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How do I move my autotext data from word2000 to office 2003
I have an old pc with word2000 on it with a lot of autotext stuff,
I just got a new pc with office 2003 how do I move the autotext stuff into the new word? |
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Hi troyw
AutoTexts are saved in templates. Unless you told Word otherwise, your autotexts will be saved in your normal.dot. I would proceed as follows: In Word 2000, File New. In the bottom right hand corner of the dialog box, choose Template and click OK. Save this file and put it somewhere you can easily find it later (eg the desktop). Note that it has a .dot extension, unlike an ordinary document which is a .doc file. Now, with that template open, Tools Templates and Add-ins. Click Organizer. There are two white panes. The one on the left represents your new template, the one on the right represents normal.dot. Click on the AutoText tab, and copy all your AutoTexts to your new template. I would avoid copying the built-in autotexts. Just copy the ones you created yourself. When you've finished copying, save your template. On the new machine, do Tools Options File Locations. Note the location of the Startup folder. Exit Word. Copy the new template you created in Word 2000 to that Startup folder. Start Word and your AutoTexts will be there. For some information about how and why this works, see What do Templates and Add-ins store? http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Custom...latesStore.htm Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word "troyw" wrote in message ... I have an old pc with word2000 on it with a lot of autotext stuff, I just got a new pc with office 2003 how do I move the autotext stuff into the new word? |
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Note that you may have both AutoText and AutoCorrect entries. They are
different. 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://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. "troyw" wrote in message ... I have an old pc with word2000 on it with a lot of autotext stuff, I just got a new pc with office 2003 how do I move the autotext stuff into the new word? |
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