When opening the AutoCorrect panel in order to add a new entry, the
focus (i.e., the cursor) is not on the Replace field, as it was in
previous versions of Word. You now have to click or tab into the
Replace field before you can start writing. This effectively adds a
keystroke for no apparent reason. In addition, if previous iterations
of Word got you used to be able to start writing immediately, you will
often find yourself typing into nothingness -until you remember you're
in Word 2008.
Most irritating of all, if you tab out of the With field you're not
returned to the Replace field, as used to be the norm. Instead, you're
taken to the Search Word Preferences field. That wouldn't be too bad,
except it closes the AutoCorrect panel. If you do that before
approving the new entry, you have to reopen the AutoCorrect panel to
finish the operation.
This behavior seems to contradict Apple user interface rules. In
System Preferences, which the Word Preference panel emulates, tabbing
between various fields does not close the active panel, nor should it.
This new "feature" just succeeds in breaking my workflow.
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