Comments on: Using AutoText in Word 2007

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:54:42 +0000

My auto text have been brought over from Microsoft Word 2003.

How do you rename an auto text or change a persons name, or delete one and not have it keep reverting back to the way it was before you changed it? I said Yes to keep it.

When I log out and then log back in they have reverted back.

By: Loren

Loren — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:49:46 +0000

Hi David – take a look at this info from microsoft.com – about halfway down the page there are directions on how to migrate autotext from Word 2003 to 2007.
Hope that helps!

By: David

David — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:18:27 +0000

I recently upgraded a computer running Office 2003 to Office 2007 and the AutoText entries I had did not transfer over to Office 2007.

Does anybody know where I may find the old AutoText file and how to get Office 2007 to use it so I don’t have to re-enter dozens of AutoText entries?

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:05:23 +0000

Is there any way that I can save the autotext that I have created in a Word document IN the file? I want to be able to use the same autotext on another computer without setting up the autotext again.

I’ve tried drop down menus for this but the chunks of text I need insert are over the 255 character limit.

By: Zennie Jardine

Zennie Jardine — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:24:10 +0000

Got the solution, thank you. Had to search the Internet. The old version was so much easier to use I reckon but I guess it’s only a matter of getting used to the new version.

By: Loren

Loren — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:20:10 +0000

Glad you got it to work, Faiq!

By: Faiq

Faiq — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:39:48 +0000

I sent an email few minutes ago regarding autotext. I found the solution. Word 2007 stores the autotext entries in a file called “building blocks” located under \application data\microsoft\document building blocks\1033. I copied the file to the note after renaming the existing file to “building blocks-old.dotx”

Thanks

By: Faiq

Faiq — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:22:44 +0000

I have 2007 office on my PC. Recently installed the same on my notebook. I copied the normal.dotm template from the PC to the notebook (in the appropriate folder). Surprisingly, Word 2007 on the notebook did not show my entries into the ribbon. More surprising is that the added autotext icon is empty, it does not show the 10s of autotext entries I have on the PC version. I had thought that normal.dotm stores all these blocks because it stored all my macros. Where are the blocks stored and how can I transfer them to notebook Word?
Many thanks

By: Loren

Loren — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:19:08 +0000

Hi Luke – perhaps adding the AutoText button to the Quick Access Toolbar would work for your client. Then they would click the AutoText button and click the entry they want to insert.
Another option would be to assign specific keyboard shortcuts to frequently used AutoText entries. The original “pop-up and push Enter” AutoText is gone in Word 2007.