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SAC - 07 Apr 2005 00:17 GMT

Can someone please point me in the right direction. I've seen a Word doc
that has a menubar with buttons on it. When a is clicked, it brings up a
selection of items to pick and then goes one more sub level and then a
selection is made, that "standard text" is inserted into the doc.

Sorry I'm so ignorant about this but would sure appreciate knowing
information on how to make this.

Thanks.

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Daiya Mitchell - 07 Apr 2005 02:39 GMT

The function is called AutoText, and you don't need a custom toolbar to use
it. Start here:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AutoText.htm

Once created, you put the AutoText on toolbars as you would other commands:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AsgnCmdOrMacroToToolbar.htm

AutoCorrect is another way of entering standard text:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AutoCorrect.htm

And just in case this is actually your question:
"How do I create a template that makes it easy for users to ³fill in the
blanks², without doing any programming?"
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm

> Can someone please point me in the right direction. I've seen a Word doc
> that has a menubar with buttons on it. When a is clicked, it brings up a
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> Thanks.

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SAC - 07 Apr 2005 17:50 GMT

Thanks! That'll do it.

> The function is called AutoText, and you don't need a custom toolbar to use
> it. Start here:
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> >
> > Thanks.

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Jay Freedman - 07 Apr 2005 02:46 GMT

>Can someone please point me in the right direction. I've seen a Word doc
>that has a menubar with buttons on it. When a is clicked, it brings up a
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>
>Thanks.

It sounds like you're describing AutoText. See
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AutoText.htm.

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SAC - 07 Apr 2005 17:50 GMT

Thanks!

> >Can someone please point me in the right direction. I've seen a Word doc
> >that has a menubar with buttons on it. When a is clicked, it brings up a
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> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org

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Suzanne S. Barnhill - 07 Apr 2005 04:40 GMT

As Daiya and Jay have said, what you're talking about is AutoText. To add to
the links they gave you, here's another useful one:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/AutoTextList.htm

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> Can someone please point me in the right direction. I've seen a Word doc
> that has a menubar with buttons on it. When a is clicked, it brings up a
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>
> Thanks.

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SAC - 07 Apr 2005 17:50 GMT

Thanks!

> As Daiya and Jay have said, what you're talking about is AutoText. To add to
> the links they gave you, here's another useful one:
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> >
> > Thanks.

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