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Why do some of my Autotext entries (custom ones) work and some of them don't?
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Some are so silly that even Word can't stomach the idiocy.
"DaraLune" wrote in message ... Why do some of my Autotext entries (custom ones) work and some of them don't? Any thoughts? |
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That was very helpful. Thanks you so much for your consideration. And to
think I thought this was supposed to be helpful. My apologies, primadonna, for interrupting your thoughtful contemplation of...whatever it is you contemplate. Which is NOT making responsible replies to honest questions. "Jezebel" wrote: Some are so silly that even Word can't stomach the idiocy. "DaraLune" wrote in message ... Why do some of my Autotext entries (custom ones) work and some of them don't? Any thoughts? |
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Ask a stupid question ...
"DaraLune" wrote in message ... That was very helpful. Thanks you so much for your consideration. And to think I thought this was supposed to be helpful. My apologies, primadonna, for interrupting your thoughtful contemplation of...whatever it is you contemplate. Which is NOT making responsible replies to honest questions. "Jezebel" wrote: Some are so silly that even Word can't stomach the idiocy. "DaraLune" wrote in message ... Why do some of my Autotext entries (custom ones) work and some of them don't? Any thoughts? |
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Possibly you replaced your normal.dot with another file?
What do you mean by some work, and some don't? What do you mean by work? Version of Word? -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "DaraLune" wrote in message ... Why do some of my Autotext entries (custom ones) work and some of them don't? Any thoughts? |
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That was not a stupid question. It was a question that didn't give enough
information for anyone to answer, but the poster was asking about AutoText. Your response was "go away." -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Jezebel" wrote in message ... Ask a stupid question ... "DaraLune" wrote in message ... That was very helpful. Thanks you so much for your consideration. And to think I thought this was supposed to be helpful. My apologies, primadonna, for interrupting your thoughtful contemplation of...whatever it is you contemplate. Which is NOT making responsible replies to honest questions. "Jezebel" wrote: Some are so silly that even Word can't stomach the idiocy. "DaraLune" wrote in message ... Why do some of my Autotext entries (custom ones) work and some of them don't? Any thoughts? |
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Mr. Kenyon,
Thanks for your help. I'll check out the links you provided. To answer your questions, normal.dot is intact. I'm using Word 2003. And what happens is that some of the entries on the dropdown list will autocomplete when I type the first four letters, as they're supposed to, and some won't. Thanks again. "Charles Kenyon" wrote: Possibly you replaced your normal.dot with another file? What do you mean by some work, and some don't? What do you mean by work? Version of Word? -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "DaraLune" wrote in message ... Why do some of my Autotext entries (custom ones) work and some of them don't? Any thoughts? |
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I see a response to this was posted, but it is no longer on the server so I
can't read it. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... Possibly you replaced your normal.dot with another file? What do you mean by some work, and some don't? What do you mean by work? Version of Word? -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "DaraLune" wrote in message ... Why do some of my Autotext entries (custom ones) work and some of them don't? Any thoughts? |
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I'll try again: reposting:
Mr. Kenyon, Thanks for your help. I'll check out the links you provided. To answer your questions, normal.dot is intact. I'm using Word 2003. And what happens is that some of the entries on the dropdown list will autocomplete when I type the first four letters, as they're supposed to, and some won't. Thanks again. "Charles Kenyon" wrote: I see a response to this was posted, but it is no longer on the server so I can't read it. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... Possibly you replaced your normal.dot with another file? What do you mean by some work, and some don't? What do you mean by work? Version of Word? -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "DaraLune" wrote in message ... Why do some of my Autotext entries (custom ones) work and some of them don't? Any thoughts? |
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What are the entry names that don't work? What are some names that do work?
