AutoText is not deleted when you edit Normal.dot properly, but if you save a
document or template as Normal.dot, then it will be lost. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...alTemplate.htm and
“WD2002: Styles and AutoText Are Not Copied to New Template Based on
Normal.dot” at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=291441

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"Jim Henderson" wrote in message
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Thanks. Is it not possible to retain the "auto text" AND reformat the
default blank page? Seems like the auto text is pretty simple stuff. Why
does it disappear when the Normal.Dot is changed? Is there any way to
retrieve the auto text other than resetting Normal.Dot?

Jim

"Charles Kenyon" wrote in
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You probably replaced normal.dot, which holds the AutoText.
See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm. Even
though this page is about a different problem, applying the solutions
should
help you out.
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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"Jim Henderson" wrote in message
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I no longer can access the "Insert AutoText" in my headers and footers.
The
function is grayed out. What did I do wrong? How can I get it back?

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