Links to items below ...
■ QuickCorrect is a dual-function
"proofing" tool [More...]
■ Automatic paragraph numbering
with QuickBullets [More...]
■ When
QuickCorrect is automatically turned off [More...]
■ Caution about
enabling the "Correct other mistyped words
when possible" option [More...]
■ "Un-doing"
QuickCorrect changes [More...]
■ Removing the space following the
QuickCorrect expansion [More...]
■ Limits
to QuickCorrect [More...]
■ Problems
with QuickCorrect (or the Spell Checker) ... [More...]
- Changing a word into something
you don't want?
- Skipping past a word you want flagged as a possible
misspelled word?
- Not giving you alternatives to a misspelled word?
- [Discussion and solutions]
■ Why some items can unexpectantly change when you type
(e.g., typing (c) changes to ©) [More...]
■ QuickCorrect
and possessives [More...]
■ Where QuickCorrect stores your QuickCorrect entries [More...]
■ How to migrate your QuickCorrect entries [More...]
■ More
on QuickCorrect [More...]
Related
"SpeedLinks" macro: LinkToURL
can change an already typed URL into a hyperlinked URL.
• QuickCorrect is a dual-function "proofing"
tool:
¤ In addition to being able to expand your own abbreviations as you type
your text (as noted above) the QuickCorrect list is also used whenever you use the
WordPerfect writing tools — the Spell Checker and Grammatik.
QuickCorrect entries — along with words you have added when running a spell-check — are stored in User Word Lists, files with a filename with a pattern of WTnnxx.UWL (where nn=version and xx=language).
The default folder location for the standard User Word List file(s) on your disk is specified in a Corel support article here.
For example, in Windows 7/8/10/11 and in WordPerfect X6 and later versions this is usually something like -
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Corel\WordPerfect Office
X7\WritingTools
- where "X7" represents WordPerfect X7 (change it to match your version: e.g., X8, X9, 2020, 2021, etc.).
Notes
¤ More than one standard *.UWL
file can exist in that folder, depending on your installed versions/editions of
WordPerfect and the language versions you purchased. Also, this folder is where the program stores any personal user word lists you might create. (See next paragraphs for more information.)
¤ If the standard *.UWL file does not exist in that location — e.g.,
if it was accidentally deleted (a good reason to back it up frequently) — a new, virgin copy will be created the next time
WordPerfect is started.
¤ When spell checking a document (Tools, Spell Checker), the program employs several types of user word lists (sometimes also called "dictionaries").
▸ A document word list which is saved internally
as part of the current .WPD document (or template). It is specific to
that document (or to documents generated by that template).
▸ A standard user word list provided by the program, which is typically set as your default user word list file.
▸ Up to 10 personal user word lists, if they are active — i.e., they can be enabled or disabled with a checkbox (see Notes below).
¤ Additionally, there are main dictionary word list(s) pre-installed on the computer.
These
files have a .MOR file name extension — e.g., WP18US.MOR for version X8 of the US language edition.
Tip:
Main dictionary word list(s) can be directly accessed from the main
menu: Tools, Spell Checker, Options [button], Msin Word Lists.
Tip: A separate Corel program, the Spell Utility,
installed with the program, can be used to create or modify .MOR files
(see WordPerfect's F1 Help and search "Welcome to Spell Utility Help").
¤ The program's order and use of word lists:
During a spell check:
[1] The various user word
list types are scanned first, in this order:
[a] the document word list,
[b] the standard word list, and
[c] any active personal word lists.
Then:
[2] if the
word or phrase is not found in these lists the program scans the main dictionary word list(s).
[These word list types are described in the sections above.]
Further, during the spell check:
▸ If you choose Add the program adds the flagged word to the default
user word list. It will then be considered correct in the current document and all newer documents.
Tip
If you have enabled Tools, Proofread, Spell-As-You-Go any word that the program does not recognize while you are editing
the document — i.e., not doing a spell check — will display a red
"wavy" line (or a thin line of small red slash marks) underneath it.
You can right-click on the flagged word and a context menu will appear with choices to Add the word to the default user word list or to Skip it in the current document.
▸ If you choose Skip All during a spell check the program adds the flagged word to the document word list, where it will be skipped thereafter — but just in that particular document. (See notes just below.)
Tip
To create a Skip Word or an Exception entry in a user word list (these cannot be created in the Tools, QuickCorrect list) to give replacement alternatives see "Problems with QuickCorrect..." below.
