Force Microsoft Word to NEVER auto-capitalize the name of my company?

Question

I work for a growing online company that recently re-branded itself as "mycompany" (not its real name but the real name has all lower case, no space between words). I am trying to find a way to force Microsoft Word to never auto-capitalize the name "mycompany", whether it is at the beginning of a document, paragraph, or sentence. I am having no luck so far.I reviewed the documentation related to AutoCorrect and I know that there appears to be a way to prevent Microsoft Word from auto-capitalizing "mycompany" at the beginning of a sentence by going to Options → Proofing → Autocorrect → Exceptions....However, when I add "mycompany" into the "Other Corrections" tab and say "Don't Correct", Microsoft Word continues to do so by capitalizing the "M". It's extremely frustrating. I invite you to try it. Go to Options > Proofing > AutoCorrect > Other Corrections > Don't Correct, enter "mycompany", and then test it out in a document. Microsoft Word continues to automatically capitalize "mycompany" at the beginning of documents, paragraphs, and sentences, although I've specifically told it to NOT auto-correct! Is this a bug in Microsoft Word or am I configuring something wrong?

Answer 1

The first time Word points out "mycompany", it identifies the problem as a grammar issue, since two words are connected into one. Right-clicking the Proper Name mycompany and choosing 'ignore this problem' from the list of commands will resolve the grammar. However, the next thing that happens with 'mycompany' is the squiggly red underline indicates that you've made a spelling or capitalization error. To resolve this, add the word 'mycompany' to the Microsoft Word dictionary. Right click on the red-underlined word 'mycompany' and choose the Dictionary icon (looks like a book with a plus sign (+) to the right). Subsequent instances of 'mycompany' will cause you no issues from here on out.