The short name of each entry still exists -- it's the same one assigned in
the older version -- but Word 2007 can't display the little popup tag and
the Enter key doesn't activate the replacement. You can type the short name
and press F3 to insert the entry (this key worked in earlier versions, too,
but hardly anyone knew that).
This shortcoming has been remedied in Word 2010, but with Word 2007 you're
stuck with it. Depending on what's in the entries, you might be able to
convert them to AutoCorrect entries.
Diane wrote:
Jay, I followed your instructions and can get the old autotext
entries into the building block store, however, is there now way of
being able to create a short name for the autotext entries (as was in
2002) and then when you type that short name in the document and hit
enter key, it puts all of the autotext entry into the document. (ie.
if you had legal paragraphs that you use in different letters). This
is really what our user's want.
Diane
"Jay Freedman" wrote:
Don't try to "convert" an old normal.dot to normal.dotx. It could
have unpleasant side effects.
Copy/rename the old normal.dot template to something like
MyAutoText.dot. If it contains any macros, delete them. Store this
template in the folder
%appdata%\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks
(paste that line into the address box of Windows Explorer and press
Enter to get to the folder even though it's hidden). Then restart
Word.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
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Diane wrote:
I have several users that have multiple autotext entries in Word
2002. We have just upgraded to Office 2007. They would like to
convert their 2002 Autotext entries into 2007 Word AutoText which is
now Building Blocks. Does anyone know how to do this? Is there a
way to take their normal.dot file and convert into 2007 normal.dotx
file?
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