Important notes about the different types of word lists
¤ As noted, each document can contain its own document word list which is saved internally with the
document.
Hence your
choice to not stop at that particular word won't
affect other documents where you might want to stop there. But in long, technical
documents using a document word list can speed up subsequent spell checks since WordPerfect won't have
to stop at those words again in that document.
¤ According to Noal Mellott on WordPerfect Universe
(here), the factory installed (and selected)
"... default .UWL
file contains [1] the words you tell the Speller
to never consider to be misspelled (by pressing the Add button), [2]
the
abbreviations entered via the QuickCorrect dialog, [3] the QuickLinks
added
under that tab in the QuickCorrect dialog and [4] the additions to the
Exception list (via the Exceptions button on the Format-As-You-Go
tab)."
He advises not changing the default to another .UWL file.
¤ Note, too, that the standard (default) word list (.UWL) file is always active during a spell check — even if QuickCorrect is turned off.
Hence adding specialized "abbreviations" to it might be
counter-productive during spell checks on other documents. It might be
better to create one or more personal user word lists for such purposes since they can be disabled/enabledas
needed with a small check box next to their name, using the spell
checker's Options
button, then choosing "User Word Lists". [Their filenames can be any
valid name but should have a .UWL extension. They can be renamed or
deleted from Windows when WordPerfect is closed. See their default
location above.]
Like the standard user word list, personal user word lists —
if enabled — are always used during a spell check (but only in the Spell Checker!) even if QuickCorrect is turned off.
¤ See also "To create more user word lists" and "To edit a user word list" below.
¤ A bit more background (and some tips) on word lists, from WordPerfect X6's Help (F1 key).
"... A word list is a list of words or phrases scanned when you proof
text by using the writing tools. Writing tools scan two types of word lists:
user word lists and main [dictionary] word lists. Each language comes with a default user
word list [e.g., WT18US.UWL for the US version of WPX8]. You can customize user word lists by adding, deleting, or replacing
words. Main [dictionary] word lists are lists of specialized words used by the spell checker
for a particular language, field or company.
You can choose a user word
list to help proof a text. You can have up to 10 user word lists active
simultaneously. For example, if you want the spelling checker to scan both the
US English and the Canadian English main word lists, choose both lists. If you
work in the medical profession, you can select a third-party medical word list
that runs with WordPerfect writing tools. Each language supported by the spell
checker has a default main word list. The active User Word Lists are scanned
first; if the word or phrase is not found there, the active Main Word Lists are
scanned. You can add, disable, remove, or change the order of word lists.
You can add a word to a user word list so that the word is not flagged
as an error. You can also add alternative words to a user word list which lets
you choose a replacement when the spelling checker or Grammatik stops on a word.
Here are examples of how you can use the Adding Words to a User Word List feature:
• If
you often type incorrectly, you can define the correctly spelled word
as a replacement. For example, you can specify "the" as a replacement
for "hte."
• You can replace
abbreviations or acronyms with words or phrases. For example, you can
define Chief Executive Officer as the replacement for the acronym CEO.
• You can define multiple
alternatives for a word. For example, you can define "United States of
America," "United States," and "U.S.A." as replacements for the word
"usa." During a spell checking or proofreading session, you can choose
which alternative phrase you want to use to replace "usa."
You can edit or delete words in a User Word List at any time."
[Bracketed comments added.]
¤ To create, enable, disable, or remove (personal) user word
lists for specific types of documents:
•
Start
the Spell Checker from the Tools menu (and if asked, answer No to
"Close Spell Checker?"). Click Options, User Word Lists.
The User Word Lists dialog appears.
• In that dialog, click Add List. When
you are finished the new list will become active (enabled by an
adjacent check box) and the spell checker will update it when you use
Add during a spell check.
• To
disable it — such as when spell checking other documents where it
might not be appropriate to use it — clear (un-tick) the checkbox next to it.
• To remove the personal word list from the User Word Lists dialog, use the Remove List button. Note that this does not delete the associated .UWL file from your disk. You can do that by exiting from WordPerfect and navigating to the file in Windows. [For the default location see above. If you have created personal word lists elsewhere you must navigate to those locations to delete those .UWL files.]
• To restore a list that is still on disk but not visible in the User Word Lists dialog, use the Add List button.
¤ To edit a user word
list — e.g., to remove a misspelled word you accidentally added to it:
•
Start
the Spell Checker from the Tools menu (and if asked, answer No to
"Close Spell Checker?"). Click Options, User Word Lists. The User Word Lists dialog that appears.
