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Word 2007 - I have several (consecutive) paragraphs I would like to enter
into a document by simply typing a few characters, but can't seem to find where to make the entry. There are more than 255 characters, so I can't use Auto Correct. Where's Auto Text hiding ? |
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Not hiding, banished! You may be stuck with making a macro to that
job. On Oct 1, 1:49*pm, "Jan" wrote: Word 2007 - *I have several (consecutive) paragraphs I would like to enter into a document by simply typing a few characters, but can't seem to find where to make the entry. There are more than 255 characters, so I can't use Auto Correct. Where's Auto Text hiding ? |
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AutoText is now called Quick Parts and is under the Insert menu. However,
you can still use it like Autotext by creating your text, selecting it and using Alt+F3 to create a new Quick Part. Note that the dialog is now slightly different. If you click on the Gallery option, you'll note that the top choice is still called Autotext! You can add Insert, AutoText to the QAT. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Jan" wrote in message ... Word 2007 - I have several (consecutive) paragraphs I would like to enter into a document by simply typing a few characters, but can't seem to find where to make the entry. There are more than 255 characters, so I can't use Auto Correct. Where's Auto Text hiding ? |
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Thanks Terry. Is there a keyboard stroke that can be used to enter the
"Quick Part" without having to stop typing and clicking on Insert and Quick Parts ? (Whose dumb idea was this anyway ?? !!) "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AutoText is now called Quick Parts and is under the Insert menu. However, you can still use it like Autotext by creating your text, selecting it and using Alt+F3 to create a new Quick Part. Note that the dialog is now slightly different. If you click on the Gallery option, you'll note that the top choice is still called Autotext! You can add Insert, AutoText to the QAT. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Jan" wrote in message ... Word 2007 - I have several (consecutive) paragraphs I would like to enter into a document by simply typing a few characters, but can't seem to find where to make the entry. There are more than 255 characters, so I can't use Auto Correct. Where's Auto Text hiding ? |
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Type the first few letters and press F3. Alternatively, you can create
AutoCorrect entries instead. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jan" wrote in message ... Thanks Terry. Is there a keyboard stroke that can be used to enter the "Quick Part" without having to stop typing and clicking on Insert and Quick Parts ? (Whose dumb idea was this anyway ?? !!) "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AutoText is now called Quick Parts and is under the Insert menu. However, you can still use it like Autotext by creating your text, selecting it and using Alt+F3 to create a new Quick Part. Note that the dialog is now slightly different. If you click on the Gallery option, you'll note that the top choice is still called Autotext! You can add Insert, AutoText to the QAT. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Jan" wrote in message ... Word 2007 - I have several (consecutive) paragraphs I would like to enter into a document by simply typing a few characters, but can't seem to find where to make the entry. There are more than 255 characters, so I can't use Auto Correct. Where's Auto Text hiding ? |
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As Suzanne says... not quite the same (or as good) as previous AutoText as
there are no AutoComplete pop-ups (except for dates). Terry "Jan" wrote in message ... Thanks Terry. Is there a keyboard stroke that can be used to enter the "Quick Part" without having to stop typing and clicking on Insert and Quick Parts ? (Whose dumb idea was this anyway ?? !!) "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AutoText is now called Quick Parts and is under the Insert menu. However, you can still use it like Autotext by creating your text, selecting it and using Alt+F3 to create a new Quick Part. Note that the dialog is now slightly different. If you click on the Gallery option, you'll note that the top choice is still called Autotext! You can add Insert, AutoText to the QAT. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Jan" wrote in message ... Word 2007 - I have several (consecutive) paragraphs I would like to enter into a document by simply typing a few characters, but can't seem to find where to make the entry. There are more than 255 characters, so I can't use Auto Correct. Where's Auto Text hiding ? |
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That does it. Thanks. Why is it improvements generally aren't ! BTW,
AutoCorrect entries are fine for short sentences but there's a 255 character limit and I wanted to AutoText 3 paragraphs. Now I know the (well kept) secret ! Thanks to all in the group for their help. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Type the first few letters and press F3. Alternatively, you can create AutoCorrect entries instead. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jan" wrote in message ... Thanks Terry. Is there a keyboard stroke that can be used to enter the "Quick Part" without having to stop typing and clicking on Insert and Quick Parts ? (Whose dumb idea was this anyway ?? !!) "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AutoText is now called Quick Parts and is under the Insert menu. However, you can still use it like Autotext by creating your text, selecting it and using Alt+F3 to create a new Quick Part. Note that the dialog is now slightly different. If you click on the Gallery option, you'll note that the top choice is still called Autotext! You can add Insert, AutoText to the QAT. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Jan" wrote in message ... Word 2007 - I have several (consecutive) paragraphs I would like to enter into a document by simply typing a few characters, but can't seem to find where to make the entry. There are more than 255 characters, so I can't use Auto Correct. Where's Auto Text hiding ? |
