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From: Paul on 4 Jul 2008 07:40
I'm using Word 2000. Every time I type in 2008, a helpful (not)
yellow box appears with 2008-MM-DD. Often, I'm typing quickly and
really really don't have the time to trip over these features which I
did not ask for and have no idea how it could be assumed that I would
want it. What happens is that somehow, in the midst of typing, the
helpful date gets automatically inserted. Searching the web and
usenet has not help to identify the switch that deactivates this #!@#
$# feature. Please help me save my relationship with my computer (the
innocent bystander in all of this). How do I turn off the feature?
Thanks.
From: Opinicus on 4 Jul 2008 08:16
"Paul" <Paul.Domaskis(a)gmail.com> wrote


> $# feature. Please help me save my relationship with my computer (the
> innocent bystander in all of this). How do I turn off the feature?

In Word 2002 it's:

Tools > Autocorrect > Smart tags

Uncheck the ones you don't want or turn them all off by unchecking "Label
text with smart tags".

It may be somewhere else in Word 2000 but it should be close by.

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com


From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 4 Jul 2008 10:09
Unfortunately, disabling this is a big case of throwing the baby out with
the bathwater. But you can do it by clearing the check box for "Show
AutoComplete suggestions" in Insert | AutoText | AutoText.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Paul" <Paul.Domaskis(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:b087be57-115e-4797-bad9-3d4f1b774a12(a)s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> I'm using Word 2000. Every time I type in 2008, a helpful (not)
> yellow box appears with 2008-MM-DD. Often, I'm typing quickly and
> really really don't have the time to trip over these features which I
> did not ask for and have no idea how it could be assumed that I would
> want it. What happens is that somehow, in the midst of typing, the
> helpful date gets automatically inserted. Searching the web and
> usenet has not help to identify the switch that deactivates this #!@#
> $# feature. Please help me save my relationship with my computer (the
> innocent bystander in all of this). How do I turn off the feature?
> Thanks.
>


From: Paul on 6 Jul 2008 20:35
On Jul 4, 8:16 am, "Opinicus" <gez...(a)spamcop.net> wrote:
> "Paul" <Paul.Domas...(a)gmail.com> wrote
>
> > $# feature. Please help me save my relationship with my computer (the
> > innocent bystander in all of this). How do I turn off the feature?
>
> In Word 2002 it's:
>
> Tools > Autocorrect > Smart tags
>
> Uncheck the ones you don't want or turn them all off by unchecking "Label
> text with smart tags".
>
> It may be somewhere else in Word 2000 but it should be close by.
>
> --
> Bobhttp://www.kanyak.com

Will check. Thx.
From: Paul on 6 Jul 2008 20:36
I'm not one for autocompletion, so no baby in the bathwater. Thanks.

On Jul 4, 10:09 am, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnh...(a)mvps.org> wrote:
> Unfortunately, disabling this is a big case of throwing the baby out with
> the bathwater. But you can do it by clearing the check box for "Show
> AutoComplete suggestions" in Insert | AutoText | AutoText.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>
> "Paul" <Paul.Domas...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:b087be57-115e-4797-bad9-3d4f1b774a12(a)s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>
> > I'm using Word 2000. Every time I type in 2008, a helpful (not)
> > yellow box appears with 2008-MM-DD. Often, I'm typing quickly and
> > really really don't have the time to trip over these features which I
> > did not ask for and have no idea how it could be assumed that I would
> > want it. What happens is that somehow, in the midst of typing, the
> > helpful date gets automatically inserted. Searching the web and
> > usenet has not help to identify the switch that deactivates this #!@#
> > $# feature. Please help me save my relationship with my computer (the
> > innocent bystander in all of this). How do I turn off the feature?
> > Thanks.

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