Windows 10: Autocorrect not working in formatted documents

I am working with Windows 10 and Word 2016. My autocorrect is not working properly. This was not a problem until 2 days ago. I have no idea why it suddenly started acting up. When I open a new Word document, my autocorrect works fine. But I use a lot of different documents, with different formatting, headers, indents, spacing, tabs, etc.. I have these documents saved as a template so that I don't have to recreate them each time. All documents have different formating. If I use an autocorrect in the space of the document where formatting hasn't begun yet at the top, then autocorrect works. As soon as I hit the part with the formatting, autocorrect does not work properly. For instance. I have an autocorrect mm; for mm-hmm. I use the ; after an entry so that it doesn't affect words such as a, I, etc. I have done this for years with no problem. I also have an entry m; for MALE with tab after. When I use mm; in the formatted document it automatically expands to mMALE. It does not recognize the mm; for mm-hmm. But, as I said. This only happens inside the formatting portion of the document. EXAMPLE:


What it should be:

Q: Is that what you said?


A: Mm-hmm.


What I get:

Q: Is that what you said?


A: mMALE: tab


As I said, this works fine on a completely blank document. Autocorrect is perfect. When I open my saved template documents with any kind of formatting autocorrect goes haywire.


Please help. This is of utmost importance. And thank you so much for your time.

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Autocorrect in Win10... basically non-existent(?)

Hi,

Notepad is a simple text-editing program that allows minimal formatting and limited to simple text entry. Meanwhile, the autocorrect in Windows 10 can be enabled or disabled by following the steps below:

• Type Devices in Cortana search and press Enter.
• Click Typing beside the keyboard icon.

Each program has their own autocorrect features, from Windows built-in applications, web browsers, to installed applications. We suggest that you contact the application support to know more about their features.

Feel free to post back if you need further assistance.

 

Autocorrect in Win10... basically non-existent(?)

In this case, we suggest following the steps below to work around the issue:

• On the Cortana search box, type Typing Settings and press
  Enter.
• Turn off Autocorrect misspelled words and Highlight misspelled words.
• Restart your PC.
• Do step 1 and 2 but this time turn on Autocorrect misspelled words
  and Highlight misspelled words.
• Restart your PC.
• Check if the issue still exist.

If you have questions, please let us know.

 

Autocorrect in Win10... basically non-existent(?)

Okay. I have followred th instuctions to the ltter and am now trstngn to see if it wporked.

Sorry to say that it did not.