How to restricts Word from marking contractions as error

How to restricts Word from marking contractions as error

How to restricts Word from marking contractions as error – Microsoft word is a tool which allow us to perform all writing related works in suitable manner. Although we prefer to write notes in English language. What will happen when we write something misspelled? The word will automatically catch the word and show a red wavy line below it. While this appears to be convenient for documentation work but reflects annoyance during exchanging casual documents. Microsoft word include built in software to automatically correct misspelled words and sentences.

Procedure to restrict word from marking contractions as error

The Word restriction over misspelled words or contractions is for discouraging informal academic writings. In this article we will see procedures to stop/ restrict word from marking contractions as error. Now click on File tab present in the ribbon menu of MS Word. There is a list displayed, choose the “Options”. The options will be available at the bottom left corner of the menu.

In the left side of the Word Options window, click on Proofing category. The whole correction and formatting of text is done here only. Navigate below and click on Settings just adjacent to the writing style under heading “When Correcting spelling and grammar in word”.
Now scroll down in the Grammar settings window and disable the “Contractions” option under Formal language.

How to restricts Word from marking contractions as error

Then a warning will appear, ignore it and proceed further. At the end, click on OK to save the changes done by you. When you launch the word page and type something, it didn’t warn about the contraction error.

Now if you think that contraction error message is required for any purpose, then uncheck the contraction option again. For convenience we had inserted pictorial view of procedure followed to restrict word from marking contractions as error.