Autocorrect is a feature in devices like phones and computers that automatically fixes any mistakes or typos you make while typing.
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It's a shame, because Google has a fantastic keyboard by default, with finger swiping enabled on the frontend and a smarter
autocorrect system in the backend.
As for the keyboard, Apple has developed Quick Type, a new predictive
autocorrect feature that, like Android and Windows Phone, suggests words as you type.
It is so much faster than punching individual keys to type out words, even
with autocorrect.
Many indie authors often make the mistake of not having a dedicated editor to insure their book is not riddled with spelling mistakes or issues stemming from
autocorrect in Microsoft Word.
The usage
of autocorrect inserts confusion into the books that we write.
Here's an illustrated tutorial on adding symbols and other special characters to your documents, including how to designate a shortcut key or
AutoCorrect entry to insert symbols without ever clicking on the Ribbon.1
People blame
Autocorrect for mangling their intentions and for failing to un-mangle them.
Other changes are more subtle: the keyboard has been improved, with two new themes (light and dark) adhering more closely to Material Design, and a
better autocorrect algorithm.
The keyboard supports gesture inputs as well as features
like autocorrect and word predictions.
I don't generally
use autocorrect because this happens to me when I least expect it, and it can be missed.
While the exact cause may not be known, it's been determined that the problem is coming from the
iOS autocorrect system which appears to be replacing a perfectly valid input character «i» with a miscellaneous and erroneous string.
Not only will it trick
autocorrect into doing its job, it will make you feel worldly to have contacts named «Urbane Prosciutto» and «Punctuation, Bonobo!»
you will look fabulous in the meantime (that came up on
autocorrect as «eat time» which isn't a bad thing either) while you are figuring things out!
(Let's try this again,
without autocorrects so bad that cause me to have to delete) It's definitely a dream kitchen, and I would smile every time I walked in there too!
Just
because autocorrect is misbehaving, however, doesn't mean you need to shut the whole system down.
As for abbreviations, why would anyone not have his or her common abbreviations recorded in
Autocorrect so that, «dlr «becomes «D.L.R.» or «DLR»?
At the end of the week, One Mobile Ring published unboxing in pictures and video of the Motorola Razr, Apple's hidden iOS
autocorrect spelling keyboard bar is now available and Nokia released two concept experimental mobile phones.
ai.type is an old favorite when it comes to Android keyboards, featuring staples such as
smart autocorrect and predictive typing in more than 50 languages, swipe typing, configurable layouts, a variety of themes and a library of emoji built - in.
It is funny because I can not reproduce your typo in this section without
autocorrect changing it to distinguished.
Then I would go through it,
fixing autocorrect mistakes or typos, while doing this I would also be able to see where I had left and idea or scene unfinished.
Don't worry, it is almost time for the monthly waiver day
when autocorrect is allowed during tests!!
I enjoyed reading about research to use offbeat
autocorrect text suggestions to inspire AI humour (13 October, p 23).
Go to the File tab, click Options, then in the Proofing section
click AutoCorrect Options.
This is not a dictionary approved word but a slang term that means very light, fluffy, or airy, and as such it's a perfect way to demonstrate
how autocorrect learns (and can unlearn) a word.
Inspired by an amusing
autocorrect moment on a listserv last week («hashtags» converted to «hostages,» in the context of a discussion of online activism around marriage equality and the Supreme Court) it's a serious question — all it takes is for someone to take a tweet, text or email that's been automatically «corrected» to a politically embarrassing state and make a big deal out of it.
While autocorrect always has the best intentions, it doesn't always play nice with everyone.
If the problem is particularly bugging you, you can also turn off
autocorrect altogether on your phone, but then you'll probably realize how much you've been relying on it to fix typos.
There's a way to stop your Apple iPhone
from autocorrecting your text to «ducking» when you meant to type... something else.
Tap on the Phone icon, then Contacts - > + to add a new contact and
trick autocorrect into respecting the spelling of their name.
I don't care for pudding (or black beans in my brownies) but I'm bookmarking this recipe for warmer days because pudding (
silly autocorrect tried changing pudding to pissing) pops!
I use online database searches when looking for adoptable (my
phone autocorrected that to adorable) dogs.
And that I've shedded -LCB-
autocorrect wants me to say shredded, which works too -RCB- my shields of oversized hoodies and sweaters...
Phrases with «autocorrect»