AutoCorrect features

Math AutoCorrect

When working with equations, you can insert a lot of symbols, accents, and mathematical operation signs typing them on the keyboard instead of choosing a template from the gallery.

In the equation editor, place the insertion point within the necessary placeholder, type a math autocorrect code, then press Spacebar. The entered code will be converted into the corresponding symbol, and the space will be eliminated.

Note: The codes are case-sensitive.

You can add, modify, restore, and remove autocorrect entries from the AutoCorrect list. Go to the File tab -> Advanced Settings -> Spell Checking -> Proofing -> AutoCorrect Options -> Math AutoCorrect.

Adding an entry to the AutoCorrect list

• Enter the autocorrect code you want to use in the Replace box.
• Enter the symbol to be assigned to the code you entered in the By box.
• Click the Add button.

Modifying an entry on the AutoCorrect list

• Select the entry to be modified.
• You can change the information in both fields: the code in the Replace box or the symbol in the By box.
• Click the Replace button.

Removing entries from the AutoCorrect list

• Select an entry to remove from the list.
• Click the Delete button.

To restore the previously deleted entries, select the entry to be restored from the list and click the Restore button.

Use the Reset to default button to restore default settings. Any autocorrect entry you added will be removed, and the changed ones will be restored to their original values.

To disable Math AutoCorrect and to avoid automatic changes and replacements, uncheck the Replace text as you type box.

The table below contains all the currently supported codes available in the Spreadsheet Editor. The full list of the supported codes can also be found on the File tab in the Advanced Settings... -> Spell Checking -> Proofing section.

