Dear Mom and Dad

[Guest]

I have Office 2003 SP1.

I am English and live in the UK. I have UK English set up as the default
language.

There are two things that bug me:

- When I type "Dear m" the thing suggests "Dear Mom and Dad". This side of
the pond, the word Mom does not exist.

- When I type in "Yours" at the bottom of a letter to sign off, it suggests
"Yours truly". Whereas the only correct ways of signing a letter are
"Yours", "Yours faithfully" if you are writing to someone whose name you do
not know, or "Yours sincerely" if you are writing to a specific person.

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[Guest]

Isn't it very annoying!?

 

[Graham Mayor]

It will take you all of 30 seconds to change the autotexts to whatever you
want.

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[Greg]

The "only" correct way?

Only mad dogs or Englishmen would sign a letter "Yours faithfully." Or
so I've heard is said. ;-)

 

[Jay Freedman]

Turning off the AutoComplete option will only stop the suggestions, but
won't solve the problem. Also, it will turn off *all* AutoComplete
suggestions, not just the ones in the original complaint.

Instead, change the AutoText entries to suit your preferences.
Unfortunately, Word doesn't provide a way to edit or rename the entries in
place; you have to redefine them.

First apply the style corresponding to the entry's category in the AutoText
menu. For the "Dear Mom" entry that would be the Salutation style; for the
"Yours" entry it would be the Signature style. Type the text you prefer.
Select the text, including the trailing paragraph mark. Press Alt+F3 and
accept the suggested AutoText name. Now go to the Insert > AutoText >
AutoText dialog, select the unwanted entry, and click the Delete button.

For further information, see
http://www.word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AutoText.htm.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP

Isn't it very annoying!?

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