PhraseExpander can automatically correct your typos. For example, if you type accordingto followed by a space, PhraseExpander automatically corrects it into according to.
Autocorrects work automatically as you type, and are triggered when you type the misspelled text and press the space key or any trailing delimiter key. When an autocorrect is executed, a notification message is displayed.
Autocorrects are organized in glossaries. PhraseExpander comes with some predefined English autocorrects, and you can define your own according to the spelling mistakes you make most frequently.
The Autocorrect editing grid
The Autocorrect editing grid displays:
- Misspelled text (maximum length: 30 characters): the text that needs to be corrected.
- Correct: the corrected text that will replace the misspelled text (press SHIFT+ENTER to enter multiline text)
- Inside word: when checked, PhraseExpander will detect the misspelled text inside another word.
To assign multiple misspellings to the same correction, in the Misspelled text column enter multiple words separated by the pipe character (|) like: abbout|abuot|aabout -> about
To create a new autocorrect
1.Select the Autocorrects tab in the Glossaries pane
2.If no autocorrect glossary is present, create a new one by clicking on New Glossary (glossaries must be selected in the ribbon)
PhraseExpander creates a new Autocorrect glossary
3.Enter the word/phrase to autocorrect (in the Misspelled text column) and the correction (in the Correct column).
PhraseExpander will save your entry automatically upon pressing the ENTER key
To edit an existing autocorrect
1.Select the Autocorrects tab in the Glossaries pane
2.In the Autocorrect editing grid, edit the text
PhraseExpander will save your entry automatically upon pressing the ENTER key
To delete autocorrects
1.Select the Autocorrects tab in the Glossaries pane
2.Select the autocorrects you want to delete
3.In the Autocorrects ribbon, click on the Delete button
PhraseExpander will delete the selected autocorrects
Automatic corrections
PhraseExpander automatically corrects your typing in the following scenarios:
1.Double uppercase at the beginning of a word: WElcome -> Welcome
2.Invert uppercase and lowercase chars (this happens when forgetting CAPS LOCK is on): wELCOME -> Welcome
NOTE: if you want to disable an automatic correction, enter the word or phrase you don't want to be corrected in the Misspelled text as shown below.
Adding this item prevents PhraseExpander from correcting JQuery to Jquery.
Disabling unwanted corrections
If PhraseExpander performs an unwanted correction, you can remove the autocorrect using the edit last executed phrase function.
Alternatively, you can:
1.Disable PhraseExpander in a specific application
2.Disable the Autocorrect glossary
NOTE: the automatic correction options can be enabled/disabled in the Execution Options in the Autocorrect section.