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Subject:Re: Twilight Zone during Word session??? From:Christina Downs <DOWNS -at- SERVICEWARE -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 29 Oct 1998 13:57:31 -0500
I just tried this in Word 97, and both ways work (both with and without the
SHIFT).
> ----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Collins [SMTP:peter -dot- collins -at- BIGFOOT -dot- COM]
> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 12:01 AM
> Subject: Re: Twilight Zone during Word session???
>
> CORRECTION
> Sella should have written:
> If you don't want to change the autocorrect for some reason, but don't
> want
> the smiley face:
>
> With your cursor placed immediately after the smiley face, hit the SHIFT
> backspace. This action transforms the smiley face back into the colon and
> close parenth.
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