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      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147833" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="2">By default, $[officename] automatically corrects many common typing errors and applies formatting while you type. </paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN1081B" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">To quickly undo an automatic correction or completion, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">Command
</caseinline><defaultinline>Ctrl</defaultinline></switchinline>+Z. </paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10846" role="listitem" l10n="NEW">To turn off most AutoCorrect features, remove the check mark from the menu <emph>Format - AutoCorrect - While Typing</emph>.</paragraph>
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                 oldref="12">To Remove a Word from the AutoCorrect List</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147274" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="14">Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - AutoCorrect Options</item>.</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145596" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="23">Click the <emph>Replace</emph> tab.</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145620" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="15">In the <emph>AutoCorrect</emph> list, select the word pair that you want to remove.</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145645" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="24">Click <emph>Delete</emph>.</paragraph>
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      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145668" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="4">To Stop Replacing Quotation Marks</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151196" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="6">Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - AutoCorrect Options</item>.</paragraph>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151220" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="7">Click the <emph>Localized Options</emph> tab</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151245" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="25">Clear the "Replace" check box(es).</paragraph>
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      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155076" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" oldref="8">To Stop Capitalizing the First Letter of a Sentence</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155099" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="10">Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools – AutoCorrect Options</item>.</paragraph>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155123" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="11">Click the <emph>Options</emph> tab.</paragraph>
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         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155148" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="26">Clear the "Capitalize first letter of every sentence" check box.</paragraph>
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      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155401" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U"
                 oldref="17">To Stop Drawing a Line When You Type Three Identical Characters</paragraph>
      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155415" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="22">$[officename] automatically draws a line when you type three of the following characters and press Enter: - _ = * ~ #</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155439" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="19">Choose <item type="menuitem">Tools - AutoCorrect Options</item>.</paragraph>
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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155463" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="20">Click the <emph>Options</emph> tab.</paragraph>
         </listitem>
         <listitem>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155488" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="27">Clear the "Apply border" check box.</paragraph>
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