Frequently Asked Questions
To help you get the most out of Global AutoCorrect we’ve put together the answers to some common questions below.
What is Global AutoCorrect and how will it help me?
To help you get the most out of Global AutoCorrect we’ve put together the answers to some common questions below.
Yes, Global AutoCorrect will correct your spelling in all programs, so you can use it for essays or reports, emails, presentations and on the web. The only exceptions are certain video games which deliberately block the methods the program uses. You can also choose to exclude a particular program from Global AutoCorrect if you don’t want your spelling to be corrected in it.
Global AutoCorrect keeps track of your spelling mistakes so you can work on them in your own time. To see your most common misspellings, open the Global AutoCorrect main window by right clicking on the icon in your notification area and selecting ‘Open Global AutoCorrect’. Then click on the ‘Count’ column header to sort by the number of times each correction has been made. You can also print a list of your most common corrections by clicking ‘Print…’.
Microsoft Word and other word processors can automatically correct your spelling, but we think Global AutoCorrect is better. Here’s why:
Global AutoCorrect automatically corrects many of your spelling mistakes so you can focus on your work and spend less time spell-checking. But sometimes you might need to use a manual spell-checker for ambiguous words, homophones and grammar mistakes, when it’s not safe to correct these words automatically.
Yes there is! It is available to buy from the ‘Download’ page of our website now.
To add an autocorrection, select a word in any program by double-clicking on it and press Command-Shift-A. In some cases it is possible that the “Add Correction” window may appear behind other windows. To determine if this is the case, press F3 to view all open windows using Mac’s “Mission Control” feature.
Here are three things you can try:
If none of the above steps work, send us an email and we’d be happy to help you further.
Windows:
We do not officially support virtualisation software with Global AutoCorrect. However, some of our clients use it in conjunction with VMWare on Windows, with Global AutoCorrect running inside a virtual machine (on the “guest”), outside of the virtual machine (on the “host”), or both (in which case the Global AutoCorrect on the host machine will actually be the one making any corrections).
Mac:
Again, we do not officially support virtualisation software with Global AutoCorrect. However, Global AutoCorrect generally works inside a virtual machine (the “guest”), but must not be running outside of the virtual machine (the “host”), as key presses will not be correctly received by the virtual machine.
Yes. It’s very simple to do these and other actions from Global AutoCorrect’s main window.
Yes. Here are the default shortcuts:
To customise these shortcuts, select ‘Options’ from the icon in the Notification area, then select the ‘Hotkeys’ tab.
To customise Global AutoCorrect, right click on the icon in the Notification area and select ‘Options’. Here are the main things you can customise:
Global AutoCorrect only makes a correction if it’s sure what you meant. If there’s any doubt then it won’t just guess, and in this case you can add an automatic correction yourself.
No, Global AutoCorrect has been designed to work seamlessly with other software and has been well tested. We aren’t currently aware of any compatibility issues.