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AutoText Entries
Since upgrading to Office 2003 Professional Edition, when I create a new
AutoText entry, it is only available in the current document, while I'm working on that document. If I close the document and start a new one, the AutoText entry is not availalble. I am using the Normal.dot template. When we upgraded, all of the old AutoText entries I had in my previous version of Word were transferred automatically. I just can't create new ones that are available in other documents, UNLESS I open Normal.dot and create them there. John |
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I"m not sure if I understand your predicament but in my computer (Word 2003)
I placed some AutoText Entries (via InsertAutoText) and set the "look in" box to "all active templates" and it comes up in any/all documents. Instead of placing the autotext entry in the Normal.dot try placing it in "all active templates". See if that works. gap "JS in KC" wrote: Since upgrading to Office 2003 Professional Edition, when I create a new AutoText entry, it is only available in the current document, while I'm working on that document. If I close the document and start a new one, the AutoText entry is not availalble. I am using the Normal.dot template. When we upgraded, all of the old AutoText entries I had in my previous version of Word were transferred automatically. I just can't create new ones that are available in other documents, UNLESS I open Normal.dot and create them there. John |
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Gap,
OK, step by step... Created new Word document Entered "Texas" Selected Texas, chose Insert: AutoText: AutoText The "Lookin" says "All Active Templates" Entered abbreviation "tx" and cicked Add Now I can type "tx," press F3 and I get "Texas." Close and save the Word document and start a new one Enter "tx" and press F3: nothing. The AutoText entry is gone Open the Word Document where I entered the AutoText entry. It's unavailable there also. I tried the process again and changed the "Look In" to Normal.dot. The AutoText entry didn't work at all! John "gap" wrote: I"m not sure if I understand your predicament but in my computer (Word 2003) I placed some AutoText Entries (via InsertAutoText) and set the "look in" box to "all active templates" and it comes up in any/all documents. Instead of placing the autotext entry in the Normal.dot try placing it in "all active templates". See if that works. gap "JS in KC" wrote: Since upgrading to Office 2003 Professional Edition, when I create a new AutoText entry, it is only available in the current document, while I'm working on that document. If I close the document and start a new one, the AutoText entry is not availalble. I am using the Normal.dot template. When we upgraded, all of the old AutoText entries I had in my previous version of Word were transferred automatically. I just can't create new ones that are available in other documents, UNLESS I open Normal.dot and create them there. John |
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Charles,
Still no luck. (Tried a paragraph with the abbreviation "para1" JS "Charles Kenyon" wrote: Have your AT entry names be at least four characters in length, preferably a unique first four letters. -- 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. "JS in KC" JS in wrote in message news  Gap, OK, step by step... Created new Word document Entered "Texas" Selected Texas, chose Insert: AutoText: AutoText The "Lookin" says "All Active Templates" Entered abbreviation "tx" and cicked Add Now I can type "tx," press F3 and I get "Texas." Close and save the Word document and start a new one Enter "tx" and press F3: nothing. The AutoText entry is gone Open the Word Document where I entered the AutoText entry. It's unavailable there also. I tried the process again and changed the "Look In" to Normal.dot. The AutoText entry didn't work at all! John "gap" wrote: I"m not sure if I understand your predicament but in my computer (Word 2003) I placed some AutoText Entries (via InsertAutoText) and set the "look in" box to "all active templates" and it comes up in any/all documents. Instead of placing the autotext entry in the Normal.dot try placing it in "all active templates". See if that works. gap "JS in KC" wrote: Since upgrading to Office 2003 Professional Edition, when I create a new AutoText entry, it is only available in the current document, while I'm working on that document. If I close the document and start a new one, the AutoText entry is not availalble. I am using the Normal.dot template. When we upgraded, all of the old AutoText entries I had in my previous version of Word were transferred automatically. I just can't create new ones that are available in other documents, UNLESS I open Normal.dot and create them there. John |
