You did it! Thanks so much. The answer does lie in the auto correct options and with your hint, I was able to fix the problem. Well done!
Barb On 20/4/06 5:16 PM, "Rob Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I haven't had any bright ideas til now. However, maybe you have an > autotext entry which converts 't into 'to? No. You have to initiate > this conversion with F9 or something. How about an autocorrect like > this? > > It's pretty mysterious.... > Rob > >>> From: Geoffrey & Barbara Maidment <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:02:47 +0800 >>> To: WAMUG Mailing List <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Automatically undoing my contractions >>> >> >>> This is too weird...but maybe someone in the group can assist. I have a G5 >>> Mac with OSX and use Entourage for email, Word for normal >>> documents. Whenever >>> I type a contraction such as Don't or Can't or Shouldn't and so >>> on, the spell >>> checker automatically adds an O, which then of course makes an incorrect >>> spelling which has to be corrected. So my document is peppered >>> with CAN'TO or >>> SHOLDN'TO and so on. Is driving me crazy and I can't seem to see any way >>> to >>> stop this happening. Help! I'm drowning in oooooos!! >>> >>> Barb >>> -- >>> Geoffrey and Barbara Maidment >>> "Idleyld Farm" >>> 477 Cowaramup Bay Road >>> Cowaramup 6284 Western Australia >>> >>> ph/fx +61 8 9755 5265 >>> e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> >> >> >> ------ End of Forwarded Message >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- Geoffrey and Barbara Maidment "Idleyld Farm" 477 Cowaramup Bay Road Cowaramup 6284 Western Australia ph/fx +61 8 9755 5265 e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
