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How do I backup and restore autocorrect in Office 2007?
In Office 2003, I use the Microsoft-supplied autocorrect macro in SUPPORT.DOT
to backup/restore my custom autocorrect file. I can't find a SUPPORT.DOT for the Office 2007 beta. Is there such a file and, if so, where do I find it? Is it possible to import my 2003 autocorrect into 2007? Thanks, Larry |
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How do I backup and restore autocorrect in Office 2007?
The AutoCorrect backup template that you can download from
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...utocorrect.htm still works, but it needs a little extra attention because it opens in Compatibility Mode and it still saves the backup document with a ".doc" extension. I've fixed those shortcomings and posted an AutoCorrect2007 template at http://jay-freedman.info. If you use the older template to do the backup half in Word 2003, you can use the AutoCorrect2007 version to read the document into Word 2007. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:08:00 -0800, Coach Larry wrote: In Office 2003, I use the Microsoft-supplied autocorrect macro in SUPPORT.DOT to backup/restore my custom autocorrect file. I can't find a SUPPORT.DOT for the Office 2007 beta. Is there such a file and, if so, where do I find it? Is it possible to import my 2003 autocorrect into 2007? Thanks, Larry |
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How do I backup and restore autocorrect in Office 2007?
Jay,
Excellent. Thank you. This is just what I need. Unfortunately, when I double-clicked on the .dotm file in the file manager or in Word 2007 I get this error message: ***** The Microsoft Office open XML file Autocorrect.dotm cannot be opened because there are errors with the content. Details: Elements and attributes in restricted namespaces are not allowed Location: Part: /word/fotTable: XML, line: 2, Colunm: 158 ***** Any help or advice you can provide would be much appreciated. I've created a way to really leverage the amazing capabilities of autocorrect in my work, yet I know very little about how it works outside of the Microsoft Office help€”which isnt much. Im assuming that the size of the file is limited by memory and disk space (in my case we may be talking about 5000 entries). Q1. Would another 5000 or so entries slow down processing on a modern PC? Q2. Would it be possible to have a separate autocorrect file, leaving the original Microsoft file intact and protecting another if I choose to market my database at sometime in the future? Q2. Would it be difficult to write a program that would backup the Microsoft original autocorrect file and replace it with another (which would include the original entries). Q4. Do you do this kind of work or have any recommendations as to who might? Again, thanks much, Larry "Jay Freedman" wrote: The AutoCorrect backup template that you can download from http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...utocorrect.htm still works, but it needs a little extra attention because it opens in Compatibility Mode and it still saves the backup document with a ".doc" extension. I've fixed those shortcomings and posted an AutoCorrect2007 template at http://jay-freedman.info. If you use the older template to do the backup half in Word 2003, you can use the AutoCorrect2007 version to read the document into Word 2007. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:08:00 -0800, Coach Larry wrote: In Office 2003, I use the Microsoft-supplied autocorrect macro in SUPPORT.DOT to backup/restore my custom autocorrect file. I can't find a SUPPORT.DOT for the Office 2007 beta. Is there such a file and, if so, where do I find it? Is it possible to import my 2003 autocorrect into 2007? Thanks, Larry |
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How do I backup and restore autocorrect in Office 2007?
