Work smarter, not harder! Office tip – AutoCorrect entries are abbreviations for routinely used text entries. Once you have set it up, to use it you simply type the abbreviation to insert the text. Adding an AutoCorrect entry in one Office program adds it to all Office programs.

For example, let’s say we routinely enter our company name in Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, Outlook emails, and Excel spreadsheets. This tip will speed up the entry of our company name in any Office program!

Create an AutoCorrect Entry

1. To create an AutoCorrect Entry, In Word, on the “File” tab, choose Options. The Word Options dialog box appears.
2. Choose the “Proofing” category.
3. Choose “AutoCorrect Options.” The “AutoCorrect” dialog box appears.
4. In the “Replace” box, enter an abbreviation.
5. In the With box, enter our company name.
6. Then click Add.
7. Lastly, choose OK twice. Our company name is now added to all Office programs as an AutoCorrect entry.

Use an AutoCorrect Entry

Now, to insert the AutoCorrect entry,  type the abbreviation and  press [Enter], [Spacebar], or [Tab].  The abbreviation changes to our full company name. To see that the abbreviation can be used in other Office programs, switch over to Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook and insert the same abbreviation.

Also, a formatted AutoCorrect entry can be created in Word to use in Word documents.

Watch the video below to see how to create and use an AutoCorrect entry.

If you need help or information about this tip, contact us and we will be happy to go over it with you.