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Are you sure there is such a limitation for AutoCorrect entries? There is no
mention of AutoCorrect in “Operating Parameter Limitations and Specifications in Word” (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=211489), but the limit for AutoText applies only to the entry name (32 characters). Ah, wait, here it is: it's 255 for plain text; no limit for formatted (but 31-character limit for the replace text). See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/180165. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jan Groshan" wrote in message ... That does it. Thanks. Why is it improvements generally aren't ! BTW, AutoCorrect entries are fine for short sentences but there's a 255 character limit and I wanted to AutoText 3 paragraphs. Now I know the (well kept) secret ! Thanks to all in the group for their help. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Type the first few letters and press F3. Alternatively, you can create AutoCorrect entries instead. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jan" wrote in message ... Thanks Terry. Is there a keyboard stroke that can be used to enter the "Quick Part" without having to stop typing and clicking on Insert and Quick Parts ? (Whose dumb idea was this anyway ?? !!) "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AutoText is now called Quick Parts and is under the Insert menu. However, you can still use it like Autotext by creating your text, selecting it and using Alt+F3 to create a new Quick Part. Note that the dialog is now slightly different. If you click on the Gallery option, you'll note that the top choice is still called Autotext! You can add Insert, AutoText to the QAT. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Jan" wrote in message ... Word 2007 - I have several (consecutive) paragraphs I would like to enter into a document by simply typing a few characters, but can't seem to find where to make the entry. There are more than 255 characters, so I can't use Auto Correct. Where's Auto Text hiding ? |
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Boy whoever dreamed up the QuickPart feature doesn't know squat about
repetitive entries. I work for a law firm and we use repetition all the time - Autotext was a lifesaver during many a brief/legal opinion - you know how verbose lawyers can be. I curse the brilliant bozo who "improved" Word 2003 by eliminating the autotext feature. To take one's hands off the keyboard (or do multiple keystrokes to find the entry) does NOT save any time. QuickParts my eye. I am not a happy camper. :-( "Jan" wrote: Thanks Terry. Is there a keyboard stroke that can be used to enter the "Quick Part" without having to stop typing and clicking on Insert and Quick Parts ? (Whose dumb idea was this anyway ?? !!) "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AutoText is now called Quick Parts and is under the Insert menu. However, you can still use it like Autotext by creating your text, selecting it and using Alt+F3 to create a new Quick Part. Note that the dialog is now slightly different. If you click on the Gallery option, you'll note that the top choice is still called Autotext! You can add Insert, AutoText to the QAT. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Jan" wrote in message ... Word 2007 - I have several (consecutive) paragraphs I would like to enter into a document by simply typing a few characters, but can't seem to find where to make the entry. There are more than 255 characters, so I can't use Auto Correct. Where's Auto Text hiding ? |
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AutoCorrect still works as before and can be useful for many entries of this
type. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "jenkvt" wrote in message ... Boy whoever dreamed up the QuickPart feature doesn't know squat about repetitive entries. I work for a law firm and we use repetition all the time - Autotext was a lifesaver during many a brief/legal opinion - you know how verbose lawyers can be. I curse the brilliant bozo who "improved" Word 2003 by eliminating the autotext feature. To take one's hands off the keyboard (or do multiple keystrokes to find the entry) does NOT save any time. QuickParts my eye. I am not a happy camper. :-( "Jan" wrote: Thanks Terry. Is there a keyboard stroke that can be used to enter the "Quick Part" without having to stop typing and clicking on Insert and Quick Parts ? (Whose dumb idea was this anyway ?? !!) "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AutoText is now called Quick Parts and is under the Insert menu. However, you can still use it like Autotext by creating your text, selecting it and using Alt+F3 to create a new Quick Part. Note that the dialog is now slightly different. If you click on the Gallery option, you'll note that the top choice is still called Autotext! You can add Insert, AutoText to the QAT. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Jan" wrote in message ... Word 2007 - I have several (consecutive) paragraphs I would like to enter into a document by simply typing a few characters, but can't seem to find where to make the entry. There are more than 255 characters, so I can't use Auto Correct. Where's Auto Text hiding ? |
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But Auto Text is confined to only 255 characters.....not much if you'r