Hi Larry,
Sorry, I missed the bit in your original post where you said you have Office 2007 beta. Microsoft changed the file structure slightly between the beta and the final release version that I use, and I believe that's responsible for the error message. You won't be able to use the template I posted until you install the final version of Word 2007. In the meantime, you can use the AutoCorrect.dot template from http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...utocorrect.htm. After you download the template, right-click it and select Open (instead of the default New). Cancel the automatically started macro. Notice that the title bar tells you the template is in Compatibility Mode. Click the Office button and choose Convert. Close the file and save when prompted. Now double-click the template to run the macro. You'll have to manually change the file type of the backup document from Word 97-2003 (*.doc) to Word 2007 (*.docx) in the File Save dialog during the backup, and you'll have to change the file type setting to *.docx in the File Open dialog during the restore. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:12:02 -0800, Coach Larry wrote: Jay, Excellent. Thank you. This is just what I need. Unfortunately, when I double-clicked on the .dotm file in the file manager or in Word 2007 I get this error message: ***** The Microsoft Office open XML file Autocorrect.dotm cannot be opened because there are errors with the content. Details: Elements and attributes in restricted namespaces are not allowed Location: Part: /word/fotTable: XML, line: 2, Colunm: 158 ***** Any help or advice you can provide would be much appreciated. I've created a way to really leverage the amazing capabilities of autocorrect in my work, yet I know very little about how it works outside of the Microsoft Office help—which isn’t much. I’m assuming that the size of the file is limited by memory and disk space (in my case we may be talking about 5000 entries). Q1. Would another 5000 or so entries slow down processing on a modern PC? Q2. Would it be possible to have a separate autocorrect file, leaving the original Microsoft file intact and protecting another if I choose to market my database at sometime in the future? Q2. Would it be difficult to write a program that would backup the Microsoft original autocorrect file and replace it with another (which would include the original entries). Q4. Do you do this kind of work or have any recommendations as to who might? Again, thanks much, Larry "Jay Freedman" wrote: The AutoCorrect backup template that you can download from http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...utocorrect.htm still works, but it needs a little extra attention because it opens in Compatibility Mode and it still saves the backup document with a ".doc" extension. I've fixed those shortcomings and posted an AutoCorrect2007 template at http://jay-freedman.info. If you use the older template to do the backup half in Word 2003, you can use the AutoCorrect2007 version to read the document into Word 2007. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:08:00 -0800, Coach Larry wrote: In Office 2003, I use the Microsoft-supplied autocorrect macro in SUPPORT.DOT to backup/restore my custom autocorrect file. I can't find a SUPPORT.DOT for the Office 2007 beta. Is there such a file and, if so, where do I find it? Is it possible to import my 2003 autocorrect into 2007? Thanks, Larry |
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How do I backup and restore autocorrect in Office 2007?
Thanks, Jay. I was able to transfer the revised autocorrect database to the
Word 2007 autocorrect. But I noticed another unrelated problem. I deleted some entries on PC A running Office 2003 and used the utility to backup the autocorrect file. When I restored that same backup file, the items I deleted appeared in the autocorrect dialog box! The same thing happened when I restored that same file to PC B running Office 2003. Any ideas on this one? Thanks, Larry "Jay Freedman" wrote: Hi Larry, Sorry, I missed the bit in your original post where you said you have Office 2007 beta. Microsoft changed the file structure slightly between the beta and the final release version that I use, and I believe that's responsible for the error message. You won't be able to use the template I posted until you install the final version of Word 2007. In the meantime, you can use the AutoCorrect.dot template from http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...utocorrect.htm. After you download the template, right-click it and select Open (instead of the default New). Cancel the automatically started macro. Notice that the title bar tells you the template is in Compatibility Mode. Click the Office button and choose Convert. Close the file and save when prompted. Now double-click the template to run the macro. You'll have to manually change the file type of the backup document from Word 97-2003 (*.doc) to Word 2007 (*.docx) in the File Save dialog during the backup, and you'll have to change the file type setting to *.docx in the File Open dialog during the restore. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:12:02 -0800, Coach Larry wrote: Jay, Excellent. Thank you. This is just what I need. Unfortunately, when I double-clicked on the .dotm file in the file manager or in Word 2007 I get this error message: ***** The Microsoft Office open XML file Autocorrect.dotm cannot be opened because there are errors with the content. Details: Elements and attributes in restricted namespaces are not allowed Location: Part: /word/fotTable: XML, line: 2, Colunm: 158 ***** Any help or advice you can provide would be much appreciated. I've created a way to really leverage the amazing capabilities of autocorrect in my work, yet I know very little about how it works outside of the Microsoft Office help€”which isnt much. Im assuming that the size of the file is limited by memory and disk space (in my case we may be talking about 5000 entries). Q1. Would another 5000 or so entries slow down processing on a modern PC? Q2. Would