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autotexts in word 2007?
i have just upgraded to office 2007. i used to have several autotexts such as
headers for home and work that i could insert in my documents in word 2003 by clicking on insert-autotext then scrolling down to find. where have these disappeared to in word 2007, or do i have to create them all again - if so how? thanks! |
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AutoText is now called Building Blocks. First see if your entries are still
available, on the Insert tab, click Quick Parts and then click Building Blocks Organizer. If there were AutoText entries then click the Gallery heading to sort and if they are there you should see AutoText. If not then where were they located previously? Did you upgrade from another version on the same computer? If they were stored in Normal.dot on your previous version, search for Normal.dot to locate it. Once found, you have a few choices to migrate your AutoText entries: 1). Open Normal.dot, display the Building Blocks Organizer, select the AutoText entries and then click Edit Properties. Change the template to Building Blocks.dotx and change the Gallery to Quick Parts. (Or leave the gallery as AutoText if you want to add a specific gallery for AutoText on your Quick Access Toolbar - see additional information below on how to do this.) 2) Open Normal.dot, click the Microsoft Office Button and then click convert. Save Normal.dot using a new name (just so it's isn't confusing later) and place it in one of the following locations depending on your operating system: * Windows Vista: C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\ Document Building Blocks\ * For Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks Exit and restart Word to make the entries available. 3) Exit Word and locate Normal.dotm. Change the name to OldNormal.dotm. Place Normal.dot in the same location as Normal.dotm. Right-click Normal.dot and then click Open. Click the Microsoft Office Button and then click Convert. Save the file as Normal.dot. Word will automatically change it to Normal.dotm and your AutoText entries will be available. Whichever method you use, to access your AutoText entries easily, you can either use the Building Blocks Organizer and change the gallery to Quick Parts, then they'll be available when you click Quick Parts or you can add a gallery for your AutoText entries on your Quick Access Toolbar by following these steps: 1). Right-click the Quick Access Toolbar and then click Customize Quick Access Toolbar 2) From the Choose Commands From list, select Commands Not In the Ribbon 3) Locate AutoText and then add it to your Quick Access Toolbar. If you can't locate your older AutoText entries then you can recreate them using these steps: 1) Type the entry in a document 2) Select the text 3) On the Insert tab, click Quick Styles, and then click Save Selection to Quick Part gallery (or press Alt+F3) 4) Assign a name and if desired, add a Category, or if they are specific to a gallery, such as you have AutoText for Headers and Footers, assign a gallery, and add a Description. You should save your entries in Building Blocks.dotx instead of Normal.dotm so they'll all be in the same place. Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "stephan" wrote in message ... i have just upgraded to office 2007. i used to have several autotexts such as headers for home and work that i could insert in my documents in word 2003 by clicking on insert-autotext then scrolling down to find. where have these disappeared to in word 2007, or do i have to create them all again - if so how? thanks! |
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Ok, I did all the steps you wrote about to format the autotext but it is a
PIA when you are in the middle of typing to stop, go up to Quick Parts to insert the part that you want. In MSword, it would come WHILE you were typing, you hit enter and it was there....that is what I am looking for...I am a Medical transcriptionist and I have ALOT of autotexts saved and use it dearly! How do I get it to do that? "Beth Melton" wrote: AutoText is now called Building Blocks. First see if your entries are still available, on the Insert tab, click Quick Parts and then click Building Blocks Organizer. If there were AutoText entries then click the Gallery heading to sort and if they are there you should see AutoText. If not then where were they located previously? Did you upgrade from another version on the same computer? If they were stored in Normal.dot on your previous version, search for Normal.dot to locate it. Once found, you have a few choices to migrate your AutoText entries: 1). Open Normal.dot, display the Building Blocks Organizer, select the AutoText entries and then click Edit Properties. Change the template to Building Blocks.dotx and change the Gallery to Quick Parts. (Or leave the gallery as AutoText if you want to add a specific gallery for AutoText on your Quick Access Toolbar - see additional information below on how to do this.) 2) Open Normal.dot, click the Microsoft Office Button and then click convert. Save Normal.dot using a new name (just so it's isn't confusing later) and place it in one of the following locations depending on your operating system: * Windows Vista: C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\ Document Building Blocks\ * For Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks Exit and restart Word to make the entries available. 