I can't seem to find anywhere to create/use autoext entries in the new 2007
Beta 2. I have loaded the old normal.dot templatewhch contained all my
entries but I can't seem to use them. Any ideas? I hope MS hasn't
'discontinued' this feature in 2007!

Look for Quick Parts and Building Blocks. They're in there somewhere.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Peter Banks" Peter wrote in message
...
I can't seem to find anywhere to create/use autoext entries in the new
2007
Beta 2. I have loaded the old normal.dot templatewhch contained all my
entries but I can't seem to use them. Any ideas? I hope MS hasn't
'discontinued' this feature in 2007!

Outlook: The new email editor no longer recognizes AutoText. While the
editor is similar to Word, and shares some defaults, Winword.exe is no
longer used as the email editor. You can create Quick Parts, found on
a new email message window on the Insert tab in the Text group, which
is similar to AutoText.

Right now the only way to transfer your old entries is to recreate
them. I'm sure there will eventually be a way to transfer them but I'd
say that won't be available until either the B2TR or closer to RTM.

Word: To recover your AutoText entries for Word, rename Normal.dotm
and place your old Normal.dot in the same folder. Then open your
Normal.dot in Word, open the Microsoft Office Button (round button
with the logo), and click Upgrade. Then save it in the new file
format. The AutoText entries should be available. They are now part of
Quick Parts/Building Blocks but are part of the AutoText Gallery.

If you've already done this then they may already be available but the
AutoComplete tip was discontinued due to large number of built-in
Quick Parts/Building Blocks in Word 2007. You can insert them using
the Building Block Gallery found under the Quick Parts drop down on
the Insert tab in the Text group, but you can also type the first few
letters and press F3 to insert the entry. (the same applies to Outlook
2007)

You can also add the AutoText command to your Quick Access Toolbar in
Word 2007 to make this a little easier: (Note that the entries must be
in the AutoText Gallery for them to appear in the Live Preview gallery
under the AutoText command)

- Right-click the Ribbon and select "Customize Quick Access Toolbar".
In the "Commands not in the Ribbon", locate "AutoText" and add it to
your QAT

Or you can add the Building Blocks Organizer by right-clicking the
command and select "Add to Quick Access Toolbar".

Aside from the unavailable AutoComplete tip, the enhancements they
have made are pretty slick. I know at first it may not seem like it to
some, but after becoming more familiar with the functionality built
around Quick Parts/Building Blocks I'm finding there are several new
ways to implement it. :-)

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Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

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"Peter Banks" Peter wrote in message
...
I can't seem to find anywhere to create/use autoext entries in the
new 2007
Beta 2. I have loaded the old normal.dot templatewhch contained all
my
entries but I can't seem to use them. Any ideas? I hope MS hasn't
'discontinued' this feature in 2007!