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MS Office Forum / Word / Spelling and Grammar / March 2005Losing auto-correct defiitions
On a regular basis I lose my auto-correct definitions in Word (using Office 2003 but it also happened with 2000) re-entering them is a pain to say the least. I would like to prevent it happening or alternatively back up the file regularly so I can then replace the new faulty one when it decides to do this. Any suggestions as to what causes it or how to provide the back-up? The only file I can see as being affected when I add a new definition is .pf file. Fletch  SignatureMichael Fletcher CGA is a Consultant, Speaker and Trainer who mitigates your risks through effective Due Diligence. He trains government staff and individual entrepreneurs how to evaluate a project, organization or program to ensure their business viability as well as match them with client criteria. Clients of all kinds tap into his wisdom gained from 25 years of in-the-trenches experience Diligentia Consulting Phone: (613) 233-5668 Fax: (613) 233-1833 email: fletch1@magma.ca URL: www.diligentiagroup.com First, it is important to distinguish between AutoText and AutoCorrect. AutoText is stored in templates, normal.dot by default. AutoCorrect is stored in one or more separate files. 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. SignatureCharles 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. > On a regular basis I lose my auto-correct definitions in Word (using > Office [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Fletch Are you switching between languages? I remember there was something ages ago in MSKB re Word 2000 about autocorrect options being lost when you switched input languages and then went back to your default language. Don't know if MS ever fixed it though. > First, it is important to distinguish between AutoText and AutoCorrect. > AutoText is stored in templates, normal.dot by default. AutoCorrect is [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > > > Fletch I just had the same thing happen! Using Word 2000 on XP Home. I had tweaked my autocorrect files to work the way I wanted. (I do work in the legal field). I had also added a bazillion new words to my custom dictionary. Plus, the custom settings for edit, select, format, etc. all reverted to the nasty defaults. All three just up and disappeared! The only thing I recall doing to Office 2000 was installing an add-in to convert Outlook contacts. I don't recall switching languages; though it is possible I did something in Spanish, Greek, French, Japanese, or Polish. (My prior work was as a linguist). Does it matter whether "detect language automatically" is selected? Weird. <*((((><{ Fishy@Ocean.Net In the last exciting episode on Tue, 23 Nov 2004 06:59:01 -0800, |Are you switching between languages? I remember there was something ages ago |in MSKB re Word 2000 about autocorrect options being lost when you switched [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] |> > |> > Fletch Hi Fishy, > Does it matter whether "detect language automatically" is selected? Yes, that could make AutoCorrect definitions "disappear". Start a new document. What language do you see in Word's status bar (bottom of the window, next to the "spelling book")? I see English (U.K.), for example. -- Cindy 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 :-) I have never copied or backed up my personal autocorrect list, so if anybody is going to do it, just don't delete the existing file; move the file you want to replace to a different location and then copy the other one in its place. If it doesn't work, remove the new file and put the original file back in its folder. Having said that, I know that entries added to the Autocorrect list by the user are built into a different file called <user_name>.acl. The file is usually found in the Windows directory. In my case the file would be called "avelino.acl" If the feature has the same infrastructure, the problem with using a different copy of that file after an upgrade or repair operation would be that if changes were made to the core autocorrect list, you'd miss them. The benefit would be that you'd have kept your old entries. > Hi Fishy, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > 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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