3) Exit Word and locate Normal.dotm. Change the name to OldNormal.dotm. Place Normal.dot in the same location as Normal.dotm. Right-click Normal.dot and then click Open. Click the Microsoft Office Button and then click Convert. Save the file as Normal.dot. Word will automatically change it to Normal.dotm and your AutoText entries will be available. Whichever method you use, to access your AutoText entries easily, you can either use the Building Blocks Organizer and change the gallery to Quick Parts, then they'll be available when you click Quick Parts or you can add a gallery for your AutoText entries on your Quick Access Toolbar by following these steps: 1). Right-click the Quick Access Toolbar and then click Customize Quick Access Toolbar 2) From the Choose Commands From list, select Commands Not In the Ribbon 3) Locate AutoText and then add it to your Quick Access Toolbar. If you can't locate your older AutoText entries then you can recreate them using these steps: 1) Type the entry in a document 2) Select the text 3) On the Insert tab, click Quick Styles, and then click Save Selection to Quick Part gallery (or press Alt+F3) 4) Assign a name and if desired, add a Category, or if they are specific to a gallery, such as you have AutoText for Headers and Footers, assign a gallery, and add a Description. You should save your entries in Building Blocks.dotx instead of Normal.dotm so they'll all be in the same place. Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "stephan" wrote in message ... i have just upgraded to office 2007. i used to have several autotexts such as headers for home and work that i could insert in my documents in word 2003 by clicking on insert-autotext then scrolling down to find. where have these disappeared to in word 2007, or do i have to create them all again - if so how? thanks! |
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Note that you can still type the name and then press F3 to insert the
AutoText. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Denise Smith, MT" wrote in message ... Ok, I did all the steps you wrote about to format the autotext but it is a PIA when you are in the middle of typing to stop, go up to Quick Parts to insert the part that you want. In MSword, it would come WHILE you were typing, you hit enter and it was there....that is what I am looking for...I am a Medical transcriptionist and I have ALOT of autotexts saved and use it dearly! How do I get it to do that? "Beth Melton" wrote: AutoText is now called Building Blocks. First see if your entries are still available, on the Insert tab, click Quick Parts and then click Building Blocks Organizer. If there were AutoText entries then click the Gallery heading to sort and if they are there you should see AutoText. If not then where were they located previously? Did you upgrade from another version on the same computer? If they were stored in Normal.dot on your previous version, search for Normal.dot to locate it. Once found, you have a few choices to migrate your AutoText entries: 1). Open Normal.dot, display the Building Blocks Organizer, select the AutoText entries and then click Edit Properties. Change the template to Building Blocks.dotx and change the Gallery to Quick Parts. (Or leave the gallery as AutoText if you want to add a specific gallery for AutoText on your Quick Access Toolbar - see additional information below on how to do this.) 2) Open Normal.dot, click the Microsoft Office Button and then click convert. Save Normal.dot using a new name (just so it's isn't confusing later) and place it in one of the following locations depending on your operating system: * Windows Vista: C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\ Document Building Blocks\ * For Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks Exit and restart Word to make the entries available. 3) Exit Word and locate Normal.dotm. Change the name to OldNormal.dotm. Place Normal.dot in the same location as Normal.dotm. Right-click Normal.dot and then click Open. Click the Microsoft Office Button and then click Convert. Save the file as Normal.dot. Word will automatically change it to Normal.dotm and your AutoText entries will be available. Whichever method you use, to access your AutoText entries easily, you can either use the Building Blocks Organizer and change the gallery to Quick Parts, then they'll be available when you click Quick Parts or you can add a gallery for your AutoText entries on your Quick Access Toolbar by following these steps: 1). Right-click the Quick Access Toolbar and then click Customize Quick Access Toolbar 2) From the Choose Commands From list, select Commands Not In the Ribbon 3) Locate AutoText and then add it to your Quick Access Toolbar. If you can't locate your older AutoText entries then you can recreate them using these steps: 1) Type the entry in a document 2) Select the text 3) On the Insert tab, click Quick Styles, and then click Save Selection to Quick Part gallery (or press Alt+F3) 4) Assign a name and if desired, add a Category, or if they are specific to a gallery, such as you have AutoText for Headers and Footers, assign a gallery, and add a Description. You should save your entries in Building Blocks.dotx instead of Normal.dotm so they'll all be in the same place. Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "stephan" wrote in message ... i have just upgraded to office 2007. i used to have several autotexts such as headers for home and work that i could insert in my documents in word 2003 by clicking on insert-autotext then scrolling down to find. where have these disappeared to in word 2007, or do i have to create them all again - if so how? thanks! |
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THANKS SO MUCH!!!! that is alot easier!!!
