How To Use “Predictive Text” in Microsoft Word

Thanks ! This was so helpful ~

Luna - glad to be of help. Thanks! :-)

I would like to find something kind of like what happens when I type on my android phone, have you seen anything like that?

James - try SwiftKey - http://tubb.co/Rqasvj - very useful for predictive text on Android.

Like your client I also yerned for some predictive text in Microsoft Word; in the end I wrote this (free) add-in that auto-completes text and guesses your next words by learning how you type. http://www.beingbrunel.com/predictive-text-in-word/ Maybe it'll be of some interest!

Thomas - thanks for letting me know about your free add-in for Word. It looks great! I'll be checking it out!

Sadly this is as easy as using the Variables method. Since my documents are all different and the consistency I'm looking for dosn't work for this I'm still waiting for a tool. Here's what I would like to see: Analyzation based on repetitive phrases similar to font styles ("select all 47 instances"). It would show you a list of repetative phrases so for instance, you are typing: Enter the text in the box as shown. It may show a list that shows (normally you type "textbox") or "Type the text" - 15 "Enter the text" - 11 And have a tool to quickly view each instance and replace with the more popular phrase. As a technical Writer this is going to be the best feature for simplifiing content to be consistent throughout and make it extrememly STE compliant.

Charles - thanks for the feedback. I hope one of my readers might spot your comment and point you towards a tool that can help you!

I have stuck an opposite problem in Office 2013. Using it on an Asus Transformer, when in tablet mode , word keeps inserting predictive text, and I can't teach it not to. For example, an autocorrect short cut of mine is "sb" which word automatically changes to "SB" so the elongated word switchboard comes out in all caps. There is a small predictive text box which I can't control or turn off, and I can even find reference to it in word help. Sigh. Any thoughts?

Lisa - there are instructions of how to turn on or off AutoCorrect options at http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/word-help/turn-on-or-off-autocorrect-options-HP005189430.aspx - are they of any help?

I think James is asking auto correct, text prediction, auto suggestion in pc....not in mobile...

Thanks for clarifying Saif! I've not seen anything like the SwiftKey App for Android that can be used to auto-predict text on a PC.

*Woot Woot* this was soo helpful! as I am a newbie typist. Thanks so much for preventing my (seemingly but hopefully not) inevitable demise into {gasp!} CTS-Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.... <3

My pleasure Merry -- thanks for the kind feedback!

Brilliant! (and so easy). Thanks for the tip :)

My pleasure Kate!

Sir, I remember once i was using word, the predictive word suggestions were coming in the front like bubbles and had an option to select from them. I don't know which version of word was that (2003 or 2007) making me easier for proofing. I am not able to enable such options.

Hi Vijay -- I'm not familiar with that function either. I wonder if any of my other readers can help?

this was so helpful. thank you so much.

My pleasure -- thanks for the kind feedback.

Thank you for your generosity in sharing the info. Knowledge is power and the nation would be so much better if everyone shared. God bless you.

Thanks for the useful tip. Hope more people find it as useful as I did.

Would really love to see a tool (Apple Mac Friendly!) that is like typing on our phones. It would make writing uni assignments so much quicker than right clicking on every misspelt word (especially when it's only one letter off).

Ooh! That's an interesting idea! I wonder if anyone can recommend such a tool?

Here's a T9 keyboard that you can use on your PC. https://download.cnet.com/T9-Keyboard-for-Windows-10/3000-2121_4-77587248.html Is that what you were looking for?