On the Edit menu, click Preferences, and then on the Auto correction tab, select Enable auto correction.

Expand an abbreviation

Type it, and then type a space, or a punctuation mark.

Add, edit or delete a personal auto correction entry on the Auto correction tab

•To add an entry, in the Replace box, type a word or phrase that you often mistype or misspell or type an abbreviation you want to expand automatically. Then, in the With box, type the correct spelling of the word, or type the expanded abbreviation. Click Add.

•To edit an entry, click to select it, and then edit the content of the Replace box or of the With box. Click Add.

•To delete an entry, click to select it, and then click Delete.

If the same entry already exists in the global auto correction list, it will not be possible to add it in your personal list.

To prevent auto correction from making specific corrections, press CTRL+Z when GN4 corrects the word. It returns to the original version. If you don't need that entry anymore, you may want to delete it.