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How to troubleshoot auto-complete problem in Word 2003
I have auto-complete turned on and things such as Dear Mom & Dad don't work.
I am current with MS downloads and patches and running winxp sp2. The date feature will complete the current month, but won't fill-in the current date unless I space over two spaces and then backspace two spaces. How do I troubleshoot this problem? -- cmfurgason |
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I assume that you are talking about AutoText. This will only complete if the
letters you type are unique. I'll bet you have other autotexts called Dear someone or other. You have to type sufficient letters for the autotecxt name to prompt - here probably....... Dear M If you know the autotext names you can type them and press F3, or you can select them from the list. The date autocomplete feature is frankly a cock-up. I would avoid that and use either a createdate field in your (letterhead) template or use the Insert date feature to insert a non-updating date or use a macro to insert the date as text at the cursor. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cmfurgason wrote: I have auto-complete turned on and things such as Dear Mom & Dad don't work. I am current with MS downloads and patches and running winxp sp2. The date feature will complete the current month, but won't fill-in the current date unless I space over two spaces and then backspace two spaces. How do I troubleshoot this problem? |
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Hello Graham and thank you for taking time to answer my question. Your
repsonse seems to lead me to believe that Word 2003 doesn't work as well as Word 97 where autotext fill-ins work quite well for Dear M... and today's date. -- cmfurgason "Graham Mayor" wrote: I assume that you are talking about AutoText. This will only complete if the letters you type are unique. I'll bet you have other autotexts called Dear someone or other. You have to type sufficient letters for the autotecxt name to prompt - here probably....... Dear M If you know the autotext names you can type them and press F3, or you can select them from the list. The date autocomplete feature is frankly a cock-up. I would avoid that and use either a createdate field in your (letterhead) template or use the Insert date feature to insert a non-updating date or use a macro to insert the date as text at the cursor. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cmfurgason wrote: I have auto-complete turned on and things such as Dear Mom & Dad don't work. I am current with MS downloads and patches and running winxp sp2. The date feature will complete the current month, but won't fill-in the current date unless I space over two spaces and then backspace two spaces. How do I troubleshoot this problem? |
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It is only the date autocomplete that causes problems - If Dear M... is
unique that should work fine. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cmfurgason wrote: Hello Graham and thank you for taking time to answer my question. Your repsonse seems to lead me to believe that Word 2003 doesn't work as well as Word 97 where autotext fill-ins work quite well for Dear M... and today's date. I assume that you are talking about AutoText. This will only complete if the letters you type are unique. I'll bet you have other autotexts called Dear someone or other. You have to type sufficient letters for the autotecxt name to prompt - here probably....... Dear M If you know the autotext names you can type them and press F3, or you can select them from the list. The date autocomplete feature is frankly a cock-up. I would avoid that and use either a createdate field in your (letterhead) template or use the Insert date feature to insert a non-updating date or use a macro to insert the date as text at the cursor. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cmfurgason wrote: I have auto-complete turned on and things such as Dear Mom & Dad don't work. I am current with MS downloads and patches and running winxp sp2. The date feature will complete the current month, but won't fill-in the current date unless I space over two spaces and then backspace two spaces. How do I troubleshoot this problem? |
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I am having a similar problem....All of my auto text (auto complete) was
working just fine. Dates would fill in perfectly, as well as auto text. Now for some unknown reason it stopped. The little check box "show autocomplete suggestions" is checked, I tried unchecking...nothing...rechecking...nothing. What's up,,,,can anyone help????? Thanks, Lisa "Graham Mayor" wrote: It is only the date autocomplete that causes problems - If Dear M... is unique that should work fine. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cmfurgason wrote: Hello Graham and thank you for taking time to answer my question. Your repsonse seems to lead me to believe that Word 2003 doesn't work as well as Word 97 where autotext fill-ins work quite well for Dear M... and today's date. I assume that you are talking about AutoText. This will only complete if the letters you type are unique. I'll bet you have other autotexts called Dear someone or other. You have to type sufficient letters for the autotecxt name to prompt - here probably....... Dear M If you know the autotext names you can type them and press F3, or you can select them from the list. The date autocomplete feature is frankly a cock-up. I would avoid that and use either a createdate field in your (letterhead) template or use the Insert date feature to insert a non-updating date or use a macro to insert the date as text at the cursor. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cmfurgason wrote: I have auto-complete turned on and things such as Dear Mom & Dad don't work. I am current with MS downloads and patches and running winxp sp2. The date feature will complete the current month, but won't fill-in the current date unless I space over two spaces and then backspace two spaces. How do I troubleshoot this problem? |
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How to troubleshoot auto-complete problem in Word 2003
F3 will force insertion of AutoText.
