Re: Autocorrect and Forms

Subject: Re: Autocorrect and Forms
From: Lucille Lattanzi <lucille -dot- lattanzi -at- PERI -dot- COM>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 07:02:52 -0400

Thanks Reuven! I will.

Reuven Frank wrote:

> I'm pretty sure that that is Word just being Word.
>
> When you have an Autocorrect entry on, Word looks for that configuration of letters to change.
> Since text in fields actually contains additional characters (like the {braces} and the spaces), the text field doesn't really contain the actual Autocorrect entry.
>
> I think that the reason that the option is active is because you can set up one field to be Autocorrect-ed to another; but, I'm not sure of this one.
>
> Try making another Autocorrect entry for the text field (same entry to same word/phrase, but Text Field), and see if that works.
>
> HTH
> Reuven Frank
> reuven -at- e-and-c -dot- com
>
> ----------
> From: Lucille Lattanzi
> Sent: Wed, 22 Jul.98 14:41 PM
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: Autocorrect and Forms
>
> Hi, everybody ~
>
> Perhaps someone in the vast TECHWR-l community has run up against this
> Word peculiarity. I tried the Word PC list with no luck. I also tried
> the Microsoft online database with no luck. I even wrote to
> ask -dot- woody -at- wopr -dot- com -dot- You see, I have corporate management users for the
> online forms I create who need the answer to this one. So with apologies
> to Eric, here goes ...
>
> Does anyone know why Autocorrect doesn't work in a text field on a Word
> form?? The function is live on the Tools menu when the cursor is in the
> field, and function parameters can be modified. Is it just Word being
> Word?
>
> If you can help, please reply off list because I am a digest
> subscriber.
> Again, my apologies to all for an off-topic question.
>
> TIA
> Lucille Lattanzi
> Periphonics Corporation
> Bohemia, NY, USA
>
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