Global AutoCorrect
Corrects common spelling mistakes automatically as you type in supported Windows and Mac applications.
Last reviewed: 28 October 2026 · Applies to: Global AutoCorrect (Windows & macOS)
These instructions were checked against official LexAble / Texthelp documentation on the review date. Behaviour inside remote desktops, terminal emulators or custom-drawn text fields depends on how each application handles keyboard input.
Correction that follows you across your programs
Most spell checking lives inside a single program such as Microsoft Word. Global AutoCorrect runs in the background across supported Windows and Mac applications, so the same automatic corrections apply in emails, browser forms, databases and chat windows that have no built-in spell checker of their own.
For a dyslexic typist, not having to stop for red squiggly lines—or worry about programs that lack spell check altogether—keeps your focus on what you are trying to say.
Getting Started
- Quick-add a correction with the keyboard shortcut: Select a word (or open the Add Correction window directly) and press
F2on Windows orShift + Cmd + Aon Mac. Check the incorrect spelling and the replacement in the window, then click Add. - Manage your Personal Corrections list: Open Global AutoCorrect from the Windows system tray or Mac menu bar to view, edit or delete your custom entries.
- Configure Exclusions / Exceptions: Use the exclusions settings in Global AutoCorrect to stop specific acronyms, surnames or applications from being auto-corrected.
- Toggle audio feedback (ping) on or off: Use the optional sound cue in settings when you first start using Global AutoCorrect so you know when a word has been corrected automatically.
Setting it up so it earns its keep
- Build your personal list over the first fortnight. Whenever a colleague's name, workplace term or recurring typo slips past the built-in list, press
F2(Windows) orShift + Cmd + A(Mac) to add it straight away. - Use custom replacements for words you type every day. You can also add custom replacements in the Add Correction window for specific workplace terms or phrases you want replaced automatically when you press
Space. - Exclude specialist acronyms that look like typos. If an internal project code or acronym resembles a common misspelling, add it to your exclusions list or remove that replacement from your Personal Corrections list so Global AutoCorrect leaves it alone.
Common problems, and what to do
- It changes a technical acronym or surname you meant to type. Open Global AutoCorrect from the system tray or menu bar and remove that correction or add the word to your exclusions list.
- It clashes with another autocorrect tool in Word. If both Word AutoCorrect and Global AutoCorrect try to replace the same word differently, keep your custom corrections in Global AutoCorrect so they behave consistently across all your applications.
- It does not fire inside a remote desktop session. If Global AutoCorrect is installed on your local PC rather than inside the Citrix/RDS server, some remote windows will not receive local text replacements; ask IT whether it should be installed in the remote environment or draft longer passages locally first.
Short practice exercise
- Open Notepad (Windows) or TextEdit (Mac) and type a common typo such as
tehfollowed bySpaceto see Global AutoCorrect replace it automatically. - Press
F2on Windows (orShift + Cmd + Aon Mac) to open the Add Correction window, enter a recurring misspelling you make at work alongside the correct spelling, and click Add. - Return to your text window, type your misspelling followed by
Space, and confirm that Global AutoCorrect replaces it cleanly.
Official Global AutoCorrect help links
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