Teach Yourself VISUALLY™ Outlook® 2007

Change Spelling and AutoCorrect Options

Nothing is more embarrassing than sending a message to your boss that includes a spelling or other error. To help prevent this, Outlook includes tools for detecting and correcting errors. One is spell-check, which you can run automatically; another is AutoCorrect, which automatically corrects mistakes. To ensure best results, you can change various options for these tools.

Change Spelling and AutoCorrect Options

1.	Click Tools.
2.	Click Options. The Options dialog box appears.
3.	Click the Spelling tab.
4.	If you want Outlook to always run a spell-check on outgoing messages, select the Always Check Spelling Before Sending check box.
5.	To speed up the spell-check, select the Ignore Original Message Text in Reply or Forward check box. That way, only the text you add is checked.
6.	Click Spelling and AutoCorrection to open the Editor Options window to the Proofing settings. [View full size image]
7.	Click AutoCorrect Options.
8.	In the AutoCorrect dialog box, ensure the Replace Text as You Type check box is selected.
9.	Type a mistake you commonly make — for example, if you frequently type aand instead of and, type aand here.
10.	Type the text ...