turn off auto-correct in ms word?

[gwlam12]

i am using office xp. how do i prevent word from automatically fixing spelling errors while i type?

 

[Zim Hosein]

TOOLS - OPTIONS - SPELLING AND GRAMMER- Uncheck "Check spelling as you type."

 

[gwlam12]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
TOOLS - OPTIONS - SPELLING AND GRAMMER- Uncheck "Check spelling as you type."

thanks. i thought all that did was remove the red underline under my misspelled words.

 

[Zim Hosein]

You're welcome gwlam12, you can also turn off the "Grammer Check" on the same tab if you like

 

[gwlam12]

nah the only reason i wanted to turn it off was because im typing up notes for psych and i wanted to type "intertrial" (which, i guess, isnt in the dictionary but is in the book) but word kept changing it to "intertribal"

 

[Zim Hosein]

In that case, on the same SPELLING & GRAMMAR tab, click on CUSTOM DICTIONARIES - MODIFY - TYPE "intertrial" and click ADD