• In that dialog, if there are additional word lists besides the
Document Word List and the default WT....UWL, select the one you want
to edit. Otherwise just aelect the default WT...UWL word list if it's
not currently selected. [Tip: See the Notes above about the different types of Word Lists.]
• Use
either the Add Entry or Delete Entry button to add a new entry or
delete an existing entry in the "User word list contents" fields.
• To
edit (change) an individual entry in that dialog select (click) it in
the list and use the "Replace with:" field to specify the replacement,
then click the Replace Entry button (not Add Entry) to confirm your choice. (Tip: You can even add multiple
replacements for a word or phrase by using that same word or phrase in the
"Word/phrase:" field but with different replacements.)
• When finished, use the Close button to return to the document.
¤
Tips on using (personal) user word lists:
☼ You can choose (enable) a new personal user word list for other documents when
running a spell check on them. (It is not document-specific.)
☼ If the user word list doesn't appear in the list, click on Add
List to browse for its .UWL file, then select it and choose Open. Back to Notes
• Automatic paragraph numbering uses
QuickCorrect's [Format-As-You-Go] QuickBullets
module - see here for tips on using that
feature.
• When QuickCorrect
is automatically turned off: This typically happens for all open documents when you are editing a macro or
conducting a merge. If you need QuickCorrect under these circumstances,
or just need to be able to turn some QC features on and off quickly and
easily, see the QC macro in the
Library, or record your own macro and select the features you want
toggled on or off.
• When the "Correct other mistyped words when possible"
check box (see above) is enabled (ticked) — be extra careful!
With
this option enabled WordPerfect can replace typographical errors that
have only one possible correction — without notifying you of the
change.
Use this option only if you are
confident that a document uses words found in a standard word list.
Some unusual spellings, surnames, proper nouns, or words spelled
differently in different regions might be changed automatically if you
enable this option. One user reported that the program changed a letter's address from "Mr. Cowart" to "Mr. Coward". Ouch! [Side note: This has been called the "Cupertino effect".]
Most "power users" disable (un-tick) this setting. They don't want
strange "corrections" slipping into important documents unnoticed. Remember, it's a computer program, not a human.
In any case,
see the next note about un-doing QuickCorrect changes if and when you notice them while typing.
[WordPerfect X3 users: "Note that in the original release of WPX3 (13.0.0.406 to 446),
correct words were flagged as spelling errors if the option "Correct other
mistyped words when possible" was active. This has been remedied with [WPX3]
Service Pack 1." [Quote] ]
Back to Notes
• "Un-doing" QuickCorrect
changes: Immediately after QuickCorrect expands an
abbreviation, press <Ctrl+Z> or <Alt+Backspace>. (This works to undo
the last change. Try it with automatically underlined email addresses or internet URLs!)
• Removing the space following the QuickCorrect
expansion of an abbreviation: When you type a QuickCorrect abbreviation and then press the
spacebar, the abbreviation expands. But if you need to remove the space
character so that you can type other characters, you first need to press the
backspace key. While this is only two keystrokes
(<Space>+<Backspace>) after the abbreviation, you could assign this simple macro to a relatively unused key (such
as the ` key, to the left of the 1 key),
which would eliminate one key press by inserting the required space and then
immediately removing it:
If(?QuickCorrect=False)
QuickCorrect(On!)
Type(" ") // (space character)
DeleteCharPrevious
QuickCorrect(Off!)
Else
Type(" ") // (space character)
DeleteCharPrevious
Endif
Return
[Thanks to Joe Blake an Larry Lewis on WordPerfect
Universe here
for the idea behind this tip.]
• Limits to
QuickCorrect: Be aware that, unlike QuickWords, you
cannot insert graphics with QuickCorrect. Also, the sizes of the QuickCorrect
'Replace' and 'With' entry fields are very limited when compared to
QuickWords.
¤ The 'With' field.
Charles Rossiter, Corel C_Tech, concludes from testing that there are
replacement entry limits — i.e., limits to the QuickCorrect "With" field (the
right-hand field) — depending on whether the replacements are
copied-and-pasted into the field, or whether they are manually typed into the
field.
"First, you can create the QuickCorrect replacement entry by selecting text. Irrespective of how much text
you select, it is only the first 63 characters, minus the number of space
characters, which will be included in the replacement text. Or, in other words,
the limit is 63 characters, with each space counting as 2 characters.
