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autotext not entering correct data
When I click on any autotext button, it just adds the description e.g if I
click on file name it just add the words 'filename' or if i click pages, it just add the word 'pages' and not any data. I have tried alt & F9 but that is not the solution as the data does not come up in brackets |
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See my reply to your previous duplicate question.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Baylea90" wrote in message ... When I click on any autotext button, it just adds the description e.g if I click on file name it just add the words 'filename' or if i click pages, it just add the word 'pages' and not any data. I have tried alt & F9 but that is not the solution as the data does not come up in brackets |
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Hi Baylea90
Here are some trouble-shooting steps to follow: 1. Tools Options View. In the Field Shading box, choose Always. This will show all fields shaded in grey. The shading won't print, and you can come back here later and turn it off if you don't want it. 2. Now, try inserting the Filename or Page number autotext again. Is it displayed with grey shading? Do Alt-F9. That toggles back and forth between displaying field results and displaying field codes. You should see { FILENAME } or { page } or something similar. 3. If the Filename or Page number autotext does not display with grey shading, and Alt-F9 does not toggle between display of field codes and display of field results, then it looks like the Autotext is simply inserting some text, and is not inserting the right field. As a final check, do Insert Autotext Autotext. Click on the Filename entry. The "Preview" section should be empty. 4. If you're convinced that the Autotexts have somehow been replaced with straight text, you could re-create each one individually. It might be easier, however, to exit Word, use Windows Explorer to re-name normal.dot to normalold.dot, and then re-start Word. That will create a new normal.dot, with all the standard AutoTexts. You can then use Tools Templates and Add-ins Organiser to copy any customizations from your normalold.dot to the new normal.dot. Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word "Baylea90" wrote in message ... When I click on any autotext button, it just adds the description e.g if I click on file name it just add the words 'filename' or if i click pages, it just add the word 'pages' and not any data. I have tried alt & F9 but that is not the solution as the data does not come up in brackets |
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