"Stefan Blom" wrote: Note that you can still type the name and then press F3 to insert the AutoText. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Denise Smith, MT" wrote in message ... Ok, I did all the steps you wrote about to format the autotext but it is a PIA when you are in the middle of typing to stop, go up to Quick Parts to insert the part that you want. In MSword, it would come WHILE you were typing, you hit enter and it was there....that is what I am looking for...I am a Medical transcriptionist and I have ALOT of autotexts saved and use it dearly! How do I get it to do that? "Beth Melton" wrote: AutoText is now called Building Blocks. First see if your entries are still available, on the Insert tab, click Quick Parts and then click Building Blocks Organizer. If there were AutoText entries then click the Gallery heading to sort and if they are there you should see AutoText. If not then where were they located previously? Did you upgrade from another version on the same computer? If they were stored in Normal.dot on your previous version, search for Normal.dot to locate it. Once found, you have a few choices to migrate your AutoText entries: 1). Open Normal.dot, display the Building Blocks Organizer, select the AutoText entries and then click Edit Properties. Change the template to Building Blocks.dotx and change the Gallery to Quick Parts. (Or leave the gallery as AutoText if you want to add a specific gallery for AutoText on your Quick Access Toolbar - see additional information below on how to do this.) 2) Open Normal.dot, click the Microsoft Office Button and then click convert. Save Normal.dot using a new name (just so it's isn't confusing later) and place it in one of the following locations depending on your operating system: * Windows Vista: C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\ Document Building Blocks\ * For Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks Exit and restart Word to make the entries available. 3) Exit Word and locate Normal.dotm. Change the name to OldNormal.dotm. Place Normal.dot in the same location as Normal.dotm. Right-click Normal.dot and then click Open. Click the Microsoft Office Button and then click Convert. Save the file as Normal.dot. Word will automatically change it to Normal.dotm and your AutoText entries will be available. Whichever method you use, to access your AutoText entries easily, you can either use the Building Blocks Organizer and change the gallery to Quick Parts, then they'll be available when you click Quick Parts or you can add a gallery for your AutoText entries on your Quick Access Toolbar by following these steps: 1). Right-click the Quick Access Toolbar and then click Customize Quick Access Toolbar 2) From the Choose Commands From list, select Commands Not In the Ribbon 3) Locate AutoText and then add it to your Quick Access Toolbar. If you can't locate your older AutoText entries then you can recreate them using these steps: 1) Type the entry in a document 2) Select the text 3) On the Insert tab, click Quick Styles, and then click Save Selection to Quick Part gallery (or press Alt+F3) 4) Assign a name and if desired, add a Category, or if they are specific to a gallery, such as you have AutoText for Headers and Footers, assign a gallery, and add a Description. You should save your entries in Building Blocks.dotx instead of Normal.dotm so they'll all be in the same place. Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "stephan" wrote in message ... i have just upgraded to office 2007. i used to have several autotexts such as headers for home and work that i could insert in my documents in word 2003 by clicking on insert-autotext then scrolling down to find. where have these disappeared to in word 2007, or do i have to create them all again - if so how? thanks! |
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Glad I could help!