Second, you can create [a longer] QuickCorrect replacement by
typing in the replacement window in
QuickCorrect. The number of characters that can be created manually for a
QuickCorrect replacement also varies according to the number of space
characters. The limit is 126 characters, minus the number of spaces. Or, in
other words, the limit is 126 characters, with each space counting as 2
characters." [Quote]
[HOWEVER ... There appears to have been a bug in QuickCorrect [in about WordPerfect 12 and earlier] that could cause QuickWords to crash if QuickCorrect replacement entries are longer than 20
characters. Apparently there was an adverse interaction between the two features.
This bug has existed since WP9, and Corel's support database stated: "In order
to correct this issue you need to remove any entries in QuickCorrect that are
over 20 Characters in length." The bug existed even in WP12. [BUT...see
the update paragraph below for more recent WordPerfect
versions.] If you stumble on this bug and your need to use expansions
(the "With" part of QuickCorrect entries) longer than 20 characters, you could
try the utility program, As-U-Type (described here), which can expand up to 80 characters and
works independently from WordPerfect's QuickCorrect and QuickWords features (but
works well with them).
Update: This bug seems to
have been fixed in a post-WP12 version. See this
post on WordPerfect Universe. [The
test reported there using 100 characters was recently repeated using the maximum
allowable number of QuickCorrect replacement characters (126) in WPX6 (running
under Windows 7) and it produced the same positive result: QuickWords did not
crash.]]
¤ The 'Replace' field.
With respect to the QuickCorrect abbreviation in the (left-hand)
"Replace" field, "...there is a limit to what can be entered in the left-hand
"Replace" window. That left-hand window can take 80 non-space characters, or 79
non-space characters and one space." [Quote]
¤ Because the QuickCorrect file might be more prone to corruption
than the QuickWords file, you may want to limit the total number of items in
QuickCorrect, and use either QuickWords, the Corel ClipBook, or
menu-driven macros instead. (Some users have reported that they have several
thousand entries in QuickCorrect, but such large lists probably are harder to
maintain than similar sized QuickWord lists. See QuickWords for more information and tips on using,
managing, and backing up QuickWords.)
Tip from a FAQ on WordPerfect Universe: "The user word list (the list
of words you have added while running a spell-check), along with the list of
your QuickCorrect entries, is kept in a file called WT#XX.UWL (where # is the
version number and XX is the country or language code, e.g., WT11US.UWL). ...
Note that these files may be stored in an "unexpected" location, such as C:\My
Documents\Corel User Files [for the expected location see above]"
Back to Notes
• Problems with QuickCorrect (or the Spell Checker) ...
• Changing
a word into something you don't want?
•
Skipping past a word you want flagged
as a possible misspelled word?
•
Not giving you alternatives to a misspelled
word?
This section can help ...
☼ See the previous
note (above)
about the Tools, QuickCorrect option, "Correct other mistyped words when
possible," which is normally turned ON
by default during program installation. But since corrections are done
silently and automatically, you might want to turn it OFF to prevent some potentially
embarrassing corrections from going unnoticed.
☼ However, you probably will want
"Replace words as you type" to be turned ON so that abbreviations/misspellings in the
QuickCorrect list are automatically corrected while typing, as explained
below.
☼ Alternative to correcting misspelled words: In addition to
being able to automatically force an "incorrect" word to be replaced with a specific "correct" version (Option 1 below), you can also -
• create a
"skip word" entry (Option 2) or
• create an "exception" entry (Option 3, which gives you alternative
replacement choices).
Exception entries, since they contain
duplicate words to replace, can only exist in the User Word List and not in the
QuickCorrect list.
Similarly, Skip-word entries contain a spell checker code
(<skip>), and so they are also excluded from the QuickCorrect list.
Hence, for these items you need to edit the User
Word List, which is simple and easy to do via the Spell Checker
dialog.
¤ Option 1. If you want to automatically replace a particular word during spell checking -or- while typing:
Option 1a.
Simply follow the methods under
"To set up new QuickCorrect abbreviations ..." above.
If QuickCorrect's "Replace words as you type" is
turned on, the word/phrase will be replaced as you type them. When running the
Spell Checker, the word/phrase will always be replaced (assuming the Option in the User Word Lists is set to Auto-replace).
Option 1b.
First, open the
Spell Checker (Tools, Spell Checker; if asked, answer "No" to "Close spell checker?"
dialog that might appear). Click the Options button, then click on User Word Lists.
