Managing AutoCorrect in Microsoft Word

To control how AutoCorrect behaves, as well as review — or even add — words it corrects, follow these steps:

1. Click the File tab.

2. Choose Options.

   The Word Options dialog box appears.

3. Click the Proofing category on the left side of the window.

4. Click the AutoCorrect Options button.

   The AutoCorrect dialog box appears, with the AutoCorrect tab forward.

The AutoCorrect tab lists all problems that AutoCorrect fixes for you, plus common typo corrections. That’s also where you can remove the AutoCorrect entries you detest:
To remove an entry in the AutoCorrect list, scroll to find that item, such as 🙂 for the happy face. Click to select the entry, and then click the Delete button.
To add an entry, use the Replace and With text boxes. For example, to replace kludge with kluge, type kludge in the Replace box and kluge in the With box.
Click the OK button when you’re done making adjustments, and then close the Word Options dialog box.