How to Turn off Autocorrect in Microsoft Word

As a Microsoft Word user, many people feel like its autocorrect features because it can automatically correct typos caused by carelessness. A lot of times Autocorrect helps us use the correct words when typing, which brings great convenience for those careless people. While, we always except by no means this. Sometimes we don’t mean to use the words it automatically corrects. On this condition we need to turn off autocorrect in Word. Only disabling the Word’s autocorrect feature can we be undisturbed when we don’t need it.

Steps to turn off autocorrect in Word 2007 which also applies to Word 2010:

Step 1: On a Word file click on the icon on the left upper corner to open the drop-down list.

Step 2: Click Word Options button.

Step 3: Word Options Window opens as below. Click Proofing option.

Step 4: Click AutoCorrect Options... Button.

Step 5: Autocorrect Window opens. You can remove or add checkmarks in front of each item listed as below.

In addition, if you want to specify exceptions according to your need, click on the Exceptions button to open the Autocorrect Exceptions Window.

When everything is what you want click OK button to close the Window.

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