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Denise Smith, MT" wrote in message ... THANKS SO MUCH!!!! that is alot easier!!! "Stefan Blom" wrote: Note that you can still type the name and then press F3 to insert the AutoText. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Denise Smith, MT" wrote in message ... Ok, I did all the steps you wrote about to format the autotext but it is a PIA when you are in the middle of typing to stop, go up to Quick Parts to insert the part that you want. In MSword, it would come WHILE you were typing, you hit enter and it was there....that is what I am looking for...I am a Medical transcriptionist and I have ALOT of autotexts saved and use it dearly! How do I get it to do that? "Beth Melton" wrote: AutoText is now called Building Blocks. First see if your entries are still available, on the Insert tab, click Quick Parts and then click Building Blocks Organizer. If there were AutoText entries then click the Gallery heading to sort and if they are there you should see AutoText. If not then where were they located previously? Did you upgrade from another version on the same computer? If they were stored in Normal.dot on your previous version, search for Normal.dot to locate it. Once found, you have a few choices to migrate your AutoText entries: 1). Open Normal.dot, display the Building Blocks Organizer, select the AutoText entries and then click Edit Properties. Change the template to Building Blocks.dotx and change the Gallery to Quick Parts. (Or leave the gallery as AutoText if you want to add a specific gallery for AutoText on your Quick Access Toolbar - see additional information below on how to do this.) 2) Open Normal.dot, click the Microsoft Office Button and then click convert. Save Normal.dot using a new name (just so it's isn't confusing later) and place it in one of the following locations depending on your operating system: * Windows Vista: C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\ Document Building Blocks\ * For Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks Exit and restart Word to make the entries available. 3) Exit Word and locate Normal.dotm. Change the name to OldNormal.dotm. Place Normal.dot in the same location as Normal.dotm. Right-click Normal.dot and then click Open. Click the Microsoft Office Button and then click Convert. Save the file as Normal.dot. Word will automatically change it to Normal.dotm and your AutoText entries will be available. Whichever method you use, to access your AutoText entries easily, you can either use the Building Blocks Organizer and change the gallery to Quick Parts, then they'll be available when you click Quick Parts or you can add a gallery for your AutoText entries on your Quick Access Toolbar by following these steps: 1). Right-click the Quick Access Toolbar and then click Customize Quick Access Toolbar 2) From the Choose Commands From list, select Commands Not In the Ribbon 3) Locate AutoText and then add it to your Quick Access Toolbar. If you can't locate your older AutoText entries then you can recreate them using these steps: 1) Type the entry in a document 2) Select the text 3) On the Insert tab, click Quick Styles, and then click Save Selection to Quick Part gallery (or press Alt+F3) 4) Assign a name and if desired, add a Category, or if they are specific to a gallery, such as you have AutoText for Headers and Footers, assign a gallery, and add a Description. You should save your entries in Building Blocks.dotx instead of Normal.dotm so they'll all be in the same place. Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "stephan" wrote in message ... i have just upgraded to office 2007. i used to have several autotexts such as headers for home and work that i could insert in my documents in word 2003 by clicking on insert-autotext then scrolling down to find. where have these disappeared to in word 2007, or do i have to create them all again - if so how? thanks! |
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Hi, F3 doesn't seem to work with me. Is there anything else I must do?
Thanks. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Note that you can still type the name and then press F3 to insert the AutoText. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Denise Smith, MT" wrote in message ... Ok, I did all the steps you wrote about to format the autotext but it is a PIA when you are in the middle of typing to stop, go up to Quick Parts to insert the part that you want. In MSword, it would come WHILE you were typing, you hit enter and it was there....that is what I am looking for...I am a Medical transcriptionist and I have ALOT of autotexts saved and use it dearly! How do I get it to do that? "Beth Melton" wrote: AutoText is now called Building Blocks. First see if your entries are still available, on the Insert tab, click Quick Parts and then click Building Blocks Organizer. If there were AutoText entries then click the Gallery heading to sort and if they are there you should see AutoText. If not then where were they located previously? Did you upgrade from another version on the same computer? If they were stored in Normal.dot on your previous version, search for Normal.dot to locate it. Once found, you have a few choices to migrate your AutoText entries: 1). Open Normal.dot, display the Building Blocks Organizer, select the AutoText entries and then click Edit Properties. Change the template to Building Blocks.dotx and change the Gallery to Quick Parts. (Or leave the gallery as AutoText if you want to add a specific gallery for AutoText on your Quick Access Toolbar - see additional information below on how to do this.) 2) Open Normal.dot, click the Microsoft Office Button and then click convert. Save Normal.dot using a new name (just so it's isn't confusing later) and place it in one of the following locations depending on your operating system: * Windows Vista: C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\ Document Building Blocks\ * For Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks Exit and restart Word to make the entries available. 