You may need to turn on screen tips. Look over previous suggestions in this thread. If this doesn't help, start a new thread to get the best response here. Clarify exactly what problems you are having (dates, custom AutoText, etc.). Let us know your version of Word, and anything you may have added or changed on your computer just before the problems started - even if you think it shouldn't have anything to do with this. -- 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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Lisa" wrote in message ... I am having a similar problem....All of my auto text (auto complete) was working just fine. Dates would fill in perfectly, as well as auto text. Now for some unknown reason it stopped. The little check box "show autocomplete suggestions" is checked, I tried unchecking...nothing...rechecking...nothing. What's up,,,,can anyone help????? Thanks, Lisa "Graham Mayor" wrote: It is only the date autocomplete that causes problems - If Dear M... is unique that should work fine. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cmfurgason wrote: Hello Graham and thank you for taking time to answer my question. Your repsonse seems to lead me to believe that Word 2003 doesn't work as well as Word 97 where autotext fill-ins work quite well for Dear M... and today's date. I assume that you are talking about AutoText. This will only complete if the letters you type are unique. I'll bet you have other autotexts called Dear someone or other. You have to type sufficient letters for the autotecxt name to prompt - here probably....... Dear M If you know the autotext names you can type them and press F3, or you can select them from the list. The date autocomplete feature is frankly a cock-up. I would avoid that and use either a createdate field in your (letterhead) template or use the Insert date feature to insert a non-updating date or use a macro to insert the date as text at the cursor. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cmfurgason wrote: I have auto-complete turned on and things such as Dear Mom & Dad don't work. I am current with MS downloads and patches and running winxp sp2. The date feature will complete the current month, but won't fill-in the current date unless I space over two spaces and then backspace two spaces. How do I troubleshoot this problem? |
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How to troubleshoot auto-complete problem in Word 2003
I have the same problem - Autotext or Autocomplete stops working, when
enabled, in Word 2003, for unique entries; indeed all entries. Yers, F3 will force insertion but that relies on my remembering what I have programmed. I have recently had to reinstall Adobe Acrobat 7, a culprit in the past! Martin Turner "Charles Kenyon" wrote: F3 will force insertion of AutoText. You may need to turn on screen tips. Look over previous suggestions in this thread. If this doesn't help, start a new thread to get the best response here. Clarify exactly what problems you are having (dates, custom AutoText, etc.). Let us know your version of Word, and anything you may have added or changed on your computer just before the problems started - even if you think it shouldn't have anything to do with this. -- 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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Lisa" wrote in message ... I am having a similar problem....All of my auto text (auto complete) was working just fine. Dates would fill in perfectly, as well as auto text. Now for some unknown reason it stopped. The little check box "show autocomplete suggestions" is checked, I tried unchecking...nothing...rechecking...nothing. What's up,,,,can anyone help????? Thanks, Lisa "Graham Mayor" wrote: It is only the date autocomplete that causes problems - If Dear M... is unique that should work fine. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cmfurgason wrote: Hello Graham and thank you for taking time to answer my question. Your repsonse seems to lead me to believe that Word 2003 doesn't work as well as Word 97 where autotext fill-ins work quite well for Dear M... and today's date. I assume that you are talking about AutoText. This will only complete if the letters you type are unique. I'll bet you have other autotexts called Dear someone or other. You have to type sufficient letters for the autotecxt name to prompt - here probably....... Dear M If you know the autotext names you can type them and press F3, or you can select them from the list. The date autocomplete feature is frankly a cock-up. I would avoid that and use either a createdate field in your (letterhead) template or use the Insert date feature to insert a non-updating date or use a macro to insert the date as text at the cursor. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cmfurgason wrote: I have auto-complete turned on and things such as Dear Mom & Dad don't work. I am current with MS downloads and patches and running winxp sp2. The date feature will complete the current month, but won't fill-in the current date unless I space over two spaces and then backspace two spaces. How do I troubleshoot this problem? |
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That F3 will force insertion means that the AutoText is still there.
