AutoFormat options for East Asian text

You can use the AutoFormat function to automatically apply formatting to a document. To set the kinds of formatting that you want applied automatically, on the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect, and then select the appropriate check boxes on the AutoFormat as You Type tab. The following table lists the options that are available.

Important

To complete this procedure, you must first turn on Chinese or Japanese language features. For more information, see Turn on Chinese language features or Turn on Japanese language features.

AutoFormat options for Chinese text

Check box

Description

Headings

Applies the Heading style when you enter a sentence on one line and then insert a blank paragraph.

Borders

Replaces three or more consecutive hyphens or long vowel sound symbols with a paragraph border.

Tables

Creates a table by using + and - characters. The plus signs (+) indicate the left and right edge of a cell, and the minus signs (-) inserted between the plus signs indicate the width of the cell.

Automatic bulleted lists

Replaces paragraphs that begin with symbols such as Large bullet or Asterisk with a bulleted list.

Automatic numbered lists

Replaces paragraphs that begin with a number with a numbered list.

"Straight quotation marks" with "smart quotation marks"

Replaces straight quotation marks (' ' or " ") with curly quotation marks (Single curly quote or Double curly quote).

Ordinals (1st) with superscript

Formats ordinals (1st) as superscript (1st written as superscript).

Fractions (1/2) with fraction character (½)

Replaces fractions with the fraction character.

Symbol characters (--) with symbols (—)

Replaces one hyphen (-) with an en dash (–), and replaces two hyphens (--) with an em dash (—).

*Bold* and _italic_ with real formatting

Applies bold character formatting to words that are enclosed in asterisks (*), and applies italic character formatting to words that are enclosed in underscore characters.

Internet and network paths with hyperlinks

Formats Internet paths as hyperlink fields so that you can jump directly to an item by clicking the hyperlink.

Define styles based on your formatting

Creates new paragraph styles based on the manual formatting that you apply in your documents.

Tabs and backspace set left indent

Increases left indents when you press the TAB key and decreases left indents when you press the DELETE key.

Format beginning of list item exactly like the one before it

Automatically repeats character formatting that you apply to the beginning of a list item.

Over to note heading

Applies the Memo Heading style and enters the memo closing (ijou memo closing glyphJapanese closing glyph 5) when you enter a memo heading (Memo heading glyph).

AutoFormat options for Japanese text

Check box

Description

Headings

Applies the Heading style when you enter a sentence on one line and then insert a blank paragraph.

Borders

Replaces three or more consecutive hyphens or long vowel sound symbols with a paragraph border.

Tables

Creates a table by using + and - characters. The plus signs (+) indicate the left and right edge of a cell, and the minus signs (-) inserted between the plus signs indicate the width of the cell.

Automatic bulleted lists

Replaces paragraphs that begin with symbols such as Large bullet or Asterisk with a bulleted list.

Automatic numbered lists

Replaces paragraphs that begin with a number with a numbered list.

First line indent

Replaces a space entered at the beginning of a paragraph with a first-line indent.

Dates

Applies the Date style to a date.

Closings

Applies the Closing style to letter closings, such as Japanese closing glyph 3Japanese closing glyph 1 or Japanese closing glyph 4Japanese closing glyph 2.

"Straight quotation marks" with "smart quotation marks"

Replaces straight quotation marks (' ' or " ") with curly quotation marks (Single curly quote or Double curly quote).

Ordinals (1st) with superscript

Formats ordinals (1st) as superscript (1st written as superscript).

Symbol characters (--) with symbols (—)

Replaces one hyphen (-) with an en dash (–), and replaces two hyphens (--) with an em dash (—).

Dash-like characters

Corrects incorrect usage of long vowel sounds and dashes.

Match parentheses

Corrects the closing parenthesis mark if it does not match the opening parenthesis mark.

Auto space

Deletes extra spaces that are entered between Japanese and Latin text.

Insert closing

Inserts the closing that corresponds to the salutation entered.

Over to note heading

Applies the Memo Heading style and enters the memo closing (ijou memo closing glyphJapanese closing glyph 5) when you enter a memo heading (Memo heading glyph).