I would like to turn off AutoCorrect and predictive text and more. Could there be one place to turn all this stuff off?

We should distinguish between the confusing "predictive text" and "AutoCorrect" in Word jargon.

AutoCorrect in Word is very different from "predictive text" and the AutoCorrect in phones. Predictive text can be turned off in Word and in Windows (separately).

Generally, the AutoCorrect feature in Word is very useful. Here is more about that feature:

• AutoCorrect
• Exploiting AutoCorrect by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP

I always uncheck the option to have AutoCorrect automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker. That is the option in the red box is the screenshot shown below.

You can turn AutoCorrect off, but I strongly recommend against doing that, and instead, learn how to have it actually help you.

(That is the Orange box in the screenshot.)

The control for predictive text is found in Advanced Options.

How to turn off predictive text in Windows (not Word): https://www.windowsdigitals.com/how-to-turn-on-off-text-prediction-in-windows-10/ Your browser may also have predictive text as can other software.

If you are trying to let Microsoft know how much this annoys you, you are in the wrong place because decision makers will not see what you post here. See the article linked below.

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I don't know why you have to turn off AutoCorrect repeatedly. That shouldn't happen.

As Suzanne says, unformatted AutoCorrect is language-specific, meaning that each language maintains its own list of trigger/replacement pairs. Therefore, you will be able to use AutoCorrect across languages, assuming that the text ranges in Word are formatted with the correct language. The language is indicated on the title bar in the AutoCorrect dialog box, when the AutoCorrect tab is active.

Well, of course AutoCorrect is language-sensitive. Provided you have applied the appropriate language to your text, you'll get AutoCorrect only for that language.

In Word, you can switch off AutoCorrect at File > Options > Proofing > AutoCorrect Options > AutoCorrect. Clear the "Replace text as you type" option.

That said, AutoCorrect is a powerful tool and it is helpful, in most cases. It replaces specific text strings with other content (for example, other text strings).

You would want to ensure that the option "Automatically use suggestions from the spelling checker" is turned off, though. That way, you prevent surprises with words added that you don't want to replace automatically.

EDIT: Predictive text and text suggestions are controlled elsewhere. Predictive text is controlled in Office (see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/editor-text-predictions-in-word-7afcb4f3-4aa2-443a-9b08-125a5d692576) while text suggestions is a Windows feature (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enable-text-suggestions-in-windows-0bf313ca-c992-4173-aa5f-8341d3953498).