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Hi JS-
Am not sure this will help, but it covers just about all the bases. http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm What you may need to do is rename your Normal.dot (while Word is *not* running), launch Word so it will create a new Normal.dot based on defaults, and then use ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins to copy your Autotext, macros, etc. to the new Normal. HTH |:) "JS in KC" wrote: Gap, OK, step by step... Created new Word document Entered "Texas" Selected Texas, chose Insert: AutoText: AutoText The "Lookin" says "All Active Templates" Entered abbreviation "tx" and cicked Add Now I can type "tx," press F3 and I get "Texas." Close and save the Word document and start a new one Enter "tx" and press F3: nothing. The AutoText entry is gone Open the Word Document where I entered the AutoText entry. It's unavailable there also. I tried the process again and changed the "Look In" to Normal.dot. The AutoText entry didn't work at all! John "gap" wrote: I"m not sure if I understand your predicament but in my computer (Word 2003) I placed some AutoText Entries (via InsertAutoText) and set the "look in" box to "all active templates" and it comes up in any/all documents. Instead of placing the autotext entry in the Normal.dot try placing it in "all active templates". See if that works. gap "JS in KC" wrote: Since upgrading to Office 2003 Professional Edition, when I create a new AutoText entry, it is only available in the current document, while I'm working on that document. If I close the document and start a new one, the AutoText entry is not availalble. I am using the Normal.dot template. When we upgraded, all of the old AutoText entries I had in my previous version of Word were transferred automatically. I just can't create new ones that are available in other documents, UNLESS I open Normal.dot and create them there. John |
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CyberTaz,
Been there, too. No luck. It's weird: when I create an autotext entry, I can choose Tools: Templates and Add-Ins, click on Organizer. It shows me that "para1" (the autotext entry I just created is available in Normal.dot But when I close the document and start a new one, it's not there anymore. I checked the modification date on Normal.dot and it shows a time early this morning (when I edited it and added an autotext entry). Should it actually be "modified" whenever you create new autotext entry? The only way I can get an autotext entry to be available in a new Word document is to edit Normal.dot and create the autotext entry there. "CyberTaz" wrote: Hi JS- Am not sure this will help, but it covers just about all the bases. http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm What you may need to do is rename your Normal.dot (while Word is *not* running), launch Word so it will create a new Normal.dot based on defaults, and then use ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins to copy your Autotext, macros, etc. to the new Normal. HTH |:) "JS in KC" wrote: Gap, OK, step by step... Created new Word document Entered "Texas" Selected Texas, chose Insert: AutoText: AutoText The "Lookin" says "All Active Templates" Entered abbreviation "tx" and cicked Add Now I can type "tx," press F3 and I get "Texas." Close and save the Word document and start a new one Enter "tx" and press F3: nothing. The AutoText entry is gone Open the Word Document where I entered the AutoText entry. It's unavailable there also. I tried the process again and changed the "Look In" to Normal.dot. The AutoText entry didn't work at all! John "gap" wrote: I"m not sure if I understand your predicament but in my computer (Word 2003) I placed some AutoText Entries (via InsertAutoText) and set the "look in" box to "all active templates" and it comes up in any/all documents. Instead of placing the autotext entry in the Normal.dot try placing it in "all active templates". See if that works. gap "JS in KC" wrote: Since upgrading to Office 2003 Professional Edition, when I create a new AutoText entry, it is only available in the current document, while I'm working on that document. If I close the document and start a new one, the AutoText entry is not availalble. I am using the Normal.dot template. When we upgraded, all of the old AutoText entries I had in my previous version of Word were transferred automatically. I just can't create new ones that are available in other documents, UNLESS I open Normal.dot and create them there. John |
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Is your normal.dot read-only or in a restricted folder?
