iPad autocorrect and spellcheck

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I want to turn off the autocorrect on the iPad because I find it difficult to override, and it is often simply wrong. But when I do that, spellcheck turns off, as well. It looks like it stays semi-alive, continuing to underline misspelled words, but it won't show me options to correct that word, so it isn't very useful. I need to be able to spellcheck. Am I missing something?

I've just learned to live with the autocorrect. When I turned it off, I ended up making more mistakes. I think it's an either / or thing.

Alex

Go to Settings >> General >> Keyboard and make sure that "check spelling" is on. When the iPad indicates you have a word it thinks is misspelled, doubletap to highlight it and select "replace" from the options. It'll then show you what it thinks the correct spelling is if it knows an alternative. Bare in mind I'm using iOS 4.2.1 so it might be different if you're running a different version. Hope this helps.

Alex, I hate to think we're stuck, but you are probably right. I get so frustrated, however, at how bad the programming is. Can't they get a bunch of English majors to test these things before they release? First we've all lived with Word teaching people incorrect verb-noun associations, and now Apple is going to get people believing periods go outside of the quotes, instead of inside. And so on. I'm a horrible speller, but I did learn some grammar (and get to confirm it as my kids learn it), and slowly these programs are trying to change the rules. I find it insidious, and I wasn't even an English major!

Hopefully this toy works better for your needs than it has for mine. It seems most people in the arts like the iPads. It does not, however, suit the things I need to do. I like owning it because it is "cool," but I prefer using my other devices when I have to actually get anything done.

Thanks for the input, everyone. I'm not a techie so I never know when something is just me being dense.

Update: the quote v. Period placement issue seems to come from the auto-period function, which is separate from auto-correct. I have been able to turn that off. And I might turn off auto-caps to get rid of that after v. Issue one can see in this post ... Another way to do that is skip the period and just say A v B. Haven't decided there ...