How to Get Word Ready for Editing

Tweet this post.11 auto settings in MS Word to turn off before you edit—today, in my How To column at Copyediting.com.Link to my columns on Copyediting.com

 Word Preferences menu on Macscreenshot of Mac MS Word 14 Autocorrect preferences dialogue boxscreenshot of Mac MS Word 14 Autoformat as you type preferences interface

Screen shots from MS Word 14 for Mac.

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Photo by tableatny, used under CC BY-2.0 license.

 


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