Microsoft KB Archive/212203

= WD2000: AutoCorrect Does Not Replace Text with Mixed Case =

Article ID: 212203

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212203





SYMPTOMS
AutoCorrect does not correct text automatically when you press the SPACEBAR. This behavior can occur when one of the following conditions is true:
 * You created the Replace text in AutoCorrect using mixed case (for example, AbCdEf) and in your document you type all lowercase (abcdef), all uppercase (ABCDEF), or a combination of mixed case letters (abcDef) that does not exactly match the case of the AutoCorrect text.

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 * You created the Replace text in AutoCorrect using all uppercase (for example, ABCDEF) and in your document you type text that is not all uppercase (abcdef or Abcdef).



CAUSE
When you create an AutoCorrect entry using mixed case or all uppercase, AutoCorrect recognizes the entry only when you type the mixed case or uppercase text exactly as it is entered in the AutoCorrect dialog box.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1
Create all of your AutoCorrect entries in lowercase text. This gives you three ways (lowercase, uppercase, initial capped) to type the text that AutoCorrect will recognize and automatically correct.

Method 2
If the entry contains mixed case, type the word in the correct case as displayed in the AutoCorrect dialog box.



MORE INFORMATION
When you create an AutoCorrect entry with all lowercase text, AutoCorrect corrects the entry when you press the SPACEBAR, whether the text is typed in all lowercase, all uppercase, or with the first letter capitalized.

Additional query words: case auto correct capital all caps lower upper mixed sensitive

Keywords: kbnofix kbprb kbproof KB212203

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