[Sidebar: The User Word Lists dialog that opens
should default to WTnnxx.UWL, where
"nn"=your WP version and "xx"=your language. This list is common to all your
documents, but it can be customized. (On the other hand, the Document Word List
is used to store corrections made in just the current document. So choose the
User Word List to store your entries for the current and future documents.)
Note that the User Word List is used by both
QuickCorrect (which stores its entries in the UWL file) and the Spell Checker
(which also uses its own main dictionary).]
Then, either -
Browse to the relevant existing
word pair in the User Word Lists dialog and click on it to select it; then make
your change in the "Replace with" field; then click the Replace Entry
button.
- or -
If it is a new pair that is not yet
in the list, type the incorrect word in
the "Word/phrase" field and the correct
word in the "Replace with" field; then click the Add Entry
button.
Click on Close to close both the User
Word Lists dialog and the Spell Checker.
¤ Option 2. If you want to automatically skip a particular word during
spell checking -or- while typing:
First, open the Spell Checker (Tools, Spell
Checker; if asked, answer "No" to "Close spell checker?" dialog that might
appear).
Click the Options button, then
click on User Word Lists. [See the
Sidebar above about the items listed
there. Here, you want to choose the .UWL file to edit.]
Then, either -
Click on the existing entry
containing both the word and its replacement to select (highlight) it.
- or -
If it is a new item that is not yet
in the list, type the incorrect word — i.e., the word you want ignored by the program — in
the "Word/phrase" field.
Then type the correct
word — i.e., that same word — in the "Replace with" field.
Then click the Add Entry button.
Then
click on the word pair to select (highlight)
it.
Click the Properties button, then choose
"Skip word"; then click OK. This will add the entry to the User Word List with "<skip>" in the replacement field.
Click on Close to close both
the User Word Lists dialog and the Spell Checker.
Note: "Skip-word" entries
contain a spell checker code
(<skip>), and so they are also excluded from the QuickCorrect list. (If they already exist there they will be removed.)
* * *
Alternatives to editing the User Word List / QuickCorrect list
to skip a word:
Use the Spell Checker: In
the main document, just double-click the word you want to skip to select it;
open the spell checker (Tools, Spell Checker; if asked, answer "No" to "Close Spell
Checker?"). Click the Add button; enter the word to skip in the pop up Add Word
dialog; click OK, then Close the spell checker. This will add the entry to the
User Word List (.UWL) with "<skip>" in the replacement field.
Use a menu setting: (This is particularly
useful when you have a section of text
to omit from spell checking.) In the main document, just
double-click (or otherwise select) the word(s) you want to skip. Click on Tools, Language, Settings and check (tick) the box, "Disable
writing tools (in this portion of text)".
Use a macro: You can "mark" words or symbols
in a document to be skipped over by the spell checker and grammar checker. This
can be done with a one-line macro with this command in it: WritingToolsDisable. (See here for how to create the macro.) Then select the word
and play the macro; it will place a pair of codes around the selection, which
tell the program not to spell-check or grammar-check the selection. (You can
assign the macro to a keyboard shortcut, toolbar, or menu, as described here.) [Note this is particularly
useful in skipping over single symbols
(such as Greek characters inserted with Ctrl+W) during spell checking, since
these cannot be entered into a User Word List (but they can be entered in the
QuickCorrect dialog).]
¤ Option 3. If you want to have
several "correct" entries for a word from
which to choose (e.g., the typographical error "ADN" could be either "AND" or
"DNA"), you can make the spell checker stop and let you pick an
alternative word (an exception) from the
User Word List:
First, open the Spell Checker (Tools, Spell
Checker), then answer "No" to "Close spell checker?" dialog that typically
appears. Click the Options button, then
click on User Word Lists. [See the
Sidebar above about the items listed
there.]
Then, either
-
Click on the entry with both the
word and its replacement to select (highlight) it.
- or -
If it is a new item that is not yet
in the list, type the incorrect word in
the "Word/phrase" field and the correct
word in the "Replace with" field; then click the Add Entry button; then
click on the word pair to select (highlight) it.
Next - Depending on your version of WordPerfect
either -
Click the Properties button, then
choose Exception Entry; then put your
cursor in the Replace With field (still in the Entry Properties dialog window)
and press Enter and add the replacement word there (for multiple words, add one
entry per line); then click OK.
The new item(s) will show up as a
separate entry (or entries) in the list.
- or -
[For some early versions of WordPerfect:] Click
to highlight the word and its replacements (put each on a separate line) in the
User Word Lists dialog; click the Properties button, then choose Exception
Entry; then click OK. Each replacement will show up as a separate entry in the
User Word Lists dialog.
