Can't figure how to Automatically fill in frequently typed phrases

May I ask why you upgraded to Word 2007? I would think for your purposes
Word 2003 (or even Word 97) would be quite adequate.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Laverne" wrote in message
...
I have decided to try to use the different ways to see which one will solve
my problem. I'm with you Weyana, being an MT means speed is vital. The
BEST
way was the origninal way that prompted me, and I had so many entered.
I'm
just now realizing as I'm working that I really miss a lot of them. I
guess,
though, that it's just a matter of getting used to it. I just wish we
wouldn't keep having to get used to something new -- Microsoft should find
a
way to fix it and bring back the old way and allow it as a FREE download
for
new computers. It never occurred to me that I should have to find out if
such basic things are a part of the new 2007. ARRRGH!

"Weyana" wrote:

I might consider doing that, actually...although typing for a living,
speed
counts--and symbols slow me down because I have to peek, too. But for
a
couple I do have that get messed up when I type something similar, that
would
still be quicker than Ctrl-Z and retyping after I realize what I did.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If I were not so clumsy typing on the top row (I have to peek), I'd do
that,
too. As it is, I don't really have very many AutoCorrect entries of
that
type any more, and they tend to be assigned for specific projects and
then
(if I remember) deleted. Sometimes I forget and months later run into
an
expansion that completely surprises me!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Indeed. I always use autocorrect with a prefix such as #, %, or @ to
avoid
accidental triggering - except for correcting words I have a tendency
to
misspell when typing.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
But that's not to say that you couldn't save the "sodfarm" AutoText
entry as an AutoCorrect entry with a different name, such as #sdf.


"Weyana" wrote in message
...
Well, for starters, you can use AutoText to insert several
formatted
paragraphs (for example) by typing one word that is an abbreviation
for that
template. If you use AutoCorrect, then you have to hit 'Undo' or
'Alt-Z' if
you need to refer to that template by name without referring to it.

E.g., a doctor I transcribe for can ask me to jot a note on his log
that he
needs to do the 'sodfarm' for Patient X, and then as he's dictating
the report, when he starts that template, I can type "sodfarm" and
hit F3 (or Enter in 2003) to pull up the template. If "sodfarm"
were an AutoCorrect for
this 1/2 page long bit, then I would constantly be having to undo
the
correction in notes he dictates.

As a general rule, I use AutoCorrect for unique acronyms or
capitalization...mris for MRIs; ncs for nerve conduction studies;
clt for cervical, lumbar, and thoracic; cspine for cervical
spine...things that I would never intend to be left as it is.
While
on the other hand, as I said,
I use AutoText for phrases that I may or may not intend to insert
when I type
its trigger.


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It depends what you mean by 'more powerful'. I can't off-hand
think
of anything that Autotext can hold that Autocorrect cannot.
Suzanne
is correct
in suggesting that you still have to remember the trigger keys,
but
it is not imposible to make logical combinations that are easy
enough to remember,
but if you prefer autotext/quickparts that's fine. There is no
'autocomplete' in Word 2007.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Weyana wrote:
Precisely. AutoCorrect can only do so much. AutoText can be far
more powerful. As it turns out, I think the F3 thing may prove a
bit easier after all...as AutoText's AutoComplete suggestion
disengages after you type too many characters. With 2007's
QuickParts, it seems you can type more of the prompt instead of
just 6 characters, or whatever.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

But then you have to remember the prompt for the AutoCorrect
entries, which is just as much trouble as remembering the names
of
the AutoText entries!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
You might consider investigating autocorrect instead as this
inserts immediately.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Weyana wrote:
n/m. Crisis averted. Had a fairly recent backup that I
remembered about, but slapping Word around a bit got it
working
right again anyway. Still...what an inconvenience. I don't
know about you, but I don't actually have the 'titles' of all
my AT's memorized, and have relied on that prompt. I think I
may just switch back to XP for transcription and save the new
developer/"PageMaker" format for fiddle-farting around with in
my spare time. Thank you both again for putting heads together
to
discuss this!

My computer crashed and I had to get a new one -- I bought a new computer and
had to downgrade to Windows XP. No problem, but I was not given an option
for Office and Office 2007 was it. I did investigate getting Word 2003, but
couldn't find it and it was not an option with the new purchase.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

May I ask why you upgraded to Word 2007? I would think for your purposes
Word 2003 (or even Word 97) would be quite adequate.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Laverne" wrote in message
...
I have decided to try to use the different ways to see which one will solve
my problem. I'm with you Weyana, being an MT means speed is vital. The
BEST
way was the origninal way that prompted me, and I had so many entered.
I'm
just now realizing as I'm working that I really miss a lot of them. I
guess,
though, that it's just a matter of getting used to it. I just wish we
wouldn't keep having to get used to something new -- Microsoft should find
a
way to fix it and bring back the old way and allow it as a FREE download
for
new computers. It never occurred to me that I should have to find out if
such basic things are a part of the new 2007. ARRRGH!

"Weyana" wrote:

I might consider doing that, actually...although typing for a living,
speed
counts--and symbols slow me down because I have to peek, too. But for
a
couple I do have that get messed up when I type something similar, that
would
still be quicker than Ctrl-Z and retyping after I realize what I did.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If I were not so clumsy typing on the top row (I have to peek), I'd do
that,
too. As it is, I don't really have very many AutoCorrect entries of
that
type any more, and they tend to be assigned for specific projects and
then
(if I remember) deleted. Sometimes I forget and months later run into
an
expansion that completely surprises me!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Indeed. I always use autocorrect with a prefix such as #, %, or @ to
avoid
accidental triggering - except for correcting words I have a tendency
to
misspell when typing.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
But that's not to say that you couldn't save the "sodfarm" AutoText
entry as an AutoCorrect entry with a different name, such as #sdf.