With the ones that don't work, are there any other similar names, Word is looking for unique names. What happens if you type the name and press the F3 key? Also, when posting in these newsgroups it helps to identify the version of Word you are using. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "DaraLune" wrote in message ... I'll try again: reposting: Mr. Kenyon, Thanks for your help. I'll check out the links you provided. To answer your questions, normal.dot is intact. I'm using Word 2003. And what happens is that some of the entries on the dropdown list will autocomplete when I type the first four letters, as they're supposed to, and some won't. Thanks again. "Charles Kenyon" wrote: I see a response to this was posted, but it is no longer on the server so I can't read it. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... Possibly you replaced your normal.dot with another file? What do you mean by some work, and some don't? What do you mean by work? Version of Word? -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "DaraLune" wrote in message ... Why do some of my Autotext entries (custom ones) work and some of them don't? Any thoughts? |
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http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AutoText.htm
This may give you some help. Didn't see anything specific, though. One other thing that occurs to me is that AutoText entries are sorted by styles. It is possible that some of the AutoText entries that are not responding were saved in a different style. This is not something I've tested, just a guess. http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/AutoTextList.htm gives a little more on the interaction of styles and AutoText but is in the context of the AutoText field. When I name AutoText entries I try to have the first six letters of the name be unique and to be something that I don't normally type. The default when saving an entry is to give it a name that is the beginning of the text in the entry. For example the name of the entry that contains "To Whom It May Concern:" is the entire entry! I have a number of WordArt images that are rubber stamp substitutes. These are saved as AutoText entries and the names all begin with the letters RS so rscopy will give me the COPY stamp, while typing the word copy will not. I also have a custom toolbar with buttons and a menu for the different stamps. Finally, if you are sharing your AutoText, you don't want it in normal.dot. See http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm for step-by-step instructions on moving / sharing / copying / backing-up customizations including AutoText, AutoCorrect, keyboard assignments, toolbars, macros, etc. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... What are the entry names that don't work? What are some names that do work? With the ones that don't work, are there any other similar names, Word is looking for unique names. What happens if you type the name and press the F3 key? Also, when posting in these newsgroups it helps to identify the version of Word you are using. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "DaraLune" wrote in message ... I'll try again: reposting: Mr. Kenyon, Thanks for your help. I'll check out the links you provided. To answer your questions, normal.dot is intact. I'm using Word 2003. And what happens is that some of the entries on the dropdown list will autocomplete when I type the first four letters, as they're supposed to, and some won't. Thanks again. "Charles Kenyon" wrote: I see a response to this was posted, but it is no longer on the server so I can't read it. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... Possibly you replaced your normal.dot with another file? What do you mean by some work, and some don't? What do you mean by work? Version of Word? -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "DaraLune" wrote in message ... Why do some of my Autotext entries (custom ones) work and some of them don't? Any thoughts? |
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Exactly. Another cretinous answer. You must be a lawyer.
"Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... That was not a stupid question. It was a question that didn't give enough information for anyone to answer, but the poster was asking about AutoText. Your response was "go away." -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Jezebel" wrote in message ... Ask a stupid question ... "DaraLune" wrote in message ... That was very helpful. Thanks you so much for your consideration. And to think I thought this was supposed to be helpful. My apologies, primadonna, for interrupting your thoughtful contemplation of...whatever it is you contemplate. Which is NOT making responsible replies to honest questions. "Jezebel" wrote: Some are so silly that even Word can't stomach the idiocy. "DaraLune" wrote in message ... Why do some of my Autotext entries (custom ones) work and some of them don't? Any thoughts? |
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Well, I guess you got me there.
:} -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Jezebel" wrote in message ... Exactly. Another cretinous answer. You must be a lawyer. "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... That was not a stupid question. It was a question that didn't give enough information for anyone to answer, but the poster was asking about AutoText. Your response was "go away." -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Jezebel" wrote in message ... Ask a stupid question ... "DaraLune" wrote in message ... That was very helpful. Thanks you so much for your consideration. And to think I thought this was supposed to be helpful. My apologies, primadonna, for interrupting your thoughtful contemplation of...whatever it is you contemplate. Which is NOT making responsible replies to honest questions. "Jezebel" wrote: Some are so silly that even Word can't stomach the idiocy. "DaraLune" wrote in message ... Why do some of my Autotext entries (custom ones) work and some of them don't? Any thoughts? |
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Thanks!
"Charles Kenyon" wrote: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AutoText.htm This may give you some help. Didn't see anything specific, though. One other thing that occurs to me is that AutoText entries are sorted by styles. It is possible that some of the AutoText entries that are not responding were saved in a different style. This is not something I've tested, just a guess. http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/AutoTextList.htm gives a little more on the interaction of styles and AutoText but is in the context of the AutoText field. When I name AutoText entries I try to have the first six letters of the name be unique and to be something that I don't normally type. The default when saving an entry is to give it a name that is the beginning of the text in the entry. For example the name of the entry that contains "To Whom It May Concern:" is the entire entry! I have a number of WordArt images that are rubber stamp substitutes. These are saved as AutoText entries and the names all begin with the letters RS so rscopy will give me the COPY stamp, while typing the word copy will not. I also have a custom toolbar with buttons and a menu for the different stamps. Finally, if you are sharing your AutoText, you don't want it in normal.dot. See http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm for step-by-step instructions on moving / sharing / copying / backing-up customizations including AutoText, AutoCorrect, keyboard assignments, toolbars, macros, etc. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... What are the entry names that don't work? What are some names that do work? With the ones that don't work, are there any other similar names, Word is looking for unique names. What happens if you type the name and press the F3 key? Also, when posting in these newsgroups it helps to identify the version of Word you are using. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "DaraLune" wrote in message ... I'll try again: reposting: Mr. Kenyon, Thanks for your help. I'll check out the links you provided. To answer your questions, normal.dot is intact. I'm using Word 2003. And what happens is that some of the entries on the dropdown list will autocomplete when I type the first four letters, as they're supposed to, and some won't. Thanks again. "Charles Kenyon" wrote: I see a response to this was posted, but it is no longer on the server so I can't read it. -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... Possibly you replaced your normal.dot with another file? What do you mean by some work, and some don't? What do you mean by work? Version of Word? -- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! My criminal defense site: http://addbalance.com --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "DaraLune" wrote in message ... Why do some of my Autotext entries (custom ones) work and some of them don't? Any thoughts? |
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