Common Issues Encountered in Microsoft Word and How to Fix Them

This article presents detailed insights into common issues encountered in Microsoft Word and provides solutions for them.

1. Red squiggly underlines beneath text

If you find your entire document underlined in red, it's likely due to Word's spell check feature being enabled.

Follow these steps:

Step 1: Go to the File tab -> Options.

Step 2: Select the Proofing tab -> uncheck the box in the Check Spelling as you type section.

2. Issue: Typing 'i' changes to 'I'

Step 1: Access the File tab -> Options.

Step 2: Access the Proofing tab -> AutoCorrect options.

Step 3: Type the lowercase letter i and look below; if you see a capital I, click on it -> press Delete -> OK.

3. Issue: Spaces within a word when typing Vietnamese

Step 1: Navigate to the File tab -> Options.

Step 2: Select the Advanced tab -> Settings.

Step 3: Uncheck the box in the Adjust sentence and word spacing automatically -> OK.

4. Issue: Capitalized Vietnamese accented vowels at the beginning of a line are indented.

Step 1: Access the File tab -> Options.

Step 2: Choose the Proofing tab -> AutoCorrect Options.

Step 3: In the AutoCorrect tab, uncheck the box in the Correct TWo INitial CApitals section -> OK.

5. Convert units from Inch to Cm for easier handling

Step 1: Navigate to the File tab -> Options.

Step 2: Select the Advanced tab -> scroll down to the Display section under Show measurements in units of , choose Centimeters -> OK.

6. Unable to insert page numbers

Step 1: Access the File tab -> Options.

Step 2: Select the Advanced tab -> Uncheck the box in the Show fields codes instead of their values section.

7. Issue: Vietnamese characters have misplaced accents on uppercase letters

Step 1: Access the File tab -> Options.

Step 2: Choose Proofing -> Autocorrect Options.

Step 3: Select the AutoCorrect tab -> uncheck the box in the Correct TWo INitial CApitals section -> OK.

8. Issue: Pressing Enter creates line numbering.

Step 1: Go to the PAGE LAYOUT tab -> click the arrow in the Page Setup section.

Step 2: Select the Layout tab -> Line Numbers.

Step 3: In the dialog box, uncheck the box in the Add Line numbering section -> OK.

9. Pressing the tab key results in arrow symbols appearing.

Step 1: Access the File tab -> Options.

Step 2: Select the Display tab -> uncheck the box in the Tab characters section -> OK.

Here are some common Word errors that I hope will be helpful for you.

Wishing you all success!