3) Exit Word and locate Normal.dotm. Change the name to OldNormal.dotm. Place Normal.dot in the same location as Normal.dotm. Right-click Normal.dot and then click Open. Click the Microsoft Office Button and then click Convert. Save the file as Normal.dot. Word will automatically change it to Normal.dotm and your AutoText entries will be available. Whichever method you use, to access your AutoText entries easily, you can either use the Building Blocks Organizer and change the gallery to Quick Parts, then they'll be available when you click Quick Parts or you can add a gallery for your AutoText entries on your Quick Access Toolbar by following these steps: 1). Right-click the Quick Access Toolbar and then click Customize Quick Access Toolbar 2) From the Choose Commands From list, select Commands Not In the Ribbon 3) Locate AutoText and then add it to your Quick Access Toolbar. If you can't locate your older AutoText entries then you can recreate them using these steps: 1) Type the entry in a document 2) Select the text 3) On the Insert tab, click Quick Styles, and then click Save Selection to Quick Part gallery (or press Alt+F3) 4) Assign a name and if desired, add a Category, or if they are specific to a gallery, such as you have AutoText for Headers and Footers, assign a gallery, and add a Description. You should save your entries in Building Blocks.dotx instead of Normal.dotm so they'll all be in the same place. Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "stephan" wrote in message ... i have just upgraded to office 2007. i used to have several autotexts such as headers for home and work that i could insert in my documents in word 2003 by clicking on insert-autotext then scrolling down to find. where have these disappeared to in word 2007, or do i have to create them all again - if so how? thanks! |
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Does your keyboard have dual dunctions for the F keys, in which case press
the F lock key and try again. or Have you reassigned F3 to another function or Is F3 used by some muisguided add-in? or Have you spelled the name of the autotext correctly and is the part of the name you have typed unique? -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Deejay wrote: Hi, F3 doesn't seem to work with me. Is there anything else I must do? Thanks. "Stefan Blom" wrote: Note that you can still type the name and then press F3 to insert the AutoText. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Denise Smith, MT" wrote in message ... Ok, I did all the steps you wrote about to format the autotext but it is a PIA when you are in the middle of typing to stop, go up to Quick Parts to insert the part that you want. In MSword, it would come WHILE you were typing, you hit enter and it was there....that is what I am looking for...I am a Medical transcriptionist and I have ALOT of autotexts saved and use it dearly! How do I get it to do that? "Beth Melton" wrote: AutoText is now called Building Blocks. First see if your entries are still available, on the Insert tab, click Quick Parts and then click Building Blocks Organizer. If there were AutoText entries then click the Gallery heading to sort and if they are there you should see AutoText. If not then where were they located previously? Did you upgrade from another version on the same computer? If they were stored in Normal.dot on your previous version, search for Normal.dot to locate it. Once found, you have a few choices to migrate your AutoText entries: 1). Open Normal.dot, display the Building Blocks Organizer, select the AutoText entries and then click Edit Properties. Change the template to Building Blocks.dotx and change the Gallery to Quick Parts. (Or leave the gallery as AutoText if you want to add a specific gallery for AutoText on your Quick Access Toolbar - see additional information below on how to do this.) 2) Open Normal.dot, click the Microsoft Office Button and then click convert. Save Normal.dot using a new name (just so it's isn't confusing later) and place it in one of the following locations depending on your operating system: * Windows Vista: C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\ Document Building Blocks\ * For Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks Exit and restart Word to make the entries available. 3) Exit Word and locate Normal.dotm. Change the name to OldNormal.dotm. Place Normal.dot in the same location as Normal.dotm. Right-click Normal.dot and then click Open. Click the Microsoft Office Button and then click Convert. Save the file as Normal.dot. Word will automatically change it to Normal.dotm and your AutoText entries will be available. Whichever method you use, to access your AutoText entries easily, you can either use the Building Blocks Organizer and change the gallery to Quick Parts, then they'll be available when you click Quick Parts or you can add a gallery for your AutoText entries on your Quick Access Toolbar by following these steps: 1). Right-click the Quick Access Toolbar and then click Customize Quick Access Toolbar 2) From the Choose Commands From list, select Commands Not In the Ribbon 3) Locate AutoText and then add it to your Quick Access Toolbar. If you can't locate your older AutoText entries then you can recreate them using these steps: 1) Type the entry in a document 2) Select the text 3) On the Insert tab, click Quick Styles, and then click Save Selection to Quick Part gallery (or press Alt+F3) 4) Assign a name and if desired, add a Category, or if they are specific to a gallery, such as you have AutoText for Headers and Footers, assign a gallery, and add a Description. You should save your entries in Building Blocks.dotx instead of Normal.dotm so they'll all be in the same place. Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "stephan" wrote in message ... i have just upgraded to office 2007. i used to have several autotexts such as headers for home and work that i could insert in my documents in word 2003 by clicking on insert-autotext then scrolling down to find. where have these disappeared to in word 2007, or do i have to create them all again - if so how? thanks! |
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autotexts in word 2007?
