Tips for Writers and Authors – Microsoft Word AutoCorrect Options for Predictive Writing in 2007
Posted: Saturday, July 24, 2010
by Connor Davidson
Yesterday I was flicking around some websites that have tips for authors. I found a fantastic one i
Now for the dull and informative part that you have most probably skipped to already. Whether you are writing a novel or work of non-fiction you will find that certain words crop up time and time again. In a novel it may be character names, place names, job titles, motifs etc. Or perhaps you are writing a medical textbook about lung cancer and like using the word Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis instead of its simple name: silicosis . You don't want to have to write this word out every single time. So you can set Word to recognise a short version of the word (e.g. pne instead of the hideous thing above) and replace it with the long version. Even if you are not writing a book you can set Word to fill in your address for you. Watch what happens when I write 44324382:
44324382 Fake Street for Stupid SW Article Explanation
NotonGooglemapstown
Ievencheckedshire
Thisissosadastan
(I forgot the Postcode)
The above could potentially save me so much time. If anyone wants my hate mail address I just have to type out a few numbers and there it is.
To set Word to recognise your short versions, follow the steps below:
1. Open Word (well na).
2. Click on the Word logo at the very top left of the window.
3. At the very bottom of the drop down bar click " Word Options " .
4. Click " proofing " .
5. " AutoCorrect Options " .
6. Input your short version in the left box and the full version in the right one.
There you have it, you're done and all those pesky words that you type out a million times require just a few short flicks of the fingers. You're book will be finished in no time. Well maybe.
This tip should help you save time but it won't make up for the time you, or I, could have been working solidly on our books. That, I find, happens very often.
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Top-level comments on this article: (7 total)Thanks Connor. I'll give it a try, and ditto to what Fran said. :)Thanks for the comment.
Good article Conner. Thank you.Thanks for the comment.
You're a genius, Connor! I'm writing a script and gave somebody a name that's pesky to type for some reason - though it's nothing like your pneumonowhatsit - so now my problems are OVER.You're also a v. funny genius!Glad to be of assistance.Thanks for the comment.
Enjoyed the article, but I consider it a good day if I can get word to format correctly.Thanks for the comment.
Very good article. I'll need to do this for my books.Thanks for the comment.
Hi Connor.You're the "go to" guy for sure! I've actually visited the AutoCorrect section but never realized that I could "teach" it to fill in my shorthand. Thanks so much. As for finding other things to do besides finishing the next million copy seller, been there, done that.I love your sense of humor.DianneThanks for the comment.
I have put this in "my favorites" - great info! Enjoyed your humor too.Thanks for the comment.
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