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MS Office Forum / Word / Menus and Toolbars / December 2007Auto Text
Dear All, I used to have Auto Text in Word 2003 perfectly now it's not working at all? As example I used to have the system complete (Best Regards,) before I entirly finished the key in process. I also used to insert my signature using this way now I can't???  Signature********* IT Manager DeLaval Ltd. Cairo-Egypt ********* |-----------------------------| |Islam is peace not Terror| |-----------------------------| AutoText still exists (as Building Blocks/Quick Parts), but AutoComplete is no longer available. But you can still type the first four (or more, if needed) letters of the AutoText entry name and press F3 to insert the entry. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > Dear All, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > |Islam is peace not Terror| > |-----------------------------| Yes :( autocomplet has vanished at all Applications (word, Excel or outlook) I can use the building blocks. So you have any reason why thei autocmplee has been gone? It was very good option. |-----------------------------| > AutoText still exists (as Building Blocks/Quick Parts), but AutoComplete is > no longer available. But you can still type the first four (or more, if [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > |Islam is peace not Terror| > > |-----------------------------| Since it would have applied to all building blocks, and there are so many with similar names, it would have been more confusing than helpful. There's a possibility that the next version (or an update) may restore some of the old AutoComplete functionality, as many users have been dismayed by its loss. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > Yes :( autocomplet has vanished at all Applications (word, Excel or outlook) > I can use the building blocks. [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > |Islam is peace not Terror| > > > |-----------------------------| this is awful! I run a business and depend on the autotext. I will never download any recommended downloads again from this website!!! it has secrewed up my business! > Dear All, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > |Islam is peace not Terror| > |-----------------------------| What is the problem you are experiencing? I am using Word 2003 fully patched and am not experiencing any problems. If you are using Word 2007, you can still use AutoText, but you need to press F3 instead of Enter to insert it. AutoText is never inserted entirely automatically; that is the function of AutoCorrect entries. SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA > this is awful! I run a business and depend on the autotext. I will never > download any recommended downloads again from this website!!! it has [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> |Islam is peace not Terror| >> |-----------------------------| The problem is that I have all my medical terms, prescriptions, etc. saved in AutoText for my business. Of course it USED to pull up the first 3-4 letters of a given word and let you hit enter to automatically insert it into the document. Now, you cannot even do that. It will not allow you the option of looking at the word or words of the first 3-4 letters UNLESS you physically open up the AutoText program, find the word and then hit INSERT OR F3. This is very time consuming - what document took me 2 minutes to type is taking up to 3-4 minutes now since I am having to physically open up AutoText to get the word/words. Before it would show the word while you were in the document itself and if that is the word/phrase you wanted to use, you would just hit enter. Sometimes these "downloads" yu guys tell us to do to what I thought would benefit us oftentimes does more damage than good. I searched your website to find out more info on the AutoText and the only thing I could see to correct the problem was ANOTHER PATCH that might correct it later on down the road. I don't need it later on down the road - I need it now in order to work and run a business for all my transcriptionists. I will not do this again and will be notifying the company directly. The downloads should come with a WARNING to let you know that the following changes will be made to your machine and state EXACTLY WHAT THOSE CHANGES WILL AFFECT and then if you desire to download the update with those warnings posted, then the problem is on you - but you should give the customer the opetion to review what changes any download will be made to affect your machine prior to this function being done rather than just sending AN UPDATE ALERT NOTICE notifying you there are updates that need to be made. I have surely learned my lesson on this one. This problem has cost me two down days worth of work when you figure in the time it has taken to actually geta complete document produced. Sincerely, ProScript Transcription Service > What is the problem you are experiencing? I am using Word 2003 fully patched > and am not experiencing any problems. If you are using Word 2007, you can [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > >> |Islam is peace not Terror| > >> |-----------------------------| Which version of Word do you have? If it is Word 2003, then Autotext hasn't been changed by any of the updates. If yours isn't working then the issue is elsewhere. For autotext in that version to prompt you the first four letters must be unique - otherwise you have to keep typing until it becomes unique. If you are having problems with that (or an earlier) version - see http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm then http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm With Word 2007, which is not available as an 'upgrade' as such, Autocomplete has never been included, so if you have this version, you have made a conscious decision to change from the earlier version. The public forums are not serviced by Microsoft personnel, but by a user peergroup - people like yourself. In fact the forums are merely a window into the wider world of Usenet where most of those of us who respond here lurk, so it is unlikely that *we* recommended that you update anything. I cannot speak for the particular portal you used to access the forum. Signature<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<> > The problem is that I have all my medical terms, prescriptions, etc. > saved in AutoText for my business. Of course it USED to pull up the [quoted text clipped - 62 lines] >>>>> Islam is peace not Terror| >>>>> -----------------------------| I have Word 2003 fully patched and am not having any problem with AutoText. Have you ascertained that you still have the box for "AutoComplete" checked? SignatureSuzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA > The problem is that I have all my medical terms, prescriptions, etc. saved > in [quoted text clipped - 72 lines] >> >> |Islam is peace not Terror| >> >> |-----------------------------| |
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