Disable an AutoFormat feature

To disable an AutoFormat feature, so it does not affect you as you type:

1. Choose Tools → AutoCorrect Options.

2. Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab.

3. Deselect the option and click OK.

Notes:

• You can turn the option on again by returning to Tools ? AutoCorrect Options and reselecting the option.
• The AutoFormat As You Type options do not retroactively replace text that already exists. They only affect new text that you type.
• You should also configure the options on the AutoFormat tab. These options cause AutoFormat changes to be applied to a document when it is opened.

You will probably want to disable:

• The AutoFormat feature that turns Internet and e-mail addresses into hyperlinks. Choose Tools ? AutoCorrect, click the AutoFormat and AutoFormat As You Type tabs and clear the Internet option on each.

• The AutoFormat As You Type options that apply lists, borders, tables, and heading styles.

• The AutoFormat As You Type option to define styles based on formatting. (This option is off already, by default, in Word 2003.)