I've got to start by saying I am NOT impressed with Office 2007. Yes, I do
have to relearn the whole program and it is extremely frustrating. OK Enough rant. I have found that Autotext is now helpfully called 'Building Blocks" and I too use this feature a lot and had many entries saved in my old version of Word. I found the entries in my old Normal.dot file. Can I move them all at once into Building Blocks or do I have to manually move them one by one? Highlighting them doesn't work. BTW, is there any way to print help results? Another PIA having to make notes and jump back and forth between screens to make changes. Thanks JB "Denise Smith, MT" wrote: Ok, I did all the steps you wrote about to format the autotext but it is a PIA when you are in the middle of typing to stop, go up to Quick Parts to insert the part that you want. In MSword, it would come WHILE you were typing, you hit enter and it was there....that is what I am looking for...I am a Medical transcriptionist and I have ALOT of autotexts saved and use it dearly! How do I get it to do that? "Beth Melton" wrote: AutoText is now called Building Blocks. First see if your entries are still available, on the Insert tab, click Quick Parts and then click Building Blocks Organizer. If there were AutoText entries then click the Gallery heading to sort and if they are there you should see AutoText. If not then where were they located previously? Did you upgrade from another version on the same computer? If they were stored in Normal.dot on your previous version, search for Normal.dot to locate it. Once found, you have a few choices to migrate your AutoText entries: 1). Open Normal.dot, display the Building Blocks Organizer, select the AutoText entries and then click Edit Properties. Change the template to Building Blocks.dotx and change the Gallery to Quick Parts. (Or leave the gallery as AutoText if you want to add a specific gallery for AutoText on your Quick Access Toolbar - see additional information below on how to do this.) 2) Open Normal.dot, click the Microsoft Office Button and then click convert. Save Normal.dot using a new name (just so it's isn't confusing later) and place it in one of the following locations depending on your operating system: * Windows Vista: C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\ Document Building Blocks\ * For Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks Exit and restart Word to make the entries available. 3) Exit Word and locate Normal.dotm. Change the name to OldNormal.dotm. Place Normal.dot in the same location as Normal.dotm. Right-click Normal.dot and then click Open. Click the Microsoft Office Button and then click Convert. Save the file as Normal.dot. Word will automatically change it to Normal.dotm and your AutoText entries will be available. Whichever method you use, to access your AutoText entries easily, you can either use the Building Blocks Organizer and change the gallery to Quick Parts, then they'll be available when you click Quick Parts or you can add a gallery for your AutoText entries on your Quick Access Toolbar by following these steps: 1). Right-click the Quick Access Toolbar and then click Customize Quick Access Toolbar 2) From the Choose Commands From list, select Commands Not In the Ribbon 3) Locate AutoText and then add it to your Quick Access Toolbar. If you can't locate your older AutoText entries then you can recreate them using these steps: 1) Type the entry in a document 2) Select the text 3) On the Insert tab, click Quick Styles, and then click Save Selection to Quick Part gallery (or press Alt+F3) 4) Assign a name and if desired, add a Category, or if they are specific to a gallery, such as you have AutoText for Headers and Footers, assign a gallery, and add a Description. You should save your entries in Building Blocks.dotx instead of Normal.dotm so they'll all be in the same place. Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "stephan" wrote in message ... i have just upgraded to office 2007. i used to have several autotexts such as headers for home and work that i could insert in my documents in word 2003 by clicking on insert-autotext then scrolling down to find. where have these disappeared to in word 2007, or do i have to create them all again - if so how? thanks! |
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You can copy them to Building Blocks.dot or to your new Normal template
(yes, Unfortunately it would be one at a time) but you can also place your old Normal template in your Startup folder and the AutoText entries will then be available. You can also print Help content. There should be a Print button in the toolbar. You can also click the push pin to keep it on top of Word so you can easily refer to the content. For some additional tips on working with Building Blocks take a look at this article: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/he...341311033.aspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Melton What is a Microsoft MVP? http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/gp/mvpfaqs Guides for the Office 2007 Interface: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/tr...295841033.aspx "jbaz" wrote in message ... I've got to start by saying I am NOT impressed with Office 2007. Yes, I do have to relearn the whole program and it is extremely frustrating. OK Enough rant. I have found that Autotext is now helpfully called 'Building Blocks" and I too use this feature a lot and had many entries saved in my old version of Word. I found the entries in my old Normal.dot file. Can I move them all at once into Building Blocks or do I have to manually move them one by one? Highlighting