The other tab in the AutoFormat As You Type box that can be useful is the AutoFormat tab. Here’s what that tab looks like:

The concept is the same: uncheck items you don’t want. (These changes will also be applied globally.) Many of these items are the same as the AutoFormat as You Type dialog box, but remember that AutoFormat is a bit different. AutoFormat is a command that you initiate (versus AutoFormat as you Type which happens automatically).

You can launch AutoFormat by clicking the Format menu and clicking AutoFormat. You will see the dialog pictured on the right.

First, you can choose whether to just AutoFormat the document (according to the options you have set) or AutoFormat with your input on every change at the end of the format.

Then, choose the document type: general document, letter, or e-mail.

You can click the Options button one more time to check your AutoFormat Options. Or, you can click OK to start the format, or cancel to not do the format.

If you have chosen to review the changes, you will see the screen on the right at the end of the AutoFormat. Clicking the Review Changes button will show you your document with formatting marks. As well, all the changes will be shown on the right hand side.

Here’s an example of a document at this stage:

Once you’re done making changes, click the Cancel box to go back to the AutoFormat box.

You can also click the Style Gallery Button to see a list of styles that can be applied to the document. Here’s a sample of the Style Gallery:

On the left hand side, you can choose a template to be applied to your document. At the bottom of this list, you can ask to see a preview of your document, an example document, or style samples. Those choices will then be reflected in the preview pane on the right. You can then click OK to apply those changes or click Cancel to go back to the AutoFormat window.

Then, accept or reject all of the changes to finalize the process. You can also click Cancel to not apply any of the changes.