Click on Close to close both the User Word Lists dialog and the Spell
Checker.
Note
"Exception" entries, since they
contain duplicate words to replace, can only exist in the spell checker's User Word List, and
not in the QuickCorrect list.
|
Back to Notes
• Why some items can unexpectantly change while you type. [Originally: "QuickCorrect weirdness."]
When you
type (c), (r), or (i), do they automatically change into other characters or symbols?
In WordPerfect 10/11 [but not in later versions] do dates
typed as "1/27/07" change to a numerical fraction?
Here are some remedies.
¤ Unwanted Copyright © and Registered ® symbols.
In WordPerfect 10 and later versions, typing a "(c)" or "(r)" will
cause a conversion to © or ®. (Apparently this was due to a programming change in WordPerfect 10.)
Depending on your personal preference:
Solution A: You can simply delete either or both of the factory-shipped entries "(c)" and "(r)"
in Tools, QuickCorrect. Copyright and Registered symbols are always
available with Insert, Symbol (or Ctrl+w) under "Typographic Symbols".
Solution B: However, assuming you wish to retain
the ability to quickly insert
these symbols while typing...
• use Tools, QuickCorrect and delete the
two factory-shipped entries "(c)" and "(r)"
• and then add the following six entries (the Typographical symbols © and ® can be entered in a QuickCorrect
field with <Ctrl+w>):
(c == replace with ==> ©
(c) == replace with ==>
(c)
(r == replace with ==> ®
(r) == replace with ==> (r)
...and to preserve capital letters (UPPER case)...
((c)) == replace with ==> (C)
((r))
== replace with ==> (R)
Results:
Now, when you
need the Copyright or Registered symbol, just type (without quotes) "(c" or "(r".
When typing enumerated lists using
letters, just use "(c)" or "(r)" or their upper case versions.
WordPerfect will instantly replace these characters with the same ones
— and not convert them to Copyright or Registered symbols.
See also Solution C below, which is a variation of this technique.
Solution C: An alternative
to the above "replace with" solutions when dealing with the Copyright and Registered symbols was suggested by Noal Mellot in a WordPerfect Universe forum:
Simply add a number after the appropriate letter in the Tools, QuickCorrect fields.
For example:
c9 == replace with ==> ©
r9 == replace with ==> ®
[Tip:
If the separate characters c9 or r9 might sometime be used in a
document you could use another — and more unlikely — combination such
as 9c9, copy9, etc.]
Advantages and notes:
• By using this method you only need
these two single entries for the Copyright and Registered symbols.
• You should remove (delete) the original two factory-shipped entries [(c)==>© and (r)==>®] from QuickCorrect, and any of the entries you might have used in Solution B.
• Note that using a memorable letter with a number (e.g., c9) — rather than
preceding the letter with a parenthesis as in Solution B — avoids
conflicts between UPPER/lower case, so you don't have to add separate
entries for upper and lower case as in Solution B.
• Further note that the number is typically added after
the letter. Doing the reverse — adding the letter after the number
(e.g., 9c) — could be more problematic in numbered task lists (e.g.,
9a...9b...9c... etc.).
¤ Unwanted upper case.
Example 1:
Does "(i)" change to "(I)" and "i." change to "I." when you type these characters to enumerate a list item?
Why it happens: QuickCorrect (on the Tools menu) has a default setting
to change a solitary lower-case "i" to upper case — something you
probably want to retain. This happens because trailing punctuation such
as a parenthesis or period (as well as a hard return or tab) is treated
like a triggering space character (all of which activate QuickCorrect),
so it "sees" the lower-case "i" as a solitary character and converts it
to upper case.
Solution: In QuickCorrect,
add (without quote marks) an "(i)" in both the "Replace:" and "With:" fields. Repeat
for "i." [i.e., trailing period/full stop] and "i)" [i.e., trailing parenthesis].
[Thanks to Roy 'lemoto' Lewis for this tip.]
Example 2:
Does a lower case word ("id") become automatically capitalized ("Id") when you want it to remain lower case?
Solution (similar to Example 1):
"If
you find that WP continues to capitalize certain words that you never
want capitalized, you have another option: You can add those words to both
the "Replace" box and the "With" box in QuickCorrect. In effect, you
are telling WP to replace a particular word — the way you type it —
with the same word, rather than making any changes. So, for example, if
you never want WP to capitalize "identification", you can type
"identification" (without quotation marks) in both the "Replace" box
and the "With" box. That way, whenever you type "identification"
(starting with a lower-case "i"), WP will not change it to
"Identification" (starting with an upper-case "I"). ..." [Emphasis added.]
