http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AutoText.htm
This may give you some help. Didn't see anything specific, though.

One other thing that occurs to me is that AutoText entries are sorted by
styles. It is possible that some of the AutoText entries that are not
responding were saved in a different style. This is not something I've
tested, just a guess. http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/AutoTextList.htm
gives a little more on the interaction of styles and AutoText but is in the
context of the AutoText field.

When I name AutoText entries I try to have the first six letters of the name
be unique and to be something that I don't normally type. The default when
saving an entry is to give it a name that is the beginning of the text in
the entry. For example the name of the entry that contains "To Whom It May
Concern:" is the entire entry!

I have a number of WordArt images that are rubber stamp substitutes. These
are saved as AutoText entries and the names all begin with the letters RS so
rscopy will give me the COPY stamp, while typing the word copy will not. I
also have a custom toolbar with buttons and a menu for the different stamps.

Finally, if you are sharing your AutoText, you don't want it in normal.dot.
See http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm for step-by-step
instructions on moving / sharing / copying / backing-up customizations
including AutoText, AutoCorrect, keyboard assignments, toolbars, macros,
etc.

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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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"Charles Kenyon" wrote in message
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What are the entry names that don't work? What are some names that do
work?
With the ones that don't work, are there any other similar names, Word is
looking for unique names.

What happens if you type the name and press the F3 key?

Also, when posting in these newsgroups it helps to identify the version of
Word you are using.
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"DaraLune" wrote in message
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I'll try again: reposting:

Mr. Kenyon,

Thanks for your help. I'll check out the links you provided. To answer
your questions, normal.dot is intact. I'm using Word 2003. And what
happens
is that some of the entries on the dropdown list will autocomplete when I
type the first four letters, as they're supposed to, and some won't.
Thanks
again.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

I see a response to this was posted, but it is no longer on the server
so I
can't read it.
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"Charles Kenyon" wrote in message
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Possibly you replaced your normal.dot with another file?

What do you mean by some work, and some don't? What do you mean by
work?

Version of Word?
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"DaraLune" wrote in message
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Why do some of my Autotext entries (custom ones) work and some of
them
don't?
Any thoughts?