Microsoft Word 2008
AutoCorrect: AutoFormat
AutoFormat applies specific formats to your document. Each format has a particular function and is cued by signifier text in your document. When you apply AutoFormat, each option you have selected will take effect where signifier text has been placed.
AutoFormat Options
When using AutoFormat you can choose what options you want applied to your document.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Headings | Applies heading 1 through heading 9 styles to headings |
| Automatic bulleted lists | Applies bullet list formatting if you type an asterisk, >, or hyphen followed by a space or tab at the beginning of a paragraph |
| Lists | Applies numbered list formatting if you type a number followed by a space or tab at the beginning of a paragraph |
| Other paragraphs | Applies styles other than for headings and lists (e.g., body text) |
| Straight quotes with smart quotes | Replaces straight quotation marks with smart quotation marks; smart quotation marks curl to indicate their position at the beginning or the end of the quoted text |
| Ordinals with superscript | Replaces ordinals (1st, 2nd, 3rd) with superscript character |
| Fractions with fraction character | Replaces fractions (1/4, 1/2, 2/3) with fraction character |
| Symbol characters with symbols | Replaces hyphen (-) with an en-dash (–), and replaces two hyphens (--) with an em-dash (—) |
| Bold and italic with real formatting | Applies bold to words enclosed in asterisks, and applies italic to words enclosed in underscore characters |
| Internet paths with hyperlinks | Formats internet paths as hyperlinks |
| Spaces at beginning of paragraph with first-line indent | Converts two or more typed spaces at the beginning of a paragraph to a first-line indent |
| Styles | Retains the styles you have already applied in your document |
Customizing AutoFormat Options
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From the Format menu, select AutoFormat...
The AutoFormat dialog box appears.
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Click OPTIONS...
The AutoFormat Options dialog box appears.
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Select/deselect the desired options
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Click OK
You are returned to the AutoFormat dialog box. -
Click OK
The AutoFormat options are applied and you are returned to your document.
