Word 97 query

[Trent SC]

How do I turn off the auto-formatting in Word 97 that causes it to add bits
to a date when I type it? At the moment, I type "18 August 2004" and as
soon as I type the last digit Word adds its own formatted date and I need to
delete it before I can go on.

And it's getting REALLY annoying!

Thanks in advance.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The only way to turn it off, unfortunately, is to disable AutoComplete
entirely. As mentioned in another thread, these two workarounds are the best
you can do without doing that:

1. Type a space after the date before pressing Enter.

2. Include a CreateDate field in the document template so that you don' t
have to type the date.

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

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[Trent SC]

Umm, I've been hit with the stupid stick - where do I turn that off?

Thanks.

 

[Dayo Mitchell]

Tools | AutoCorrect, AutoText tab, uncheck "Show AutoComplete suggestions."
If you don't use AutoText, this is probably no loss.

DM

(hopefully this redeems my previous misstep on the other thread

 

[Trent SC]

Thanks.

Tools | AutoCorrect, AutoText tab, uncheck "Show AutoComplete suggestions."
If you don't use AutoText, this is probably no loss.

DM

(hopefully this redeems my previous misstep on the other thread