How to Turn On Autocorrect
You can enable autocorrect on Android using the keyboard settings for your specific keyboard. You can find the function in your device settings on Windows, iPhone and iPad. On the Mac, the feature is in System Preferences. In Microsoft Word, enable the function under “Word Options”.
Autocorrect is an incredible tool that will automatically correct your misspelled words. While the feature is enabled by default on many devices, you can also enable it manually. We’ll show you how to do it on Android, Windows, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Microsoft Word.
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Turn on autocorrect on Android
How you turn on autocorrect on Android depends on the phone model you’re using. In most cases, you can find the option in your phone or keyboard settings.
Here we have covered the steps to enable autocorrect on Samsung phones with Samsung Keyboard and Gboard.
Enable autocorrect on a Samsung phone
If you are using Samsung Keyboard on your Samsung Android phone, you can enable autocorrect feature by following the steps below.
Open Settings on your phone and select “General Management”.
Tap “Samsung Keyboard Settings”.
Select “Replace automatically”.
Turn on the option.
Enable autocorrect in Gboard
To enable autocorrect in Gboard, tap a text field or text editor to open your keyboard. Then tap the gear icon at the top of your open keyboard.
You will land on a “Settings” page. Select “Text Correction” here.
On the Text Correction page, turn on AutoCorrect.
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Turn on autocorrect on Windows
Microsoft Windows offers an autocorrect feature, but unlike other devices, it doesn’t work in all apps. You can use the feature in some apps installed from the official Microsoft Store.
To turn it on, launch Settings by pressing Windows + i. Then select “Devices”.
From the sidebar on the left, select Input. Then, in the right pane, turn on Auto-Correct Misspelled Words.
Windows now corrects typos in your text in supported apps.
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Turn on autocorrect on iPhone and iPad
To enable your iPhone or iPad’s autocorrect feature, launch Settings on your phone.
Select “General” in the settings.
On the General page, select Keyboard.
On the Keyboards screen, toggle AutoCorrect.
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Turn on autocorrect on Mac
The Mac also offers an autocorrect feature that you can use to fix spelling mistakes.
To enable this feature, go to Apple Menu > System Preferences > Keyboard > Text. Then turn on “Correct spelling automatically”.
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Turn on autocorrect in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word has its own autocorrect feature that you can use to correct any typos in your documents.
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To enable it, launch Word and select “Options” in the left sidebar.
In the left sidebar of the Word Options window, click Check. Then select “AutoCorrect Options” in the right pane.
Choose OK in the Word Options window.
That’s it! Autocorrect should now be enabled on your various devices. While you’re at it, you might want to learn how to type faster on your smartphone’s touch keyboard.
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