-- 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. "JS in KC" wrote in message ... Charles, Still no luck. (Tried a paragraph with the abbreviation "para1" JS "Charles Kenyon" wrote: Have your AT entry names be at least four characters in length, preferably a unique first four letters. -- 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. "JS in KC" JS in wrote in message news Gap, OK, step by step... Created new Word document Entered "Texas" Selected Texas, chose Insert: AutoText: AutoText The "Lookin" says "All Active Templates" Entered abbreviation "tx" and cicked Add Now I can type "tx," press F3 and I get "Texas." Close and save the Word document and start a new one Enter "tx" and press F3: nothing. The AutoText entry is gone Open the Word Document where I entered the AutoText entry. It's unavailable there also. I tried the process again and changed the "Look In" to Normal.dot. The AutoText entry didn't work at all! John "gap" wrote: I"m not sure if I understand your predicament but in my computer (Word 2003) I placed some AutoText Entries (via InsertAutoText) and set the "look in" box to "all active templates" and it comes up in any/all documents. Instead of placing the autotext entry in the Normal.dot try placing it in "all active templates". See if that works. gap "JS in KC" wrote: Since upgrading to Office 2003 Professional Edition, when I create a new AutoText entry, it is only available in the current document, while I'm working on that document. If I close the document and start a new one, the AutoText entry is not availalble. I am using the Normal.dot template. When we upgraded, all of the old AutoText entries I had in my previous version of Word were transferred automatically. I just can't create new ones that are available in other documents, UNLESS I open Normal.dot and create them there. John |
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You are saying that you went to
http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm, followed the instructions, and created your own separate global template and that didn't work? -- 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. "JS in KC" wrote in message ... CyberTaz, Been there, too. No luck. It's weird: when I create an autotext entry, I can choose Tools: Templates and Add-Ins, click on Organizer. It shows me that "para1" (the autotext entry I just created is available in Normal.dot But when I close the document and start a new one, it's not there anymore. I checked the modification date on Normal.dot and it shows a time early this morning (when I edited it and added an autotext entry). Should it actually be "modified" whenever you create new autotext entry? The only way I can get an autotext entry to be available in a new Word document is to edit Normal.dot and create the autotext entry there. "CyberTaz" wrote: Hi JS- Am not sure this will help, but it covers just about all the bases. http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm What you may need to do is rename your Normal.dot (while Word is *not* running), launch Word so it will create a new Normal.dot based on defaults, and then use ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins to copy your Autotext, macros, etc. to the new Normal. HTH |:) "JS in KC" wrote: Gap, OK, step by step... Created new Word document Entered "Texas" Selected Texas, chose Insert: AutoText: AutoText The "Lookin" says "All Active Templates" Entered abbreviation "tx" and cicked Add Now I can type "tx," press F3 and I get "Texas." Close and save the Word document and start a new one Enter "tx" and press F3: nothing. The AutoText entry is gone Open the Word Document where I entered the AutoText entry. It's unavailable there also. I tried the process again and changed the "Look In" to Normal.dot. The AutoText entry didn't work at all! John "gap" wrote: I"m not sure if I understand your predicament but in my computer (Word 2003) I placed some AutoText Entries (via InsertAutoText) and set the "look in" box to "all active templates" and it comes up in any/all documents. Instead of placing the autotext entry in the Normal.dot try placing it in "all active templates". See if that works. gap "JS in KC" wrote: Since upgrading to Office 2003 Professional Edition, when I create a new AutoText entry, it is only available in the current document, while I'm working on that document. If I close the document and start a new one, the AutoText entry is not availalble. I am using the Normal.dot template. When we upgraded, all of the old AutoText entries I had in my previous version of Word were transferred automatically. I just can't create new ones that are available in other documents, UNLESS I open Normal.dot and create them there. John |
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If you have Acrobat 7 installed, see the last section of
http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adob...at_toolbar.htm -- 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. "JS in KC" JS in wrote in message ... Since upgrading to Office 2003 Professional Edition, when I create a new AutoText entry, it is only available in the current document, while I'm working on that document. If I close the document and start a new one, the AutoText entry is not availalble. I am using the Normal.dot template. When we upgraded, all of the old AutoText entries I had in my previous version of Word were transferred automatically. I just can't create new ones that are available in other documents, UNLESS I open Normal.dot and create them there. John |
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Using Wood 2003 - via InsertAuto Text - after adding autotext/autocomplete
to list, my instructions say "to accept the Autocomplete suggestion, press enter. I did that and it now comes up in all documents. The "look in box" is still set to "all active templates". gap "gap" wrote: I"m not sure if I understand your predicament but in my computer (Word 2003) I placed some AutoText Entries (via InsertAutoText) and set the "look in" box to "all active templates" and it comes up in any/all documents. Instead of placing the autotext entry in the Normal.dot try placing it in "all active templates". See if that works. gap "JS in KC" wrote: Since upgrading to Office 2003 Professional Edition, when I create a new AutoText entry, it is only available in the current document, while I'm working on that document. If I close the document and start a new one, the AutoText entry is not availalble. I am using the Normal.dot template. When we upgraded, all of the old AutoText entries I had in my previous version of Word were transferred automatically. I just can't create new ones that are available in other documents, UNLESS I open Normal.dot and create them there. John |
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