it be possible to have a separate autocorrect file, leaving the original Microsoft file intact and protecting another if I choose to market my database at sometime in the future? Q2. Would it be difficult to write a program that would backup the Microsoft original autocorrect file and replace it with another (which would include the original entries). Q4. Do you do this kind of work or have any recommendations as to who might? Again, thanks much, Larry "Jay Freedman" wrote: The AutoCorrect backup template that you can download from http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...utocorrect.htm still works, but it needs a little extra attention because it opens in Compatibility Mode and it still saves the backup document with a ".doc" extension. I've fixed those shortcomings and posted an AutoCorrect2007 template at http://jay-freedman.info. If you use the older template to do the backup half in Word 2003, you can use the AutoCorrect2007 version to read the document into Word 2007. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:08:00 -0800, Coach Larry wrote: In Office 2003, I use the Microsoft-supplied autocorrect macro in SUPPORT.DOT to backup/restore my custom autocorrect file. I can't find a SUPPORT.DOT for the Office 2007 beta. Is there such a file and, if so, where do I find it? Is it possible to import my 2003 autocorrect into 2007? Thanks, Larry |
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How do I backup and restore autocorrect in Office 2007?
Hi Larry,
I suspect that the entries in question already existed on PC B before you did the restore there -- unless you're certain that wasn't true. The restore operation is purely additive: It can't remove any entries, it only adds new ones (or overwrites existing ones). There's a way to tell: Open the backup document (on either computer) and search for the offending entries in its table. If they aren't in that document, they must already have been on PC B. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:00:00 -0800, Coach Larry wrote: Thanks, Jay. I was able to transfer the revised autocorrect database to the Word 2007 autocorrect. But I noticed another unrelated problem. I deleted some entries on PC A running Office 2003 and used the utility to backup the autocorrect file. When I restored that same backup file, the items I deleted appeared in the autocorrect dialog box! The same thing happened when I restored that same file to PC B running Office 2003. Any ideas on this one? Thanks, Larry "Jay Freedman" wrote: Hi Larry, Sorry, I missed the bit in your original post where you said you have Office 2007 beta. Microsoft changed the file structure slightly between the beta and the final release version that I use, and I believe that's responsible for the error message. You won't be able to use the template I posted until you install the final version of Word 2007. In the meantime, you can use the AutoCorrect.dot template from http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...utocorrect.htm. After you download the template, right-click it and select Open (instead of the default New). Cancel the automatically started macro. Notice that the title bar tells you the template is in Compatibility Mode. Click the Office button and choose Convert. Close the file and save when prompted. Now double-click the template to run the macro. You'll have to manually change the file type of the backup document from Word 97-2003 (*.doc) to Word 2007 (*.docx) in the File Save dialog during the backup, and you'll have to change the file type setting to *.docx in the File Open dialog during the restore. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:12:02 -0800, Coach Larry wrote: Jay, Excellent. Thank you. This is just what I need. Unfortunately, when I double-clicked on the .dotm file in the file manager or in Word 2007 I get this error message: ***** The Microsoft Office open XML file Autocorrect.dotm cannot be opened because there are errors with the content. Details: Elements and attributes in restricted namespaces are not allowed Location: Part: /word/fotTable: XML, line: 2, Colunm: 158 ***** Any help or advice you can provide would be much appreciated. I've created a way to really leverage the amazing capabilities of autocorrect in my work, yet I know very little about how it works outside of the Microsoft Office help—which isn’t much. I’m assuming that the size of the file is limited by memory and disk space (in my case we may be talking about 5000 entries). Q1. Would another 5000 or so entries slow down processing on a modern PC? Q2. Would it be possible to have a separate autocorrect file, leaving the original Microsoft file intact and protecting another if I choose to market my database at sometime in the future? Q2. Would it be difficult to write a program that would backup the Microsoft original autocorrect file and replace it with another (which would include the original entries). Q4. Do you do this kind of work or have any recommendations as to who might? Again, thanks much, Larry "Jay Freedman" wrote: The AutoCorrect backup template that you can download from http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...utocorrect.htm still works, but it needs a little extra attention because it opens in Compatibility Mode and it still saves the backup document with a ".doc" extension. I've fixed those shortcomings and posted an AutoCorrect2007 template at http://jay-freedman.info. If you use the older template to do the backup half in Word 2003, you can use the AutoCorrect2007 version to read the document into Word 2007. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:08:00 -0800, Coach Larry wrote: In Office 2003, I use the Microsoft-supplied autocorrect macro in SUPPORT.DOT to backup/restore my custom autocorrect file. I can't find a SUPPORT.DOT for the Office 2007 beta. Is there such a file and, if so, where do I find it? Is it possible to import my 2003 autocorrect into 2007? Thanks, Larry |
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How do I backup and restore autocorrect in Office 2007?
