Word 2007 Training Video: Auto Correct

Learn how Auto Correct works in Word. A transcript is available for this video.

Auto Correct in Word 2007

View the auto correct features in Microsoft Word 2007.

Look for related words using proofing tools.

Word 2007 has a number of AutoCorrect options. For example, if I enter tuesday, once I click on space or return, Word will automatically capitalise the word Tuesday. If you miss spell a word, Word will try to correct that for you. So for example, if I try to type the word tomorrow and slightly get it wrong, you can see Word will automatically correct it for you.

If however you miss spell a word, and Word doesn't know instantly what you want to say, you will see a red underline will appear below it. Right click that word, and from the shortcut menu, Word will provide you with some options with the correct spelling. Click on that and you will see the correct spelling entered.

Word also has a Thesaurus enabling you to look for related words within your document. To use the Thesaurus, click on, in this instance the word Helpful, and the Thesaurus is available from the review tab on the ribbon. Click on Thesaurus, and you will see, Search for: helpful, and you will see alternative words or phrases that you can use.

So in Word there are a number of autocorrect options and tools available to you. We entered Tuesday and it capitalised the word for us. We slightly spelt tomorrow incorrectly and it automatically provided the correct spelling. We spelt tomorrow incorrectly again with some more errors, We right-clicked the word and Word provided some options with the correct spelling. And also we used the helpful Thesaurus under the review tab to provide other words similar to the word currently selected.