Problems when using contractions such as I'm, I'll, etc. Any help?

Anonymous
2012-07-04T04:34:34+00:00

I'm having a problem whenever I try to use contractions that begin with "I" - such as I'm, I'll, etc. When I type "I'm", I get "I'  M" followed by a beep. Same thing with "I'll" - Outlook will type it as "I' L" and beep, not allowing me to enter any new characters until I delete the old and I have to type "I am" or "I will". "I've" is also a problem. It's seems as if the auto spell checker is just choking on any contraction beginning with "I"?

Yes, I am running the latest developer version of Mountain Lion but I've been running it for months with no problems in any Office app. This is something new and totally off the wall.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Clinton

Outlook | MacOS | Legacy Outlook for Mac | For business

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Anonymous
2012-07-28T04:59:25+00:00

Final update:

Update to Mavericks to resolve this issue.

The problem is related to webkit.  Webkit is a component of OS X (it is the HTML rendering engine behind Safari).  The bug was reported to Apple shortly after this thread started.  The fix was released recently in the version of webkit included with Mavericks.

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As a temporary workaround please turn off the "Capitalize first letter of sentences" autocorrect setting.

Select the menu Outlook, Preferences, Autocorrect and uncheck "Capitalize first letter of sentences".

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Update:

The recent Mac Office 14.2.5 release did not contain a fix for this issue.

The problem is related to webkit.  Webkit is a component of OS X (it is the HTML rendering engine behind Safari).  The bug was reported to Apple shortly after this thread started and we are eagerly waiting on a fix.

Apple released version 6.0.2 of Safari early November 2012, including a webkit update.  It is that update which is causing people to see changed, but not fixed, behavior.

The particular test case I have been using to reproduce the problem still fails with Safari 6.0.2.  Other uses are reporting that situations which were broken before now work.

There is no benefit in trying new identities or new user accounts.  The issue is well understood as being a webkit regression from when Mountain Lion was released.  It is not related to any problem with your identity, account or installation.

The above temporary workaround is still the only solution to suppress the problem until a complete webkit fix is released.  Updating to Safari 6.0.2 through Apple Software update may address some situations.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-07-18T14:52:43+00:00

    Was a proper solution ever made? I still suffer from this problem and find the temporary fix unacceptable.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-06-21T19:56:50+00:00

    This solves the problem, and it's 'sticky':

    From Outlook go to Edit -> Substitutions -> Show Substitutions to bring up the Substitutions dialogue box. 

    Make sure 'Text Replacement' is ticked and click the Text Preferences... button.  This brings up the Language and Text dialogue box from System Preferences with the text page selected.  (NB you could probably just go here by clicking the Apple -> System Preferences -> Language & Text.)

    Be sure 'Use symbol and text substitution' is ticked and add the offending words to the 'Replace' column and the desired corrections to the 'With' column.

    Replace | With

    I'D | I'd

    I'M | I'm

    I'Ll | I'll

    I'Ve | I've

    Close and test.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-06-21T14:28:31+00:00

    I just upgraded last night, and I'm having this problem too. So... what's the solution? I don't want a work-around. I want a solution. Any updates?

    Hey guys, I found a workaround by simply going into autocorrect and set it to replace the wrong text with the correct text.  It seems to have worked fine... but oddly, it disappears from the list once I put it in.  Oh well... since NOBODY would EVER intentionally do what this glitch causes.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-06-11T23:25:04+00:00

    For me, this only happens when I am using a fixed-width/monospace font, i.e. when composing or replying to e-mails that have been sent in text-only mode. It does not happen when I am using the regular font and e-mails composed in rich text mode.

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