The supported codes

Code	Symbol	Category
!!		Symbols
...		Dots
::		Operators
:=		Operators
/<		Relational operators
/>		Relational operators
/=		Relational operators
\above		Above/Below scripts
\acute		Accents
\aleph		Hebrew letters
\alpha		Greek letters
\Alpha		Greek letters
\amalg		Binary operators
\angle		Geometry notation
\aoint		Integrals
\approx		Relational operators
\asmash		Arrows
\ast		Binary operators
\asymp		Relational operators
\atop		Operators
\bar		Over/Underbar
\Bar		Accents
\because		Relational operators
\begin		Delimiters
\below		Above/Below scripts
\bet		Hebrew letters
\beta		Greek letters
\Beta		Greek letters
\beth		Hebrew letters
\bigcap		Large operators
\bigcup		Large operators
\bigodot		Large operators
\bigoplus		Large operators
\bigotimes		Large operators
\bigsqcup		Large operators
\biguplus		Large operators
\bigvee		Large operators
\bigwedge		Large operators
\binomial		Equations
\bot		Logic notation
\bowtie		Relational operators
\box		Symbols
\boxdot		Binary operators
\boxminus		Binary operators
\boxplus		Binary operators
\bra		Delimiters
\break		Symbols
\breve		Accents
\bullet		Binary operators
\cap		Binary operators
\cbrt		Square roots and radicals
\cases		Symbols
\cdot		Binary operators
\cdots		Dots
\check		Accents
\chi		Greek letters
\Chi		Greek letters
\circ		Binary operators
\close		Delimiters
\clubsuit		Symbols
\coint		Integrals
\cong		Relational operators
\coprod		Math operators
\cup		Binary operators
\dalet		Hebrew letters
\daleth		Hebrew letters
\dashv		Relational operators
\dd		Double-struck letters
\Dd		Double-struck letters
\ddddot		Accents
\dddot		Accents
\ddot		Accents
\ddots		Dots
\defeq		Relational operators
\degc		Symbols
\degf		Symbols
\degree		Symbols
\delta		Greek letters
\Delta		Greek letters
\Deltaeq		Operators
\diamond		Binary operators
\diamondsuit		Symbols
\div		Binary operators
\dot		Accents
\doteq		Relational operators
\dots		Dots
\doublea		Double-struck letters
\doubleA		Double-struck letters
\doubleb		Double-struck letters
\doubleB		Double-struck letters
\doublec		Double-struck letters
\doubleC		Double-struck letters
\doubled		Double-struck letters
\doubleD		Double-struck letters
\doublee		Double-struck letters
\doubleE		Double-struck letters
\doublef		Double-struck letters
\doubleF		Double-struck letters
\doubleg		Double-struck letters
\doubleG		Double-struck letters
\doubleh		Double-struck letters
\doubleH		Double-struck letters
\doublei		Double-struck letters
\doubleI		Double-struck letters
\doublej		Double-struck letters
\doubleJ		Double-struck letters
\doublek		Double-struck letters
\doubleK		Double-struck letters
\doublel		Double-struck letters
\doubleL		Double-struck letters
\doublem		Double-struck letters
\doubleM		Double-struck letters
\doublen		Double-struck letters
\doubleN		Double-struck letters
\doubleo		Double-struck letters
\doubleO		Double-struck letters
\doublep		Double-struck letters
\doubleP		Double-struck letters
\doubleq		Double-struck letters
\doubleQ		Double-struck letters
\doubler		Double-struck letters
\doubleR		Double-struck letters
\doubles		Double-struck letters
\doubleS		Double-struck letters
\doublet		Double-struck letters
\doubleT		Double-struck letters
\doubleu		Double-struck letters
\doubleU		Double-struck letters
\doublev		Double-struck letters
\doubleV		Double-struck letters
\doublew		Double-struck letters
\doubleW		Double-struck letters
\doublex		Double-struck letters
\doubleX		Double-struck letters
\doubley		Double-struck letters
\doubleY		Double-struck letters
\doublez		Double-struck letters
\doubleZ		Double-struck letters
\downarrow		Arrows
\Downarrow		Arrows
\dsmash		Arrows
\ee		Double-struck letters
\ell		Symbols
\emptyset		Set notations
\emsp		Space characters
\end		Delimiters
\ensp		Space characters
\epsilon		Greek letters
\Epsilon		Greek letters
\eqarray		Symbols
\equiv		Relational operators
\eta		Greek letters
\Eta		Greek letters
\exists		Logic notations
\forall		Logic notations
\fraktura		Fraktur letters
\frakturA		Fraktur letters
\frakturb		Fraktur letters
\frakturB		Fraktur letters
\frakturc		Fraktur letters
\frakturC		Fraktur letters
\frakturd		Fraktur letters
\frakturD		Fraktur letters
\frakture		Fraktur letters
\frakturE		Fraktur letters
\frakturf		Fraktur letters