them doesn't work. BTW, is there any way to print help results? Another PIA having to make notes and jump back and forth between screens to make changes. Thanks JB "Denise Smith, MT" wrote: Ok, I did all the steps you wrote about to format the autotext but it is a PIA when you are in the middle of typing to stop, go up to Quick Parts to insert the part that you want. In MSword, it would come WHILE you were typing, you hit enter and it was there....that is what I am looking for...I am a Medical transcriptionist and I have ALOT of autotexts saved and use it dearly! How do I get it to do that? "Beth Melton" wrote: AutoText is now called Building Blocks. First see if your entries are still available, on the Insert tab, click Quick Parts and then click Building Blocks Organizer. If there were AutoText entries then click the Gallery heading to sort and if they are there you should see AutoText. If not then where were they located previously? Did you upgrade from another version on the same computer? If they were stored in Normal.dot on your previous version, search for Normal.dot to locate it. Once found, you have a few choices to migrate your AutoText entries: 1). Open Normal.dot, display the Building Blocks Organizer, select the AutoText entries and then click Edit Properties. Change the template to Building Blocks.dotx and change the Gallery to Quick Parts. (Or leave the gallery as AutoText if you want to add a specific gallery for AutoText on your Quick Access Toolbar - see additional information below on how to do this.) 2) Open Normal.dot, click the Microsoft Office Button and then click convert. Save Normal.dot using a new name (just so it's isn't confusing later) and place it in one of the following locations depending on your operating system: * Windows Vista: C:\Users\user name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\ Document Building Blocks\ * For Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application Data\Microsoft\Document Building Blocks Exit and restart Word to make the entries available. 3) Exit Word and locate Normal.dotm. Change the name to OldNormal.dotm. Place Normal.dot in the same location as Normal.dotm. Right-click Normal.dot and then click Open. Click the Microsoft Office Button and then click Convert. Save the file as Normal.dot. Word will automatically change it to Normal.dotm and your AutoText entries will be available. Whichever method you use, to access your AutoText entries easily, you can either use the Building Blocks Organizer and change the gallery to Quick Parts, then they'll be available when you click Quick Parts or you can add a gallery for your AutoText entries on your Quick Access Toolbar by following these steps: 1). Right-click the Quick Access Toolbar and then click Customize Quick Access Toolbar 2) From the Choose Commands From list, select Commands Not In the Ribbon 3) Locate AutoText and then add it to your Quick Access Toolbar. If you can't locate your older AutoText entries then you can recreate them using these steps: 1) Type the entry in a document 2) Select the text 3) On the Insert tab, click Quick Styles, and then click Save Selection to Quick Part gallery (or press Alt+F3) 4) Assign a name and if desired, add a Category, or if they are specific to a gallery, such as you have AutoText for Headers and Footers, assign a gallery, and add a Description. You should save your entries in Building Blocks.dotx instead of Normal.dotm so they'll all be in the same place. Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for assistance by email can not be acknowledged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Beth Melton Microsoft Office MVP Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out: http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/boo...x#AboutTheBook Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/ MVP FAQ site: http://mvps.org/ "stephan" wrote in message ... i have just upgraded to office 2007. i used to have several autotexts such as headers for home and work that i could insert in my documents in word 2003 by clicking on insert-autotext then scrolling down to find. where have these disappeared to in word 2007, or do i have to create them all again - if so how? thanks! |
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Hi Jbaz,
One method is to make a copy of your old Normal.dot and give it a new name then place it in the Document Building Blocks folder. Word will pickup autotext/gallery entries in those templates. You can check in Insert=Quickparts=Building Block organizers. In Word help the printer icon on the toolbar at the top should print the current search result or topic for you. It's not clear what you're referring to in the 'switching screens' comment. If you're talking about help, the thumbtack on the Help toolbar should keep it on top for you. ============ "jbaz" wrote in message ... I've got to start by saying I am NOT impressed with Office 2007. Yes, I do have to relearn the whole program and it is extremely frustrating. OK Enough rant. I have found that Autotext is now helpfully called 'Building Blocks" and I too use this feature a lot and had many entries saved in my old version of Word. I found the entries in my old Normal.dot file. Can I move them all at once into Building Blocks or do I have to manually move them one by one? Highlighting them doesn't work. BTW, is there any way to print help results? Another PIA having to make notes and jump back and forth between screens to make changes. Thanks JB -- Bob Buckland ?:-) MS Office System Products MVP *Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends* |
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