AutoFormat settings always revert to defaults

This is driving me nuts. I do not like Word auto formatting, and have turned
it off multiple times (under all tabs in options). I've even deleted
Normal.dot in case it was corrupted and has some effect on this.

Yet, the settings keep turning back on. Again and again and again.

Any idea why? Any idea where this is stored? Maybe I'm deleting a cached
settings file without realizing it.

Thanks for any help.

Word 2003 particularly has a minor problem related to corruption of the data
key in the registry which causes it to lose personal settings. It can often
be fixed (at least for a while) by deleting or renaming the data key
(http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...artingWord.htm) but for a
permanent fix you can set the items that change each time you open or create
a document by adding the commands that change and their preferred values to
both an autoopen and an autonew macro in normal.dot. The commands related to
autoformat as you type are as follows -each shown off.

With Options
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyHeadings = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyBorders = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyBulletedLists = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyNumberedLists = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyTables = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceQuotes = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceSymbols = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceOrdinals = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceFractions = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplacePlainTextEmphasis = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceHyperlinks = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeFormatListItemBeginning = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeDefineStyles = False
.TabIndentKey = False
End With

See the section on auto macros at http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



"mtnrunner2" wrote in message
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This is driving me nuts. I do not like Word auto formatting, and have
turned
it off multiple times (under all tabs in options). I've even deleted
Normal.dot in case it was corrupted and has some effect on this.

Yet, the settings keep turning back on. Again and again and again.

Any idea why? Any idea where this is stored? Maybe I'm deleting a cached
settings file without realizing it.

Thanks for any help.

Thanks, that's great. When it won't work as advertised, a macro will do just
fine

I've installed it in Normal.dotm. and confirmed it turns off the options I
want. I'm using Word 2007 and I want to turn off both "AutoFormat" and
"AutoFormat as you type" items, so I used:

With Options
.AutoFormatApplyBulletedLists = False
.AutoFormatApplyFirstIndents = False
.AutoFormatApplyHeadings = False
.AutoFormatApplyLists = False
.AutoFormatApplyOtherParas = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyBorders = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyBulletedLists = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyHeadings = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyNumberedLists = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyTables = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeDefineStyles = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeFormatListItemBeginning = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceFractions = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceHyperlinks = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceOrdinals = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplacePlainTextEmphasis = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceQuotes = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceSymbols = False
.AutoFormatReplaceFractions = False
.AutoFormatReplaceHyperlinks = False
.AutoFormatReplaceOrdinals = False
.AutoFormatReplacePlainTextEmphasis = False
.AutoFormatReplaceQuotes = False
.AutoFormatReplaceSymbols = False
.TabIndentKey = False
End With

for AutoOpen and AutoNew. I'll try to remember post back after a couple of
weeks if it worked, but I'm sure it will.

Thanks,

Jeff

Autoformat entries (as opposed to autoformat as you type) are only applied
when you actually run autoformat so there should be no need to change those,
as you appear not to need that function.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



"mtnrunner2" wrote in message
...
Thanks, that's great. When it won't work as advertised, a macro will do
just
fine

I've installed it in Normal.dotm. and confirmed it turns off the options I
want. I'm using Word 2007 and I want to turn off both "AutoFormat" and
"AutoFormat as you type" items, so I used:

With Options
.AutoFormatApplyBulletedLists = False
.AutoFormatApplyFirstIndents = False
.AutoFormatApplyHeadings = False
.AutoFormatApplyLists = False
.AutoFormatApplyOtherParas = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyBorders = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyBulletedLists = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyHeadings = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyNumberedLists = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeApplyTables = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeDefineStyles = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeFormatListItemBeginning = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceFractions = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceHyperlinks = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceOrdinals = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplacePlainTextEmphasis = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceQuotes = False
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceSymbols = False
.AutoFormatReplaceFractions = False
.AutoFormatReplaceHyperlinks = False
.AutoFormatReplaceOrdinals = False
.AutoFormatReplacePlainTextEmphasis = False
.AutoFormatReplaceQuotes = False
.AutoFormatReplaceSymbols = False
.TabIndentKey = False
End With

for AutoOpen and AutoNew. I'll try to remember post back after a couple of
weeks if it worked, but I'm sure it will.

Thanks,

Jeff