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. Sorry, I don't know of a solution. 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. -- 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. "mvlturner" wrote in message news I have the same problem - Autotext or Autocomplete stops working, when enabled, in Word 2003, for unique entries; indeed all entries. Yers, F3 will force insertion but that relies on my remembering what I have programmed. I have recently had to reinstall Adobe Acrobat 7, a culprit in the past! Martin Turner "Charles Kenyon" wrote: F3 will force insertion of AutoText. You may need to turn on screen tips. Look over previous suggestions in this thread. If this doesn't help, start a new thread to get the best response here. Clarify exactly what problems you are having (dates, custom AutoText, etc.). Let us know your version of Word, and anything you may have added or changed on your computer just before the problems started - even if you think it shouldn't have anything to do with this. -- 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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Lisa" wrote in message ... I am having a similar problem....All of my auto text (auto complete) was working just fine. Dates would fill in perfectly, as well as auto text. Now for some unknown reason it stopped. The little check box "show autocomplete suggestions" is checked, I tried unchecking...nothing...rechecking...nothing. What's up,,,,can anyone help????? Thanks, Lisa "Graham Mayor" wrote: It is only the date autocomplete that causes problems - If Dear M... is unique that should work fine. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cmfurgason wrote: Hello Graham and thank you for taking time to answer my question. Your repsonse seems to lead me to believe that Word 2003 doesn't work as well as Word 97 where autotext fill-ins work quite well for Dear M... and today's date. I assume that you are talking about AutoText. This will only complete if the letters you type are unique. I'll bet you have other autotexts called Dear someone or other. You have to type sufficient letters for the autotecxt name to prompt - here probably....... Dear M If you know the autotext names you can type them and press F3, or you can select them from the list. The date autocomplete feature is frankly a cock-up. I would avoid that and use either a createdate field in your (letterhead) template or use the Insert date feature to insert a non-updating date or use a macro to insert the date as text at the cursor. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cmfurgason wrote: I have auto-complete turned on and things such as Dear Mom & Dad don't work. I am current with MS downloads and patches and running winxp sp2. The date feature will complete the current month, but won't fill-in the current date unless I space over two spaces and then backspace two spaces. How do I troubleshoot this problem? |
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But nothing has changed in the manner of saving of previous autotext entries!
It's the old ones that no longer put uip a Screen Tip; the new ones do so fine! MT "Charles Kenyon" wrote: That F3 will force insertion means that the AutoText is still there. 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. Sorry, I don't know of a solution. 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. -- 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. "mvlturner" wrote in message news I have the same problem - Autotext or Autocomplete stops working, when enabled, in Word 2003, for unique entries; indeed all entries. Yers, F3 will force insertion but that relies on my remembering what I have programmed. I have recently had to reinstall Adobe Acrobat 7, a culprit in the past! Martin Turner "Charles Kenyon" wrote: F3 will force insertion of AutoText. You may need to turn on screen tips. Look over previous suggestions in this thread. If this doesn't help, start a new thread to get the best response here. Clarify exactly what problems you are having (dates, custom AutoText, etc.). Let us know your version of Word, and anything you may have added or changed on your computer just before the problems started - even if you think it shouldn't have anything to do with this. -- 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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 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. "Lisa" wrote in message ... I am having a similar problem....All of my auto text (auto complete) was working just fine. Dates would fill in perfectly, as well as auto text. Now for some unknown reason it stopped. The little check box "show autocomplete suggestions" is checked, I tried unchecking...nothing...rechecking...nothing. What's up,,,,can anyone help????? Thanks, Lisa "Graham Mayor" wrote: It is only the date autocomplete that causes problems - If Dear M... is unique that should work fine. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cmfurgason wrote: Hello Graham and thank you for taking time to answer my question. Your repsonse seems to lead me to believe that Word 2003 doesn't work as well as Word 97 where autotext fill-ins work quite well for Dear M... and today's date. I assume that you are talking about AutoText. This will only complete if the letters you type are unique. I'll bet you have other autotexts called Dear someone or other. You have to type sufficient letters for the autotecxt name to prompt - here probably....... Dear M If you know the autotext names you can type them and press F3, or you can select them from the list. The date autocomplete feature is frankly a cock-up. I would avoid that and use either a createdate field in your (letterhead) template or use the Insert date feature to insert a non-updating date or use a macro to insert the date as text at the cursor. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org cmfurgason wrote: I have auto-complete turned on and things such as Dear Mom & Dad don't work. I am current with MS downloads and patches and running winxp sp2. The date feature will complete the current month, but won't fill-in the current date unless I space over two spaces and then backspace two spaces. How do I troubleshoot this problem? |
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