How To Enable And Disable Microsoft Word Autoformat Feature

June 2, 2022 · 1 min · 147 words · Williams Walker

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To enable or disable the AutoFormat feature and options in Microsoft Word, follow the steps below for the version of Word on your computer.

Microsoft Word 2007 and later

Open Microsoft Word.
Click the File tab.
Click the Options link in the left navigation pane.
In the Word Options window, click the Proofing option in the left navigation pane.
Click the AutoCorrect Options button.
In the AutoCorrect window, click the AutoFormat tab.

In this section, users can enable or disable each of the AutoFormat features they do not want to use.

Microsoft Word 2003 and earlier

Open Microsoft Word.
In the menu bar, click Format and select AutoFormat.
Click the Options button.

How to disable Microsoft Word AutoCorrect feature.
How to enable, disable, or add text to Microsoft Word AutoText.
See the AutoFormat definition for further information and related links.
Microsoft Word help and support.