Q153670 - WD: How to Use AutoCorrect on an Existing Document

WD: How to Use AutoCorrect on an Existing Document

Q153670

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SUMMARY

The AutoCorrect feature works dynamically when you type a space after a word that appears in the AutoCorrect list. This feature operates while you create the document, but Word does not automatically scan a previously-created document and make AutoCorrect changes.

This article provides a sample macro that compares each word in a Word document to words in the AutoCorrect list and then replaces the matched words with the text string specified in the AutoCorrect list.

NOTE: If you are working on a very long document, this macro may take a long time to run. To stop the macro before it is finished, press ESC. When you save the document, Word saves all changes you made up until you pressed ESC.

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Create the following macro to search your documents, identify words that appear in both the document and the AutoCorrect list, and then insert the corresponding AutoCorrect text.


Sub MAIN
   StartOfDocument
   EditFindClearFormatting
   EditFind .Find = " ", .Direction = 0, .MatchCase = 0,   .WholeWord =
   0, .PatternMatch = 0, .SoundsLike = 0, .Format = 0,   .Wrap = 0,
   .FindAllWordForms = 0
   While EditFindFound()
      WordLeft 1, 1
      If GetAutoCorrect$(Selection$()) <> "" Then
        Insert GetAutoCorrect$(Selection$())
      End If
      CharRight 2
      EditFind
   Wend
End Sub

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Keywords : kbmacro
Issue type :
Technology : kbWordSearch kbWordWSearch