Autocorrect numbers followed by C to °C?

Charles Kenyon · #1 02-02-2017, 08:04 AM

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I made an AutoCorrect rule with *1 C => *1 °C but it takes the asterisk literally and doesn't change e.g. 21 C to 21 °C. Why isn't it treating the asterisk as a wildcard?

You are mixing up how to eat an apple with how to eat a pineapple. The same methods don't really work on different fruit.

AutoCorrect does not use the wildcard rules which are for the Find and Replace function, not part of Autocorrect. As stated previously, you will need a separate rule for each digit.

Using the AutoCorrect Backup/Restore utilities you can easily make numerous similar rules by copying and editing them in the backup document and then doing a restore.

seanspotatobusiness · #2 02-02-2017, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Charles Kenyon

You are mixing up how to eat an apple with how to eat a pineapple. The same methods don't really work on different fruit.

AutoCorrect does not use the wildcard rules which are for the Find and Replace function, not part of Autocorrect. As stated previously, you will need a separate rule for each digit.

A separate rule for each digit? Don't you mean a separate rule for each and every temperature? A rule for 0 C won't help if I type 10 C or 100 C. I'd need about 1700 entries to cover all bases and that's ignoring decimals like 36.6 C! It's not very practical without wildcards

Thanks for responding anyway.

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