I think the First Letter tab is for words following those
on the list (so you can put those abbreviations in a
sentence, without the next word being capitalized if you
have checked capitalize first letter of sentences).

Look at your "Replace text as you type" list. You may
find the offending words are there. I do not believe that
the "Exceptions" button applies to that list.

>-----Original Message-----
>When I click Tools>Auto Correct Options . . .
>Exceptions>First Letter,
>there are entries in the "Don't capitalize after:"
section that are not
>supposed to be corrected. Yet the entry "inc." (for
enclosure) which is used
>at the end of correspondence to indicate that something
besides the letter
>is enclosed in the envelope.
>
>
>
>However, when I type "inc." (without the quotation
marks), Microsoft Word
>2002 changes the entry to "Inc."The same is also true
for "enc." which is
>changed to "Enc." The same is also true for "encl." which
is changed to
>"Encl."
>
>
>
>Why? What can I do to correct this problem.
>
>
>.
>

The operative correction here is probably the "first letter of a sentence."
FWIW, I've never seen "inc." used as an abbreviation for "enclosure."

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"Paul Roman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:03e801c3669b$26c90c60$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I think the First Letter tab is for words following those
> on the list (so you can put those abbreviations in a
> sentence, without the next word being capitalized if you
> have checked capitalize first letter of sentences).
>
> Look at your "Replace text as you type" list. You may
> find the offending words are there. I do not believe that
> the "Exceptions" button applies to that list.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >When I click Tools>Auto Correct Options . . .
> >Exceptions>First Letter,
> >there are entries in the "Don't capitalize after:"
> section that are not
> >supposed to be corrected. Yet the entry "inc." (for
> enclosure) which is used
> >at the end of correspondence to indicate that something
> besides the letter
> >is enclosed in the envelope.
> >
> >
> >
> >However, when I type "inc." (without the quotation
> marks), Microsoft Word
> >2002 changes the entry to "Inc."The same is also true
> for "enc." which is
> >changed to "Enc." The same is also true for "encl." which
> is changed to
> >"Encl."
> >
> >
> >
> >Why? What can I do to correct this problem.
> >
> >
> >.
> >