Proofing

Hi David,
Thank you for your post, in response;

1st Query: Not quite sure what you mean by the exceptions box, (there is an Exceptions link in AutoCorrect which is the subject of the second part of your question, but this is to apply specific commands that should not be changed by AutoCorrect).

However if you want the options you have set for word to apply to all documents you must apply this command in File>Page Setup, Default. So make your changes as necessary/required to a blank document (including setting default font and size) and then select File>Page Setup make your changes there as well if necessary and then click the Default button at the foot of the dialog box, you will be warned that all changes will affect the Normal Template, if you wish this to happen click to accept. The next time you open a blank document the changes will have taken place.

Dictionary, this option/choice is embedded in the document, not in Word, so therefore as you say if you open an older document, it will look for the dictionary that it was written "with".

2nd Query: If AutoCorrect is not 'AutoCorrecting' then check out the AutoCorrect box to ensure that it has not been removed. Type a lower case i in the Replace box, the options should change and show you that a capital I will be the replaced character, if it does not, then type a capital I in the Replace with box and click OK

I hope that has sorted your problems, if so please click the resolved link, regards Pete