AutoCorrect Preferences

Oxygen XML Author includes an option to automatically correct misspelled words as you type in Author mode. To enable and configure this feature, open the Preferences dialog box and go to Editor > Edit Modes > Author > AutoCorrect.

The following options are available:

Enable AutoCorrect - This option is disabled by default. If enabled, while editing in Author mode, if you type anything that is listed in the Replace column of the Replacements table displayed in this preferences page, Oxygen XML Author will automatically replace it with the value listed in the With column.
Use additional suggestions from the spell checker - If enabled, in addition to anything listed in the Replacements table displayed in this preferences page, Oxygen XML Author will also use suggestions from the Spell Checker to automatically correct misspelled words. Suggestions from the Spell Checker will only be used if the misspelled word is not found in the Replacements table.

Note: The AutoCorrect feature shares the same options configured in the Language options and Ignore elements sections in the Spell Check preferences page.

Replacements Table Section

The AutoCorrect feature uses the Replacements table to automatically replace anything that is listed in the Replace column with the value listed in the With column for each language. You can specify the language in the Replacements for language drop-down list, and for each language, you can configure the items listed in the table. The language selected in this page is not the language that will be used by the AutoCorrect feature. It is simply the language for which you are configuring the Replacements table.

Note: Any changes, additions, or deletions you make to this table are saved to a path that is specified in the AutoCorrect Dictionaries preferences page.

Smart Quotes Section

You can also choose to automatically convert double and single quotes to a quotation characters of your choice by using the following options in the Smart quotes section:

Replace "Single quotes" - Replaces single quotes with the quotation symbols you select with the Start quote and End quote buttons.
Replace "Double quotes" - Replaces double quotes with the quotation symbols you select with the Start quote and End quote buttons.

Global and Project Options Section

Selecting Project Options in this preferences page will only save your selections in Enable AutoCorrect, Use additional suggestions from the spell checker, and the options in the Smart quotes section. Changes to the Replacements table are not saved in this page. To save changes to the Replacements table at project level you need to specify a custom location in the User-defined replacements section of the AutoCorrect Dictionaries preferences page and select Project Options from that preferences page instead.

Restore Defaults - Restores the options in this preferences page to their default values and also deletes any changes you have made to the Replacements table.