[Barbara]

Yes it is, and thank you. You've been a huge help!
Barbara

"Cheryl Flanders" wrote:

Instant Text can import your AutoText and formatted AutoCorrect
entries from the normal.dot, if that is what you are asking.

Cheryl

On Oct 3, 10:57 am, Barbara wrote:
Cheryl, thank you , you understand my problem perfectly. I have explored
other expanders, and silly me relied on Word. I know other transcriptionists
who have relied on Microsoft and Word also. Big mistake I see now. Instant
Text was one I was exploring last year.

You wouldn't happen to know if it is easy to import the microsoft normal.dot
into Instant text would you? If not, that's fine. I can research it.

I thank others who have responded also. I'm happy to see that Microsoft is
restoring this functionality for 2010, but - too late for me. I hope in the
future Microsoft thinks TWICE before trashing functionability when they
release a new version of an existing product. You leave customers out in the
cold and a bad taste in their mouths.

"Cheryl Flanders" wrote:
I have been a transcriptionist for many, many years and have never
relied on AutoCorrect or AutoText -- I use a true text expander. You
might want to look into Instant Text that will import your AutoCorrect
and AutoText entries so you don't have to relearn your shortcuts or
worry about which version of Word (or Windows) you are using.

Cheryl

On Oct 3, 7:52 am, Barbara wrote:
I did think of that. The problem is that I have literally thousands of
entries. I have the old normal.dot saved on a flash drive and was hoping
that I could convert it from Word 2003 to Word 2007. When I got my laptop,
it was very easy to move it from my PC to my laptop - both running Word 2003.

Who knew Microsoft would trash functionability in a new version of Word?
That is just crazy.

But thank you for your reply. If I do that it will take me weeks. What I
will probably end up doing is finding 3rd party software compatible with the
old normal.dot and Word 2007. It must exist.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:
Use instead autocorrect with abbreviated versions of the words or phrases as
trigger sequences.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web sitewww.gmayor.com
Word MVP web sitehttp://word.mvps.org


Barbara wrote:
Tell me what good that does when you are typing fast - you are being
paid for how fast you type, and you COUNT on the program - ie Word -
to auto complete 25 and 27 letter words for you (medical words) as it
did in Word 2003. This has created a HUGE problem for me.

sure, start typing
phacoemulsification or otorhinolaryngology or some that are even
worse.

This was a big oversight and I'm sorry I ever bought Word 2007.

"Tony Jollans" wrote:

You can go back to the way Word used to work, before AutoComplete
was introduced. Type the *name* of the AutoText entry, then press
F3.

You don't actually need to type the whole name - just enough of it to
uniquely identify it.

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Enjoy,

Tony Jollans
Microsoft Word MVP