Ernie,

I simply don't get how it is that you can't figure this stuff out...

I typed the following into Google:
"how to get word to quit changing things"

The top four results I got include things like turning off the top 10 most unwanted features in Word. There isn't one bit of jargon in that. I didn't even bother to put in the version of word, and the majority of the results returned cover every version of Word back to at least 2003.

I think not learning the features of the programs you use the most, is false economy! You only think you've saved yourself time.