Turning Off Auto Formatting

To change the Auto formatting options in Microsoft Word, go to the menu FORMAT > AUTOFORMAT > [OPTIONS button]. That will bring up the dialog box below. Select the file-tab for AUTOFORMAT AS YOU TYPE.

The options that create most problems for users are

• Automatic Bulleted Lists
• Automatic Numbered Lists
• Border Lines, and
• Set Left and First-Indent with tabs and backspaces