Can Word autocorrect old files that are already typed incorrectly.

[Brianna3]

I have a TON of files to convert into a new format, but the old company name
is within all of them and i need to set it up so that it automatically
recognizes and changes the old name to the new company name; IF it is
possible. This would be extremely helpful so I wouldn't have to read through
each document to find it(There are thousands).
I need detailed instructions as i am not the most knowledgeable in word

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Have you thought about just using Find and Replace?

 

[Jay Freedman]

I have a TON of files to convert into a new format, but the old
company name is within all of them and i need to set it up so that it
automatically recognizes and changes the old name to the new company
name; IF it is possible. This would be extremely helpful so I
wouldn't have to read through each document to find it(There are
thousands).
I need detailed instructions as i am not the most knowledgeable in
word

Sorry, Autocorrect works only on things you actively type on the keyboard.

What you need is the Edit > Replace function, where you put in the old name
and tell it to replace that with the new name.

While that would work on a single document, you need to automate it to
change batches of documents all at once. That means using a macro, which is
at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/BatchFR.htm. For instructions on
what to do to get that macro from the web page into your copy of Word, read
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm.

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[Brianna3]

what is find and replace? will this achieve the same purpose?

 

[Atif]

in your word document press Ctrl+F,
Select Replace Tab,
Type the word which you want to replace against Find What
Type the word which you want to replace with against Replace With

use Replace or Replace All button at bottom to make changes.

 

[Graham Mayor]

See http://www.gmayor.com/batch_replace.htm

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