[From Jan Berinstein here.]
¤ Unwanted date conversion to a numeric fraction in WordPerfect 10 and 11. [Fixed in WordPerfect 12]
WordPerfect 10 and 11 (only):
Typing a date such as 1/27/07 with change the "1/2" part of
the entry into a fraction in WordPerfect 10 or 11. [Apparently due to a small bug in these WordPerfect versions.]
Solutions:
Type 01/27/07 instead. Or, just
delete all the fraction symbols from QuickCorrect to prevent dates from being
changed, and use the Fraction macro, which
produces a similar format for any
fraction, not just the limited set that is in QuickCorrect. [This problem was fixed in WordPerfect 12.]
Back to Notes
• QuickCorrect and possessives. If you have (for example) a QC abbreviation "pf" that is replaced with
"plaintiff" (both items are entered without quote marks) when you type "pf," you
might notice that "pf's" will not expand to the possessive form ("plaintiff's").
Here's a way to ensure that adding an apostrophe-s to an abbreviation will also
add it to the expanded word. [Thanks to Noal Mellott on WordPerfect Universe for this tip.]
[Note that this works in WordPerfect X5, English language version,
but should work in other versions. Note also that it does not work just using
the Tools, QuickCorrect dialog; you must use the steps below.]
1. Click Tools, Spell Checker. If you are asked to close the spell
checker, answer "No."
2. Click the Options button in the Spell Checker, then choose
"User Word Lists" from the menu that pops up. (This is also known as the
"QuickCorrect file".) This opens the user Word Lists dialog, and it should show
your available user word lists (.uwl). Select the one for your version of
WordPerfect (e.g., WP15US.UWL for the US version of WPX5).
3. In the "Word/phrase:" field, enter (without the double quotes)
"'s" (i.e., apostrophe-s). Leave the "Replace with:" field empty (i.e.,
blank).
4. Click Close to dismiss the dialog, and then Close the spell
checker. Done.
[Additional information from WordPerfect X5's help file:
Using User Word Lists
A word list is a list of words or phrases scanned when you proof
your text using the writing tools. Writing tools scan two types of word lists:
User Word Lists and Main Word Lists.
Each language comes with a default User Word List. User Word Lists
can be customized to add, delete or replace words.
Main Word Lists are lists of specialized words used by Spell
Checker for a particular language, field or company. You can have ten lists of
each type active when you use the writing tools. The active User Word Lists are
scanned first; if the word or phrase is not found there, the active Main Word
Lists are scanned. Main Word Lists are available only in Spell Checker.
For detailed information about using user word lists, see “Using
writing tools” in the main Help.]
Back to Notes
• Where QuickCorrect stores your entries.
QuickCorrect entries — along with
words you have added when running a spell-check — are stored in User Word Lists. These files on your system have a filename pattern of
WTnnxx.UWL, where nn=version and xx=language. (Notice its name begins with WT, not WP).
¤ The name and location of the QuickCorrect file containing your
entries varies with the WordPerfect version and the Windows operating
system, as described on the Corel support site here.
In recent versions (WordPerfect X6 and later on Windows Vista/7/8/10 systems) it is found at -
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Corel\WordPerfect Office X7\WritingTools
In that folder the file will be named WT17XX.UWL, where XX
is the language (US for American English, example: WT17US.UWL). Note
that other language version files might exist in that folder (e.g., WT17CE.UWL).
Note that "%username%" in the path refers to your Windows user name, and "X7" refers to WordPerfect version X7. Change these items to reflect your name and WP version.
¤ If this file does not
exist (e.g., if it was accidentally deleted) a new, virgin copy will be created
the next time WordPerfect is started.
¤ The current document word list and the default and personal user word lists (see above) can also be chosen and edited with Tools, Spell Checker (answer 'No' if you are asked to Close it); then click the Options button, then choose User Word Lists.
It's a good idea to back up this file, especially if it contains lots of entries. See the WordPerfect Universe FAQ "What files do I need to back up..." here or the more comprehensive and updated tips on this site here.
• Need to export (and optionally print) all entries from QuickCorrect?
