Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated December 17, 2022)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Word in Microsoft 365
Bill has always been able to type the beginning of a month (like "Dece") and press Enter for completion. He recently had a hardware problem fixed by HP and they changed his system board, resetting the PC in the process. Bill installed Windows 11 and Word and the AutoComplete for month names no longer works. He wonders how he can turn this back on.
This is handled by a single configuration setting within Word. By default this setting should be turned on in Word, but it appears it may not be turned on in Bill's case. Follow these steps to make the change:
Figure 1. The Editing area of the Word Options dialog box.
Word should now allow you to AutoComplete month names as you type.
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