what if you need the semi colon as just a semi colon. Is there a way

to turn off the IT for just a second and then back on? New to this myself and moving from PRD.

I use the spacebar and will be sticking with that at least for now as for 8 years I have been using some marker keys as shortcuts (such as
-yo (for year old) and w/ (for with), and -rel (for sinus-related symptoms).

I also had to turn off the short 2 letter expansions as I kept getting text words in their I did not want and did not think I was typing, so the w; is not going to work for me either.

Oh and then compilation. I have the documents in MS word, just gotten figure out how to compile then in English I can understand. Book seems a little complex in this area. I am a computer dummy, so may have to actually call for help on that one as I have 8 plus docs to set up glossaries for.

All so overwhelming, oh, and did I mention I am also using a new split keyboard and word processer. I am NEW to MS WORD, just moving out of WP51 if you can believe that....!!!!! Is there any hope of ever getting this...???