\frakturF		Fraktur letters
\frakturg		Fraktur letters
\frakturG		Fraktur letters
\frakturh		Fraktur letters
\frakturH		Fraktur letters
\frakturi		Fraktur letters
\frakturI		Fraktur letters
\frakturk		Fraktur letters
\frakturK		Fraktur letters
\frakturl		Fraktur letters
\frakturL		Fraktur letters
\frakturm		Fraktur letters
\frakturM		Fraktur letters
\frakturn		Fraktur letters
\frakturN		Fraktur letters
\frakturo		Fraktur letters
\frakturO		Fraktur letters
\frakturp		Fraktur letters
\frakturP		Fraktur letters
\frakturq		Fraktur letters
\frakturQ		Fraktur letters
\frakturr		Fraktur letters
\frakturR		Fraktur letters
\frakturs		Fraktur letters
\frakturS		Fraktur letters
\frakturt		Fraktur letters
\frakturT		Fraktur letters
\frakturu		Fraktur letters
\frakturU		Fraktur letters
\frakturv		Fraktur letters
\frakturV		Fraktur letters
\frakturw		Fraktur letters
\frakturW		Fraktur letters
\frakturx		Fraktur letters
\frakturX		Fraktur letters
\fraktury		Fraktur letters
\frakturY		Fraktur letters
\frakturz		Fraktur letters
\frakturZ		Fraktur letters
\frown		Relational operators
\funcapply		Binary operators
\G		Greek letters
\gamma		Greek letters
\Gamma		Greek letters
\ge		Relational operators
\geq		Relational operators
\gets		Arrows
\gg		Relational operators
\gimel		Hebrew letters
\grave		Accents
\hairsp		Space characters
\hat		Accents
\hbar		Symbols
\heartsuit		Symbols
\hookleftarrow		Arrows
\hookrightarrow		Arrows
\hphantom		Arrows
\hsmash		Arrows
\hvec		Accents
\identitymatrix		Matrices
\ii		Double-struck letters
\iiint		Integrals
\iint		Integrals
\iiiint		Integrals
\Im		Symbols
\imath		Symbols
\in		Relational operators
\inc		Symbols
\infty		Symbols
\int		Integrals
\integral		Integrals
\iota		Greek letters
\Iota		Greek letters
\itimes		Math operators
\j		Symbols
\jj		Double-struck letters
\jmath		Symbols
\kappa		Greek letters
\Kappa		Greek letters
\ket		Delimiters
\lambda		Greek letters
\Lambda		Greek letters
\langle		Delimiters
\lbbrack		Delimiters
\lbrace		Delimiters
\lbrack		Delimiters
\lceil		Delimiters
\ldiv		Fraction slashes
\ldivide		Fraction slashes
\ldots		Dots
\le		Relational operators
\left		Delimiters
\leftarrow		Arrows
\Leftarrow		Arrows
\leftharpoondown		Arrows
\leftharpoonup		Arrows
\leftrightarrow		Arrows
\Leftrightarrow		Arrows
\leq		Relational operators
\lfloor		Delimiters
\lhvec		Accents
\limit		Limits
\ll		Relational operators
\lmoust		Delimiters
\Longleftarrow		Arrows
\Longleftrightarrow		Arrows
\Longrightarrow		Arrows
\lrhar		Arrows
\lvec		Accents
\mapsto		Arrows
\matrix		Matrices
\medsp		Space characters
\mid		Relational operators
\middle		Symbols
\models		Relational operators
\mp		Binary operators
\mu		Greek letters
\Mu		Greek letters
\nabla		Symbols
\naryand		Operators
\nbsp		Space characters
\ne		Relational operators
\nearrow		Arrows
\neq		Relational operators
\ni		Relational operators
\norm		Delimiters
\notcontain		Relational operators
\notelement		Relational operators
\notin		Relational operators
\nu		Greek letters
\Nu		Greek letters
\nwarrow		Arrows
\o		Greek letters
\O		Greek letters
\odot		Binary operators
\of		Operators
\oiiint		Integrals
\oiint		Integrals
\oint		Integrals
\omega		Greek letters
\Omega		Greek letters
\ominus		Binary operators
\open		Delimiters
\oplus		Binary operators
\otimes		Binary operators
\over		Delimiters
\overbar		Accents
\overbrace		Accents
\overbracket		Accents
\overline		Accents
\overparen		Accents
\overshell		Accents
\parallel		Geometry notation
\partial		Symbols
\pmatrix		Matrices
\perp		Geometry notation
\phantom		Symbols
\phi		Greek letters
\Phi		Greek letters
\pi		Greek letters
\Pi		Greek letters
\pm		Binary operators
\pppprime		Primes
\ppprime		Primes
\pprime		Primes
\prec		Relational operators
\preceq		Relational operators
\prime		Primes
\prod		Math operators
\propto		Relational operators
\psi		Greek letters
\Psi		Greek letters
\qdrt		Square roots and radicals
\quadratic		Square roots and radicals
\rangle		Delimiters
\Rangle		Delimiters
\ratio		Relational operators
\rbrace		Delimiters
\rbrack		Delimiters
\Rbrack		Delimiters
\rceil		Delimiters
\rddots		Dots
\Re		Symbols
\rect		Symbols
\rfloor		Delimiters
\rho		Greek letters
\Rho		Greek letters
\rhvec		Accents
\right		Delimiters
\rightarrow		Arrows
