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Default 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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Default autotexts in word 2007?

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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Default autotexts in word 2007?

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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Default autotexts in word 2007?

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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Default autotexts in word 2007?

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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Default autotexts in word 2007?

Glad I could help!

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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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Default autotexts in word 2007?

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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Default autotexts in word 2007?

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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Default 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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Default autotexts in word 2007?

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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Default autotexts in word 2007?

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.


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"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
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MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*


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