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tblue37

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7. Yes--I teach college English. It is embarrassing to discover I have sent an email

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Fri May 5, 2017, 11:55 PM

May 2017

or posted a comment that got messed up by autocorrect, and even messed up again after I have proofread to correct the autocorrect errors.

There is a button in the "settings" icon on your tablet to supposedly let you turn off the autocorrect function, but my attempt to do so on my tablets doesn't seem to actually work.

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Tablet that keeps putting letters/words into my typing when I don'the want them (this is an example) [View all] BigmanPigman May 2017 OP

There should be a way for you to turn off the autocorrect feature. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #1

That's called auto fill and auto correct and you'll have to check the operating system's info g bettyellen May 2017 #2

Here you go! bettyellen May 2017 #3

You want to turn off "Predictive Text". Make7 May 2017 #4

Same here. I have marked the button in "settings" that is supposed to make that stop, tblue37 May 2017 #5

I have a hard time too. applegrove May 2017 #6

Yes--I teach college English. It is embarrassing to discover I have sent an email tblue37 May 2017 #7

I am so glad to read this thread as my samsung tablet is driving me nuts too. uppityperson May 2017 #8

And this is why I have a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and Surface 3 jrandom421 May 2017 #9

Something to also be aware of is what I call 'swipe typing' don't know the actual name of it mr_lebowski Jun 2017 #10