\Rightarrow		Arrows
\rightharpoondown		Arrows
\rightharpoonup		Arrows
\rmoust		Delimiters
\root		Symbols
\scripta		Scripts
\scriptA		Scripts
\scriptb		Scripts
\scriptB		Scripts
\scriptc		Scripts
\scriptC		Scripts
\scriptd		Scripts
\scriptD		Scripts
\scripte		Scripts
\scriptE		Scripts
\scriptf		Scripts
\scriptF		Scripts
\scriptg		Scripts
\scriptG		Scripts
\scripth		Scripts
\scriptH		Scripts
\scripti		Scripts
\scriptI		Scripts
\scriptk		Scripts
\scriptK		Scripts
\scriptl		Scripts
\scriptL		Scripts
\scriptm		Scripts
\scriptM		Scripts
\scriptn		Scripts
\scriptN		Scripts
\scripto		Scripts
\scriptO		Scripts
\scriptp		Scripts
\scriptP		Scripts
\scriptq		Scripts
\scriptQ		Scripts
\scriptr		Scripts
\scriptR		Scripts
\scripts		Scripts
\scriptS		Scripts
\scriptt		Scripts
\scriptT		Scripts
\scriptu		Scripts
\scriptU		Scripts
\scriptv		Scripts
\scriptV		Scripts
\scriptw		Scripts
\scriptW		Scripts
\scriptx		Scripts
\scriptX		Scripts
\scripty		Scripts
\scriptY		Scripts
\scriptz		Scripts
\scriptZ		Scripts
\sdiv		Fraction slashes
\sdivide		Fraction slashes
\searrow		Arrows
\setminus		Binary operators
\sigma		Greek letters
\Sigma		Greek letters
\sim		Relational operators
\simeq		Relational operators
\smash		Arrows
\smile		Relational operators
\spadesuit		Symbols
\sqcap		Binary operators
\sqcup		Binary operators
\sqrt		Square roots and radicals
\sqsubseteq		Set notation
\sqsuperseteq		Set notation
\star		Binary operators
\subset		Set notation
\subseteq		Set notation
\succ		Relational operators
\succeq		Relational operators
\sum		Math operators
\superset		Set notation
\superseteq		Set notation
\swarrow		Arrows
\tau		Greek letters
\Tau		Greek letters
\therefore		Relational operators
\theta		Greek letters
\Theta		Greek letters
\thicksp		Space characters
\thinsp		Space characters
\tilde		Accents
\times		Binary operators
\to		Arrows
\top		Logic notation
\tvec		Arrows
\ubar		Accents
\Ubar		Accents
\underbar		Accents
\underbrace		Accents
\underbracket		Accents
\underline		Accents
\underparen		Accents
\uparrow		Arrows
\Uparrow		Arrows
\updownarrow		Arrows
\Updownarrow		Arrows
\uplus		Binary operators
\upsilon		Greek letters
\Upsilon		Greek letters
\varepsilon		Greek letters
\varphi		Greek letters
\varpi		Greek letters
\varrho		Greek letters
\varsigma		Greek letters
\vartheta		Greek letters
\vbar		Delimiters
\vdash		Relational operators
\vdots		Dots
\vec		Accents
\vee		Binary operators
\vert		Delimiters
\Vert		Delimiters
\Vmatrix		Matrices
\vphantom		Arrows
\vthicksp		Space characters
\wedge		Binary operators
\wp		Symbols
\wr		Binary operators
\xi		Greek letters
\Xi		Greek letters
\zeta		Greek letters
\Zeta		Greek letters
\zwnj		Space characters
\zwsp		Space characters
~=		Relational operators
-+		Binary operators
+-		Binary operators
<<		Relational operators
<=		Relational operators
->		Arrows
>=		Relational operators
>>		Relational operators

Recognized functions

In this tab, you will find the list of math expressions that will be recognized by the Equation editor as functions and therefore will not be automatically italicized. For the list of recognized functions, go to the File tab -> Advanced Settings -> Spell Checking -> Proofing -> AutoCorrect Options -> Recognized Functions.

To add an entry to the list of recognized functions, enter the function in the blank field and click the Add button.

To remove an entry from the list of recognized functions, select the function to be removed and click the Delete button.

To restore the previously deleted entries, select the entry to be restored from the list and click the Restore button.

Use the Reset to default button to restore default settings. Any function you added will be removed, and the removed ones will be restored.

AutoFormat as you type

By default, the editor replaces all network and internet paths with hyperlinks right as you enter new data in the cells. The editor also automatically includes new rows and columns in the formatted table when you enter new data in the row below the table or in the column next to it.

If you need to disable auto-formatting presets, uncheck the box for the unnecessary options, go to the File tab -> Advanced Settings -> Spell Checking -> Proofing -> AutoCorrect Options -> AutoFormat As You Type.