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27<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Adding Exceptions to the AutoCorrect List</title>
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33<bookmark_value>AutoCorrect function; adding exceptions</bookmark_value>
34<bookmark_value>exceptions; AutoCorrect function</bookmark_value>
35<bookmark_value>abbreviations</bookmark_value>
36<bookmark_value>capital letters;avoiding after specific abbreviations</bookmark_value>
37</bookmark><comment>MW added "capital letters;..."</comment>
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39oldref="10"><variable id="autocorr_except"><link href="text/swriter/guide/autocorr_except.xhp" name="Adding Exceptions to the AutoCorrect List">Adding Exceptions to the AutoCorrect List</link>
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41<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154254" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="11">You can prevent AutoCorrect from correcting specific abbreviations or words that have mixed capital letters and lowercase letters.</paragraph>
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44<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155576" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="13">Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - AutoCorrect Options</item>, and then click the <item type="menuitem">Exceptions</item> tab.</paragraph>
45</listitem>
46<listitem>
47<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147762" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="18">Do one of the following:</paragraph>
48<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147786" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="19">Type the abbreviation followed by a period in the <emph>Abbreviations (no subsequent capital)</emph> box and click <emph>New</emph>.</paragraph>
49<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147812" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="20">Type the word in the <emph>Words with TWo INitial CApitals</emph> box and click <emph>New</emph>.</paragraph>
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52<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3144875" role="tip" l10n="U" oldref="17">To quickly undo an AutoCorrect replacement, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command
53</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+Z. This also adds the word or abbreviation that you typed to the AutoCorrect exceptions list.</paragraph>
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