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AutoCorrect file transfer
I had to reinstall Windows on my hard drive. First I cloned the entire hard
drive to a removable hard drive. Now I'd like to move my AutoCorrect information from that removable hard drive to my main hard drive. All of the instructions I have seen for transferring this information appear to assume that you are able to use the computer that the original AutoCorrect information is on. Is there a way to transfer this information from my cloned hard drive to my computer? Thank you. |
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AutoCorrect file transfer
Hi ?B?RFp1YmVy?=,
I had to reinstall Windows on my hard drive. First I cloned the entire hard drive to a removable hard drive. Now I'd like to move my AutoCorrect information from that removable hard drive to my main hard drive. All of the instructions I have seen for transferring this information appear to assume that you are able to use the computer that the original AutoCorrect information is on. Is there a way to transfer this information from my cloned hard drive to my computer? I don't know what information you've seen... 1. Standard AutoCorrect entries are located in *.acl files, usually User Profile specific 2. Formatted AutoCorrect (Word only) entries are located in the Normal.dot template. Theoretically, you should be able to pick up both of these files. The second should work under all circumstances (as long as Normal.dot isn't damaged). The ACL files are finicky about the profile name, so you have to be sure the profile is set up the same on the new machine. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Thanks Cindy. I accidentally posted the question twice so there are two
threads. I copied my normal.dot template and my MSO1033.acl from my backup to my main hard drive. Now AutoCorrect seems to be working as it should. I appreciate your help! "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi ?B?RFp1YmVy?=, I had to reinstall Windows on my hard drive. First I cloned the entire hard drive to a removable hard drive. Now I'd like to move my AutoCorrect information from that removable hard drive to my main hard drive. All of the instructions I have seen for transferring this information appear to assume that you are able to use the computer that the original AutoCorrect information is on. Is there a way to transfer this information from my cloned hard drive to my computer? I don't know what information you've seen... 1. Standard AutoCorrect entries are located in *.acl files, usually User Profile specific 2. Formatted AutoCorrect (Word only) entries are located in the Normal.dot template. Theoretically, you should be able to pick up both of these files. The second should work under all circumstances (as long as Normal.dot isn't damaged). The ACL files are finicky about the profile name, so you have to be sure the profile is set up the same on the new machine. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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