Use Apple’s autocorrect for MS Word

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Use Apple’s autocorrect for MS Word

Hi everyone,

I recently came across something very confusing when using the MacBook Air. I’m completely used to Apple’s autocorrect on my other devices (iPhone, iPad) where it automatically replaces misspelled words without having to hover over the word and actually click on it.

This works for every app, including Office for iOS.

However when it comes to my MacBook, this feature works perfectly for Apple apps such as Pages, but it doesn’t with Office apps, which is especially bothering with Word for Mac.

I believe that Word uses its own API to autocorrect words but I’d rather use Apple’s one which is way more convenient. Is there a way to disable Microsoft’s autocorrect and use Apple’s one instead ?

Thanks in advance !

MacBook Air (M3, 2024)

Posted on Oct 24, 2024 04:32 AM

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Answer 1

Oct 24, 2024 12:24 PM in response to Yazid215

I don't disagree, I use Office apps routinely, and I don't use Pages or Numbers (though I do use Keynote for personal stuff). But in this case, it seems we have to just live with the good and the bad of Microsoft.

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Oct 24, 2024 05:19 AM in response to Yazid215

As far as I know, there is not.

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VikingOSX

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Oct 24, 2024 06:58 AM in response to Yazid215

Apple applications are written to detect when certain Apple application or operating system configuration settings are set. If you visit Word's Preferences > Spelling & Grammar panel and disable all selections, it will still be pointed at Word's Custom Dictionary. However, you can add and then select the Apple Dictionary from:

/Users/username/Library/Spelling/LocalDictionary

Whether Word will use this new dictionary is unknown as I believe Word's dictionary to be more competent than Apple's.

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Yazid215 Author

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Oct 24, 2024 11:03 AM in response to VikingOSX

Thanks for your reply !

Will this also change the behavior of autocorrect ? While Word’s dictionary might be richer, it doesn’t allow to fix typos “on the fly” just like it works with Apple’s Pages or on any mobile device.

I find it very time saving to be able to automatically (and accurately) correct typos without having to manually click on each word flagged as misspelled by a red underlining (or to manually add every typo possible in Word’s dictionary).

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Oct 24, 2024 11:10 AM in response to Yazid215

Why not just use Pages, then? It can output .docx files if you need to share with other MS 365 users.

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Yazid215 Author

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Oct 24, 2024 12:18 PM in response to neuroanatomist

Hi, thanks for your reply !

I’m used to the UI of Word, its shortcuts and extensively use OneDrive. The way it synergises with Office apps makes me want to stick with it !

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Use Apple’s autocorrect for MS Word

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