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I have lost my lost the "Insert Auto Text" in Header/Footer
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? -- Jerri Henderson ] |
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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. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Jim Henderson" wrote in message ... 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? -- Jerri Henderson ] |
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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 message ... 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. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Jim Henderson" wrote in message ... 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? -- Jerri Henderson ] |
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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 -- 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. "Jim Henderson" wrote in message ... 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 message ... 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. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Jim Henderson" wrote in message ... 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? -- Jerri Henderson ] |
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Thanks Suzanne.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... 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 -- 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. "Jim Henderson" wrote in message ... 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 message ... 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. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Jim Henderson" wrote in message ... 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? -- Jerri Henderson ] |
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Jim,
Try renaming your Normal.dot template with Word closed. Call it Normal.old or something and then start Word to create a fresh Normal.dot Your autotext should be back. See: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Custom...alTemplate.htm -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP A Peer in Peer to Peer Support Jim Henderson wrote: 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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