You can export the QuickCorrect entries to a normal .WPD document
by converting the lists using the Spell
Utility, which in most WordPerfect versions can be started directly from the
WordPerfect group on the Windows Start menu. [The Spell Utility lets you create,
edit, merge, or convert main word lists for your business or field,
such as medicine or law.]
See Footnote 1 below for Spell Utility methods to export these QuickCorrect entries into a new WordPerfect document as a serial list or even in table format. The document can then be printed for reference.
And as noted, you can also use the Spell Utility to add to, delete from, or merge QuickCorrect user word list files (.UWL).
Notes
¤ See the WordPerfect
Universe FAQ
for some more information on Word
Lists, the Spell Utility, etc.
¤ To print a list of your
QuickWords, see QWords.html
¤ Side note: On WordPerfect Universe (in 2008), it was found that converting the default
QuickCorrect user list into a WordPerfect document (.WPD), then pasting the
contents of that document (with Edit, Paste Special,
Unformatted text) into a new, blank, and "clean" WPD document (no user
styles, etc.), and then converting the new WPD document back into a new default
User Word List (.UWL), cured a strange problem with the QC entries. See here.
• How to migrate your QuickCorrect entries.
¤ Notes and tips:
Your QuickCorrect entries are not the same thing as your QuickCorrect settings — the various options you choose to enable or disable in the
QuickCorrect dialog's tabs. These options are manually set, so you
might need to reset them if you migrate to another computer or version
of WordPerfect.
There is a customizable WordPerfect macro on this
site (QC.wcm) that toggles the state of the
various QuickCorrect, QuickWord, Format-As-You-Go, SpeedLinks, and SmartQuote
settings. (See WordPerfect's Tools, QuickCorrect for your current settings.) Of course, you don't need a macro to set these
options, but it makes it easier to restore them to your
preferences.
¤ Starting with
Wordperfect X6 you can have the installation routine migrate these items
for you from an existing (and still installed) version to the new version.
¤ To migrate them yourself — e.g., to a new computer with the same version of WordPerfect installed — see Corel's support database article, Migrating
QuickCorrect List to current version of WordPerfect.
The name and location of the QuickCorrect file containing your entries
varies with the WordPerfect version and the Windows operating system,
as described on that site.
While you can copy the current file to a new
computer with the same version of WordPerfect, if you copy it to
a new version of WordPerfect (replacing the default installed version there), you will need to rename
the older (copied) file to include the new version's number, as
explained on that site. The program will "see" the migrated file if it
is properly named and in the proper location.
¤ See also the "Where QuickCorrect stores its information" above.
• More on QuickCorrect and related topics.
¤ For an extended discussion of QuickCorrect versus
QuickWords, see this thread
by the same title on WordPerfect
Universe.
¤ This QuickCorrect
FAQ on WordPerfect Universe discusses
what
might cause the QuickCorrect list to be blank, etc.
¤ If correctly spelled words
are flagged as misspelled, it might be caused by a corrupt QuickCorrect
file. [It could also be a display (video driver) problem, or an errant
language code somewhere in the document or in the Open Style code at
the very top of the document.] You can try renaming the QuickCorrect
file so that the program generates a new virgin copy when it starts again. See the Corel support page, Migrating
QuickCorrect List to current version of WordPerfect.
The name and location of the QuickCorrect file containing your entries
varies with the WordPerfect version and the Windows operating system,
as described on that site. Or: See the Corel Support
Knowledgebase and search for "Quick Correct" (note the space
between words) or search for "3561". The procedure shows how to find
and rename the QuickCorrect (.UWL) file so that a new one will be
generated when next you load WordPerfect.
¤ It might be possible to
repair a corrupt QuickCorrect file using Corel's free file repair utility, WPLOOK.
See this page for more on obtaining and
using it.
¤ The main dictionary
("Main Word List") is kept in a different file, with the filename extension of
.MOR (not .UWL). It can be edited with a
special program that comes with WordPerfect, the Spell Utility. The Utility can help you
migrate a customized main dictionary to a newer version of WordPerfect. See this
FAQ on WordPerfect Universe.
¤ Speaking only as a satisfied customer ... you might also consider
As-U-Type (http://www.fanix.com/). If you are not a
touch-typist (or even if you are), this little utility program can correct typos
and spelling errors as you type. It even works alongside WordPerfect's
QuickCorrect, and can expand abbreviations like QuickWords — in any Windows
program, such as your email program. Further, it "learns" from your mistakes, it's easy
to toggle on and off as needed (LShft+RShft keys), and overall it's very easy to
use. (Free 30-day trial available.)
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