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How to Use Word 2010 AutoCorrect to Automatically Replace Words or Add Symbols Beyond Basic Latin Characters

By Stefan Kudev

Updated July 19, 2021

Did you know you can use Word 2010 AutoCorrect to automatically replace words or add symbols beyond basic Latin characters? Here’s how.

I spend a lot of time in Word 2010 every day, so I’m always looking for shortcuts, tips, and tricks to increase my productivity and save time. For instance, have you ever had trouble with specific words you write with a special symbol in them?

This used to be a daily time-consuming task always to correct them throughout my document…That is until I found a feature in Word 2010 which does all the work for you. Let’s take a look at this quick trick.

Step 1

Once you open Word 2010, Click File > Options.

Step 2

Click Proofing and Select AutoCorrect Options.

Step 3 – It’s Magic Time

Now head over to the Replacement section and fill in any words that you would like to correct while writing. First, type in your word miswritten, then in the second field, type your word written correctly. When done, click Add and OK to save.

That’s it! Now all ya need to figure out is what you’re going to do with all that time I just gave you back!

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