typing a whole paragraph. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... AutoCorrect still works as before and can be useful for many entries of this type. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "jenkvt" wrote in message ... Boy whoever dreamed up the QuickPart feature doesn't know squat about repetitive entries. I work for a law firm and we use repetition all the time - Autotext was a lifesaver during many a brief/legal opinion - you know how verbose lawyers can be. I curse the brilliant bozo who "improved" Word 2003 by eliminating the autotext feature. To take one's hands off the keyboard (or do multiple keystrokes to find the entry) does NOT save any time. QuickParts my eye. I am not a happy camper. :-( "Jan" wrote: Thanks Terry. Is there a keyboard stroke that can be used to enter the "Quick Part" without having to stop typing and clicking on Insert and Quick Parts ? (Whose dumb idea was this anyway ?? !!) "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AutoText is now called Quick Parts and is under the Insert menu. However, you can still use it like Autotext by creating your text, selecting it and using Alt+F3 to create a new Quick Part. Note that the dialog is now slightly different. If you click on the Gallery option, you'll note that the top choice is still called Autotext! You can add Insert, AutoText to the QAT. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Jan" wrote in message ... Word 2007 - I have several (consecutive) paragraphs I would like to enter into a document by simply typing a few characters, but can't seem to find where to make the entry. There are more than 255 characters, so I can't use Auto Correct. Where's Auto Text hiding ? |
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The length of formatted AutoCorrect entries is not limited. AutoText is
unlimited. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jan Groshan" wrote in message ... But Auto Text is confined to only 255 characters.....not much if you'r typing a whole paragraph. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... AutoCorrect still works as before and can be useful for many entries of this type. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "jenkvt" wrote in message ... Boy whoever dreamed up the QuickPart feature doesn't know squat about repetitive entries. I work for a law firm and we use repetition all the time - Autotext was a lifesaver during many a brief/legal opinion - you know how verbose lawyers can be. I curse the brilliant bozo who "improved" Word 2003 by eliminating the autotext feature. To take one's hands off the keyboard (or do multiple keystrokes to find the entry) does NOT save any time. QuickParts my eye. I am not a happy camper. :-( "Jan" wrote: Thanks Terry. Is there a keyboard stroke that can be used to enter the "Quick Part" without having to stop typing and clicking on Insert and Quick Parts ? (Whose dumb idea was this anyway ?? !!) "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AutoText is now called Quick Parts and is under the Insert menu. However, you can still use it like Autotext by creating your text, selecting it and using Alt+F3 to create a new Quick Part. Note that the dialog is now slightly different. If you click on the Gallery option, you'll note that the top choice is still called Autotext! You can add Insert, AutoText to the QAT. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Jan" wrote in message ... Word 2007 - I have several (consecutive) paragraphs I would like to enter into a document by simply typing a few characters, but can't seem to find where to make the entry. There are more than 255 characters, so I can't use Auto Correct. Where's Auto Text hiding ? |
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Both autotext and autocorrect can hold anything that you can reasonably
insert into a document including graphics, tables and text running to many pages. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Jan Groshan wrote: But Auto Text is confined to only 255 characters.....not much if you'r typing a whole paragraph. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... AutoCorrect still works as before and can be useful for many entries of this type. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "jenkvt" wrote in message ... Boy whoever dreamed up the QuickPart feature doesn't know squat about repetitive entries. I work for a law firm and we use repetition all the time - Autotext was a lifesaver during many a brief/legal opinion - you know how verbose lawyers can be. I curse the brilliant bozo who "improved" Word 2003 by eliminating the autotext feature. To take one's hands off the keyboard (or do multiple keystrokes to find the entry) does NOT save any time. QuickParts my eye. I am not a happy camper. :-( "Jan" wrote: Thanks Terry. Is there a keyboard stroke that can be used to enter the "Quick Part" without having to stop typing and clicking on Insert and Quick Parts ? (Whose dumb idea was this anyway ?? !!) "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AutoText is now called Quick Parts and is under the Insert menu. However, you can still use it like Autotext by creating your text, selecting it and using Alt+F3 to create a new Quick Part. Note that the dialog is now slightly different. If you click on the Gallery option, you'll note that the top choice is still called Autotext! You can add Insert, AutoText to the QAT. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Jan" wrote in message ... Word 2007 - I have several (consecutive) paragraphs I would like to enter into a document by simply typing a few characters, but can't seem to find where to make the entry. There are more than 255 characters, so I can't use Auto Correct. Where's Auto Text hiding ? |
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I stand corrected. FORMATTED entries work. PLAIN TEXT is limited to 255
