Turn of the date function

[Guest]

How can I turn off word automatically entering the date when I enter certain
characters, eg if I type 19/10 and then press return it will enter 19/10/05,
How can I turn off this really really annoying feature

 

[Stefan Blom]

You can choose not to accept the suggested AutoComplete tip. Just
press Esc when it displays.

To completely turn AutoComplete off, do the following: On the Tools
menu, click AutoCorrect. Click the AutoText tab. Clear the check mark
next to "Show AutoComplete tip for AutoText and dates" and click OK.

 

[Guest]

Thanks very much, escape works fine, unless you are at the end of a
paragraph. Is there any way just to turn the date bit off and still keep all
of the other autocorrect options

 

[Graham Mayor]

No - it's all or nothing.

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

No. And ESC should work regardless of where you are. If it doesn't, type a
space before pressing Enter.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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