corrections tab.
 * The word you added to the Don't correct list is contained in the AutoCorrect list.



CAUSE
The entries in the Don't correct list apply only to words that are corrected by the spelling dictionary that is used in Microsoft Word. Words contained in the AutoCorrect list are always corrected when the Replace text as you type check box is selected.



WORKAROUND
To prevent this problem, use one of the following methods:
 * If the word is contained in the AutoCorrect list, do not add it to the Don't correct list. Instead, remove the word from the AutoCorrect list. To do this, follow these steps:
 * Word 2003 and Word 2002

On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options.

Word 2007

Click the Microsoft Office Button, click Word Options, select Proofing in the left pane, and then click AutoCorrect Options in the AutoCorrect Options section.
 * On the AutoCorrect tab, select the word in the AutoCorrect list, and then click Delete.
 * To prevent Word from automatically correcting a specific word that is contained in the dictionary that is being used, turn on the Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker option. Then add the word that you do not want corrected to the Don't correct list. To do this, follow these steps:
 * Word 2003 and Word 2002

On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options.

Word 2007

Click the Microsoft Office Button, click Word Options, select Proofing in the left pane, and then click AutoCorrect Options in the AutoCorrect Options section.
 * On the AutoCorrect tab, click to select the Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker check box.
 * Click Exceptions.
 * On the Other Corrections tab, type the word that you do not want Word to correct in the Don't correct box, and then click Add.
 * Click OK to close the AutoCorrect Exceptions dialog box.
 * Click OK to close the AutoCorrect dialog box.
 * To prevent Word from automatically correcting any word that is contained in the dictionary that is being used, turn off the Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker option. To do this, click AutoCorrect Options on the Tools menu. On the AutoCorrect tab, click to clear the Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker check box.

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