In this exercise, you’ll change an AutoCorrect setting and add a word to the AutoCorrect
list. You’ll check the spelling in the document and add terms to the custom dictionary,
and then you’ll find, review, and correct a grammatical error.
SET UP You need the Letter_start document located in your Chapter03 practice
file folder to complete this exercise. Open the Letter_start document, and save it as
Letter. Then follow the steps.
- Click immediately to the left of negative in the last line of the first paragraph, and
then type coresponding, followed by a space.
As soon as you press the Spacebar, AutoCorrect changes coresponding to
corresponding. - Click the File tab to display the Backstage view, and then click Options.
- In the left pane of the Word Options dialog box, click Proofing, and then on the
Proofing page, click AutoCorrect Options.
The AutoCorrect dialog box opens, displaying the AutoCorrect page.
A selected check box indicates an error that AutoCorrect will automatically correct.
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