Options
Select the options for automatically correcting errors as you type, and then click OK.
In text documents, you can choose to apply the AutoCorrect corrections while you type [T], or only when you modify existing text [M] with Tools - AutoCorrect - Apply.
When you choose to modify existing text with all options deselected, still all "Default" paragraph styles will be converted to "Text body" styles.
Use replacement table
If you type a letter combination that matches a shortcut in the replacement table, the letter combination is replaced with the replacement text.
Correct TWo INitial CApitals
If you type two upper-case letters at the beginning of a "WOrd", the second upper-case letter is automatically replaced with a lower-case letter.
Capitalise first letter of every sentence.
Capitalises the first letter of every sentence.
The first letter in a Calc cell will never be capitalised automatically.
Automatic *bold*, /italic/, -strikeout- and _underline_
Automatically applies bold, italic, strikethrough or underline formatting to text enclosed by asterisks (*), slashes (/), hyphens (-), and underscores (_), respectively. These characters disappear after the formatting is applied.
This feature does not work if the formatting characters * / - _ are entered with an Input Method Editor.
URL Recognition
Automatically creates a hyperlink when you type a URL.
Replace Dashes
Replaces one or two hyphens with a long dash (see the following table).
Text will be replaced after you type a trailing white space (space, tab, or return). In the following table, the A and B represent text consisting of letters A to Z or digits 0 to 9.
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Text that you type: |
Result that you get: |
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A - B (A, space, minus, space, B) |
A – B (A, space, en-dash, space, B) |
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A -- B (A, space, minus, minus, space, B) |
A – B (A, space, en-dash, space, B) |
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A--B (A, minus, minus, B) |
A—B (A, em-dash, B) |
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A-B (A, minus, B) |
A-B (unchanged) |
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A -B (A, space, minus, B) |
A -B (unchanged) |
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A --B (A, space, minus, minus, B) |
A –B (A, space, en-dash, B) |
If the hyphens are there between digits or the text has the Hungarian or Finnish language attribute, then two hyphens in the sequence A--B are replaced by an en-dash instead of an em-dash.
Delete spaces and tabs at beginning and end of paragraph
Removes spaces and tabs at the beginning of a paragraph. To use this option, the Apply Styles option must also be selected.
Delete blanks and tabs at beginning and end of lines
Removes spaces and tabs at the beginning of each line. To use this option, the Apply Styles option must also be selected.
Ignore double spaces
Replaces two or more consecutive spaces with a single space.
Apply numbering - symbol
Automatically creates a numbered list when you press Enter at the end of a line that starts with a number followed by a full stop, a space, and text. If a line starts with a hyphen (-), a plus sign (+), or an asterisk (*), followed by a space, and text, a bulleted list is created when you press Enter.
To cancel automatic numbering when you press Enter at the end of a line that starts with a numbering symbol, press Enter again.
The automatic numbering option is only applied to paragraphs that are formatted with the "Default", "Text body", or "Text body indent" paragraph style.
Apply border
Automatically applies a border at the base of the preceding paragraph when you type three or more specific characters, and then press Enter. To create a single line, type three or more hyphens (-), or underscores (_), and then press Enter. To create a double line, type three or more equal signs (=), asterisks (*), tildes (~), or hash marks (#), and then press Enter.
To delete the created line, click the paragraph above the line, choose Format - Paragraph - Borders, delete the bottom border.
The following table summarises the line thickness for the different characters:
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0.5pt single underline |
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___ |
1.0pt single underline |
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=== |
1.1pt double underline |
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*** |
4.5pt double underline |
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~~~ |
6.0pt double underline |
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### |
9.0pt double underline |
Create table
Creates a table when you press Enter after typing a series of hyphens (-) or tabs separated by plus signs, that is, +------+---+. Plus signs indicate column dividers, while hyphens and tabs indicate the width of a column.
+-----------------+---------------+------+
Apply Styles
Automatically replaces the "Default" paragraph style with the Heading 1 to Heading 8 paragraph styles. To apply the Heading 1 paragraph style, type the text that you want to use as a heading (without a full stop), and then press Enter twice. To apply a sub-heading, press Tab one or more times, type the text (without a full stop), and then press Enter.
Remove blank paragraphs
Removes empty paragraphs from the current document when you choose Tools - AutoCorrect - Apply.
Replace Custom Styles
Replaces the custom paragraph styles in the current document with the "Default", the "Text Body", or the "Text Body Indent" paragraph style.
Replace bullets with
Converts paragraphs that start with a hyphen (-), a plus sign (+), or an asterisk (*) directly followed by a space or a tab, to bulleted lists. This option only works on paragraphs that are formatted with the "Default", "Text Body", or "Text Body Indent" paragraph styles. To change the bullet style that is used, select this option, and then click Edit.
Combine single line paragraphs if length greater than...
Combines consecutive single-line paragraphs into a single paragraph. This option only works on paragraphs that use the "Default" paragraph style. If a paragraph is longer than the specified length value, the paragraph is combined with the next paragraph. To enter a different length value, select the option, and then click Edit.
Edit
Modifies the selected AutoCorrect option.