characters. Guess I got confused by an earlier reply that said : AutoText is now called Quick Parts and is under the Insert menu. "However, you can still use it like Autotext by creating your text, selecting it and using Alt+F3 to create a new Quick Part. Note that the dialog is now slightly different. If you click on the Gallery option, you'll note that the top choice is still called Autotext! You can add Insert, AutoText to the QAT." So now I have a new questions .... what's the difference between AutoText and Quick Parts ? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... The length of formatted AutoCorrect entries is not limited. AutoText is unlimited. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jan Groshan" wrote in message ... But Auto Text is confined to only 255 characters.....not much if you'r typing a whole paragraph. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... AutoCorrect still works as before and can be useful for many entries of this type. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "jenkvt" wrote in message ... Boy whoever dreamed up the QuickPart feature doesn't know squat about repetitive entries. I work for a law firm and we use repetition all the time - Autotext was a lifesaver during many a brief/legal opinion - you know how verbose lawyers can be. I curse the brilliant bozo who "improved" Word 2003 by eliminating the autotext feature. To take one's hands off the keyboard (or do multiple keystrokes to find the entry) does NOT save any time. QuickParts my eye. I am not a happy camper. :-( "Jan" wrote: Thanks Terry. Is there a keyboard stroke that can be used to enter the "Quick Part" without having to stop typing and clicking on Insert and Quick Parts ? (Whose dumb idea was this anyway ?? !!) "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AutoText is now called Quick Parts and is under the Insert menu. However, you can still use it like Autotext by creating your text, selecting it and using Alt+F3 to create a new Quick Part. Note that the dialog is now slightly different. If you click on the Gallery option, you'll note that the top choice is still called Autotext! You can add Insert, AutoText to the QAT. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Jan" wrote in message ... Word 2007 - I have several (consecutive) paragraphs I would like to enter into a document by simply typing a few characters, but can't seem to find where to make the entry. There are more than 255 characters, so I can't use Auto Correct. Where's Auto Text hiding ? |
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Good question. Microsoft hasn't entirely distinguished between "building
blocks" and "quick parts." The only things listed on the Quick Parts (forgive me) menu* besides AutoText are Fields (not exactly quick, usually) and Document Properties (which are also fields) and the Building Blocks Organizer, in which you can see the contents of the various "galleries" (one of which is AutoText), and if you click on "Get More on Office Online...," you get a list of "building blocks," not Quick Parts. *Word 2007 supposedly doesn't have "menus," but IMO if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck... -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jan Groshan" wrote in message ... I stand corrected. FORMATTED entries work. PLAIN TEXT is limited to 255 characters. Guess I got confused by an earlier reply that said : AutoText is now called Quick Parts and is under the Insert menu. "However, you can still use it like Autotext by creating your text, selecting it and using Alt+F3 to create a new Quick Part. Note that the dialog is now slightly different. If you click on the Gallery option, you'll note that the top choice is still called Autotext! You can add Insert, AutoText to the QAT." So now I have a new questions .... what's the difference between AutoText and Quick Parts ? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... The length of formatted AutoCorrect entries is not limited. AutoText is unlimited. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jan Groshan" wrote in message ... But Auto Text is confined to only 255 characters.....not much if you'r typing a whole paragraph. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... AutoCorrect still works as before and can be useful for many entries of this type. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "jenkvt" wrote in message ... Boy whoever dreamed up the QuickPart feature doesn't know squat about repetitive entries. I work for a law firm and we use repetition all the time - Autotext was a lifesaver during many a brief/legal opinion - you know how verbose lawyers can be. I curse the brilliant bozo who "improved" Word 2003 by eliminating the autotext feature. To take one's hands off the keyboard (or do multiple keystrokes to find the entry) does NOT save any time. QuickParts my eye. I am not a happy camper. :-( "Jan" wrote: Thanks Terry. Is there a keyboard stroke that can be used to enter the "Quick Part" without having to stop typing and clicking on Insert and Quick Parts ? (Whose dumb idea was this anyway ?? !!) "Terry Farrell" wrote in message ... AutoText is now called Quick Parts and is under the Insert menu. However, you can still use it like Autotext by creating your text, selecting it and using Alt+F3 to create a new Quick Part. Note that the dialog is now slightly different. If you click on the Gallery option, you'll note that the top choice is still called Autotext! You can add Insert, AutoText to the QAT. -- Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP "Jan" wrote in message ... Word 2007 - I have several (consecutive) paragraphs I would like to enter into a document by simply typing a few characters, but can't seem to find where to make the entry. There are more than 255 characters, so I can't use Auto Correct. Where's Auto Text hiding ? |
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