Microsoft KB Archive/140736

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WD: Word Does Not Replace AutoCorrect Entry as Expected

Article ID: 140736

Article Last Modified on 11/24/2003



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Word 6.0a
  • Microsoft Word 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition



This article was previously published under Q140736

SYMPTOMS

If a nonbreaking space precedes an AutoCorrect entry, when you press the SPACEBAR, Word does not replace that entry with the text or graphic replacement as expected.

WORKAROUND

Insert the nonbreaking space after word replaces the AutoCorrect entry.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Word versions listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Word for Windows 95, version 7.0.


Additional query words: auto correct autocorrect autocorrection expand expands

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbformat KB140736