Is there an autocomplete feature for MS Word - Libre/Open Office style

[oynaz]

One of the best features in LibreOffice is the ability to learn words on the fly and suggest them as autocomplete automatically. This feature is especially useful if writing technical documents, where you often repeeat the same phrases, and I would really like it in MS Word.
Is there a plugin for Word that does something similar? I know there is already an autocomplete feature, but its vocabulary is severely limited, and it has no ability to learn on the fly,

 

[pcgeek11]

I do not know of one, but why not just use LibreOffice ...?

 

[oynaz]

I do at home, but I am limited to Microsoft Office at work.

 

[mikeymikec]

I do at home, but I am limited to Microsoft Office at work.

Have you tried using an install of LO from portableapps.com?

http://portableapps.com/apps/office/libreoffice_portable

 

[oynaz]

I can install LibreOffice at work. However, I am quite dependent on another Microsoft plugin to do my work, so it will not do me any good.

 

[Dahak]

There is an option for auto correct for some common words or you can add some yourself

Add text automatically as you type

To add text entries that are inserted automatically when you type a specific set of characters, you need to use the AutoCorrect dialog box.

Click the File tab.
Click Options.
Click Proofing.
Click AutoCorrect Options, and then click the AutoCorrect tab.
Select the Replace text as you type check box, if it is not already selected.
Under Replace, type the characters that you want to use for your automatic text.

The text that you selected in your document should appear under With.

https://support.office.com/en-in/article/Add-AutoText-in-Word-5f08b3ba-cafe-49c1-99c7-9cc3aae3b439

 

[oynaz]

Thank you, but this is very limited compared to LibreOffice which includes lots of words out of the box, and learn your phrasing on the fly. I was hoping for something better.

 

[Ketchup]

There is an option for auto correct for some common words or you can add some yourself


https://support.office.com/en-in/article/Add-AutoText-in-Word-5f08b3ba-cafe-49c1-99c7-9cc3aae3b439

This is what I was thinking of as well.

Honestly, that type of auto-complete would drive me nuts. When I am in "typing mode," something like what oynaz is describing would really slow me down. But to each his own. Several of the machines I deal with run Red Hat, and I do use the feature you are describing in that environment, but typing commands are nowhere near typing speed for me.

I hope you find what you are looking for oynaz.

 

[oynaz]

I turned it off at first, but decided to give it a try. After 30 minutes, there was no going back.

I hope I find it too.