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When using box drawing symbols in the MS Word User Interface, MS Word automatically turns the box drawing symbols into an MS Word table. How can I prevent this?

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When using box drawing symbols in the MS Word User Interface, MS Word automatically turns the box drawing symbols into an MS Word table. How can I prevent this?

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This ‘feature’ of MS Word should be disabled as follows : Select the Tools – AutoCorrect menu, Select the ‘AutoFormat as you type’ page, deselect the ‘Tables’ option.