Outlook 2019/2016: Enable/Disable Autocorrect

Does the Autocorrect feature in Microsoft Outlook 2019 or 2016 bother you? Or maybe you need it because you are a bad speller. You can turn Autocorrect on or off using these steps.

1. From Outlook, select “File” > “Options“.
   
2. Select “Mail” on the left pane, then choose “Spelling and Autocorrect…” button.
   
3. Outlook breaks up the screen into different tabs and so many check-boxes. Select the one that corresponds to the Autocorrect or Autoformat setting you would like to change:
   • AutoFormat
     • Apply Built-in Heading styles, automatic bulleted lists, list styles, other paragraph styles.
     • Replace – Straight quotes with smart quotes, ordinals, fractions, hyphens, bold, italic, internet, and network paths.
   • AutoCorrect
     • Initial capitals.
     • Capitalize first letter of sentences.
     • Capitalize first letter of table cells.
     • Capitalize names of days.
     • Correct accidental usage of Caps Lock key.
   • AutoFormat As You Type
     • Replace as you type – Straight quotes, fractions, bold and italic, internet and network paths, ordinals, hyphens.
     • Apply as you type – Bulleted lists, border lines, heading styles, numbered lists, tables.
   • Automatically as you type
     • Format list item like one before, left and first indent.