Thank you. I have done this procedure before. I have now done the procedure
again and I now have insert auto text back. I suppose the next logical
question is "since I do not save to normal.dot and when I create a new Word
document I begin with the blank document that Word presents when I open Word
how or what changes the Normal.dot"? I know that you may not be able to
answer that question. I see by the referenced document that I am not the
only person with this problem.

Best regards.


"garfield-n-odie" wrote:

Close Word. Rename your Normal.dot template as described in
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm . Word
will create a new Normal.dot template when you restart it. If
desired, you can start Word and click on Tools | Templates and
Addins | Organizer, and copy your customizations from your
renamed Normal.dot to the new Normal.dot.

Old Retired Telephone Man wrote:

I have been able to use insert auto text in header/footer. Now even when I
display header/footer and click on tool bar, options, highlight insert
autotext as soon as I close the minue the insert autotext is grayed out again.