Yup. That's it. Thanks for you patience as I am learning about autocorrect via trial and error and your help. I haven't found any published resource that describes anything other than how to use it. Best, Larry "Jay Freedman" wrote: Hi Larry, I suspect that the entries in question already existed on PC B before you did the restore there -- unless you're certain that wasn't true. The restore operation is purely additive: It can't remove any entries, it only adds new ones (or overwrites existing ones). There's a way to tell: Open the backup document (on either computer) and search for the offending entries in its table. If they aren't in that document, they must already have been on PC B. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:00:00 -0800, Coach Larry wrote: Thanks, Jay. I was able to transfer the revised autocorrect database to the Word 2007 autocorrect. But I noticed another unrelated problem. I deleted some entries on PC A running Office 2003 and used the utility to backup the autocorrect file. When I restored that same backup file, the items I deleted appeared in the autocorrect dialog box! The same thing happened when I restored that same file to PC B running Office 2003. Any ideas on this one? Thanks, Larry "Jay Freedman" wrote: Hi Larry, Sorry, I missed the bit in your original post where you said you have Office 2007 beta. Microsoft changed the file structure slightly between the beta and the final release version that I use, and I believe that's responsible for the error message. You won't be able to use the template I posted until you install the final version of Word 2007. In the meantime, you can use the AutoCorrect.dot template from http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...utocorrect.htm. After you download the template, right-click it and select Open (instead of the default New). Cancel the automatically started macro. Notice that the title bar tells you the template is in Compatibility Mode. Click the Office button and choose Convert. Close the file and save when prompted. Now double-click the template to run the macro. You'll have to manually change the file type of the backup document from Word 97-2003 (*.doc) to Word 2007 (*.docx) in the File Save dialog during the backup, and you'll have to change the file type setting to *.docx in the File Open dialog during the restore. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:12:02 -0800, Coach Larry wrote: Jay, Excellent. Thank you. This is just what I need. Unfortunately, when I double-clicked on the .dotm file in the file manager or in Word 2007 I get this error message: ***** The Microsoft Office open XML file Autocorrect.dotm cannot be opened because there are errors with the content. Details: Elements and attributes in restricted namespaces are not allowed Location: Part: /word/fotTable: XML, line: 2, Colunm: 158 ***** Any help or advice you can provide would be much appreciated. I've created a way to really leverage the amazing capabilities of autocorrect in my work, yet I know very little about how it works outside of the Microsoft Office help€”which isnt much. Im assuming that the size of the file is limited by memory and disk space (in my case we may be talking about 5000 entries). Q1. Would another 5000 or so entries slow down processing on a modern PC? Q2. Would it be possible to have a separate autocorrect file, leaving the original Microsoft file intact and protecting another if I choose to market my database at sometime in the future? Q2. Would it be difficult to write a program that would backup the Microsoft original autocorrect file and replace it with another (which would include the original entries). Q4. Do you do this kind of work or have any recommendations as to who might? Again, thanks much, Larry "Jay Freedman" wrote: The AutoCorrect backup template that you can download from http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...utocorrect.htm still works, but it needs a little extra attention because it opens in Compatibility Mode and it still saves the backup document with a ".doc" extension. I've fixed those shortcomings and posted an AutoCorrect2007 template at http://jay-freedman.info. If you use the older template to do the backup half in Word 2003, you can use the AutoCorrect2007 version to read the document into Word 2007. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:08:00 -0800, Coach Larry wrote: In Office 2003, I use the Microsoft-supplied autocorrect macro in SUPPORT.DOT to backup/restore my custom autocorrect file. I can't find a SUPPORT.DOT for the Office 2007 beta. Is there such a file and, if so, where do I find it? Is it possible to import my 2003 autocorrect into 2007? Thanks, Larry |
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How do I backup and restore autocorrect in Office 2007?
You may have saved my sanity there not to mention my dissertation Thanks.
BTW if anyone has manual dexterity problems or would just like to triple their typing speed and would like a copy of my autocorrect backup let me know. It is not as hard as one would imagine to learn 10000 cues because if you get them wrong you can change them to the one you used by mistake. There are actually only about 1000 words that are used 90% of the time, just changing these to between 1 and 3 or 4 letters for plurals or morphologies [extensions like ing, tion, ility etc]. It took me about 6 months to learn enough words, well enough to double my speed - then i spent 6 more years refining and streamlining it. It is a shame that voice recognition has made it obsolete, but there are many times and places where VR is not viable - like in Open University exams. Marjo roobarbtreeAThotmailDOTcom "Jay Freedman" wrote: The AutoCorrect backup template that you can download from http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...utocorrect.htm still works, but it needs a little extra attention because it opens in Compatibility Mode and it still saves the backup document with a ".doc" extension. I've fixed those shortcomings and posted an AutoCorrect2007 template at http://jay-freedman.info. If you use the older template to do the backup half in Word 2003, you can use the AutoCorrect2007 version to read the document into Word 2007. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:08:00 -0800, Coach Larry wrote: In Office 2003, I use the Microsoft-supplied autocorrect macro in SUPPORT.DOT to backup/restore my custom autocorrect file. I can't find a SUPPORT.DOT for the Office 2007 beta. Is there such a file and, if so, where do I find it? Is it possible to import my 2003 autocorrect into 2007? Thanks, Larry |
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How do I backup and restore autocorrect in Office 2007?
Marjo,
I sent you a reply via email. Yes, I am very interested. Thanks, Larry "Marjo" wrote: You may have saved my sanity there not to mention my dissertation Thanks. BTW if anyone has manual dexterity problems or would just like to triple their typing speed and would like a copy of my autocorrect backup let me know. It is not as hard as one would imagine to learn 10000 cues because if you get them wrong you can change them to the one you used by mistake. There are actually only about 1000 words that are used 90% of the time, just changing these to between 1 and 3 or 4 letters for plurals or morphologies [extensions like ing, tion, ility etc]. It took me about 6 months to learn enough words, well enough to double my speed - then i spent 6 more years refining and streamlining it. It is a shame that voice recognition has made it obsolete, but there are many times and places where VR is not viable - like in Open University exams. Marjo roobarbtreeAThotmailDOTcom "Jay Freedman" wrote: The AutoCorrect backup template that you can download from http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Custom...utocorrect.htm still works, but it needs a little extra attention because it opens in Compatibility Mode and it still saves the backup document with a ".doc" extension. I've fixed those shortcomings and posted an AutoCorrect2007 template at http://jay-freedman.info. If you use the older template to do the backup half in Word 2003, you can use the AutoCorrect2007 version to read the document into Word 2007. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:08:00 -0800, Coach Larry wrote: In Office 2003, I use the Microsoft-supplied autocorrect macro in SUPPORT.DOT to backup/restore my custom autocorrect file. I can't find a SUPPORT.DOT for the Office 2007 beta. Is there such a file and, if so, where do I find it? Is it possible to import my 2003 autocorrect into 2007? Thanks, Larry |
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