"Weyana" wrote in message
...
Well, for starters, you can use AutoText to insert several
formatted
paragraphs (for example) by typing one word that is an abbreviation
for that
template. If you use AutoCorrect, then you have to hit 'Undo' or
'Alt-Z' if
you need to refer to that template by name without referring to it.

E.g., a doctor I transcribe for can ask me to jot a note on his log
that he
needs to do the 'sodfarm' for Patient X, and then as he's dictating
the report, when he starts that template, I can type "sodfarm" and
hit F3 (or Enter in 2003) to pull up the template. If "sodfarm"
were an AutoCorrect for
this 1/2 page long bit, then I would constantly be having to undo
the
correction in notes he dictates.

As a general rule, I use AutoCorrect for unique acronyms or
capitalization...mris for MRIs; ncs for nerve conduction studies;
clt for cervical, lumbar, and thoracic; cspine for cervical
spine...things that I would never intend to be left as it is.
While
on the other hand, as I said,
I use AutoText for phrases that I may or may not intend to insert
when I type
its trigger.


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It depends what you mean by 'more powerful'. I can't off-hand
think
of anything that Autotext can hold that Autocorrect cannot.
Suzanne
is correct
in suggesting that you still have to remember the trigger keys,
but
it is not imposible to make logical combinations that are easy
enough to remember,
but if you prefer autotext/quickparts that's fine. There is no
'autocomplete' in Word 2007.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Weyana wrote:
Precisely. AutoCorrect can only do so much. AutoText can be far
more powerful. As it turns out, I think the F3 thing may prove a
bit easier after all...as AutoText's AutoComplete suggestion
disengages after you type too many characters. With 2007's
QuickParts, it seems you can type more of the prompt instead of
just 6 characters, or whatever.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

But then you have to remember the prompt for the AutoCorrect
entries, which is just as much trouble as remembering the names
of
the AutoText entries!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
You might consider investigating autocorrect instead as this
inserts immediately.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Weyana wrote:
n/m. Crisis averted. Had a fairly recent backup that I
remembered about, but slapping Word around a bit got it
working
right again anyway. Still...what an inconvenience. I don't
know about you, but I don't actually have the 'titles' of all
my AT's memorized, and have relied on that prompt. I think I
may just switch back to XP for transcription and save the new
developer/"PageMaker" format for fiddle-farting around with in
my spare time. Thank you both again for putting heads together
to
discuss this!

I've asked myself the same thing. Thankfully, I still have 2003 on my
desktop, but my laptop came with a trial of 2007 and I got addicted to
OneNote, and found a great deal on Office Home & Student. *L* I am an editor
and designer at heart, so the interface reminds me of PageMaker or something
similar, and it has some pretty darn cool features, like the automatic word
count at the bottom.


But so far, every time I have used it, I've had to reload my shared
Normal.dot. It doesn't automatically load when it opens for some reason. :P
Hoping I finally made it stick today.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

May I ask why you upgraded to Word 2007? I would think for your purposes
Word 2003 (or even Word 97) would be quite adequate.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Laverne" wrote in message
...
I have decided to try to use the different ways to see which one will solve
my problem. I'm with you Weyana, being an MT means speed is vital. The
BEST
way was the origninal way that prompted me, and I had so many entered.
I'm
just now realizing as I'm working that I really miss a lot of them. I
guess,
though, that it's just a matter of getting used to it. I just wish we
wouldn't keep having to get used to something new -- Microsoft should find
a
way to fix it and bring back the old way and allow it as a FREE download
for
new computers. It never occurred to me that I should have to find out if
such basic things are a part of the new 2007. ARRRGH!

"Weyana" wrote:

I might consider doing that, actually...although typing for a living,
speed
counts--and symbols slow me down because I have to peek, too. But for
a
couple I do have that get messed up when I type something similar, that
would
still be quicker than Ctrl-Z and retyping after I realize what I did.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If I were not so clumsy typing on the top row (I have to peek), I'd do
that,
too. As it is, I don't really have very many AutoCorrect entries of
that
type any more, and they tend to be assigned for specific projects and
then
(if I remember) deleted. Sometimes I forget and months later run into
an
expansion that completely surprises me!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Indeed. I always use autocorrect with a prefix such as #, %, or @ to
avoid
accidental triggering - except for correcting words I have a tendency
to
misspell when typing.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
But that's not to say that you couldn't save the "sodfarm" AutoText
entry as an AutoCorrect entry with a different name, such as #sdf.


"Weyana" wrote in message
...
Well, for starters, you can use AutoText to insert several
formatted
paragraphs (for example) by typing one word that is an abbreviation
for that
template. If you use AutoCorrect, then you have to hit 'Undo' or
'Alt-Z' if
you need to refer to that template by name without referring to it.

E.g., a doctor I transcribe for can ask me to jot a note on his log
that he
needs to do the 'sodfarm' for Patient X, and then as he's dictating
the report, when he starts that template, I can type "sodfarm" and
hit F3 (or Enter in 2003) to pull up the template. If "sodfarm"
were an AutoCorrect for
this 1/2 page long bit, then I would constantly be having to undo
the
correction in notes he dictates.

As a general rule, I use AutoCorrect for unique acronyms or
capitalization...mris for MRIs; ncs for nerve conduction studies;
clt for cervical, lumbar, and thoracic; cspine for cervical
spine...things that I would never intend to be left as it is.
While
on the other hand, as I said,
I use AutoText for phrases that I may or may not intend to insert
when I type
its trigger.


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It depends what you mean by 'more powerful'. I can't off-hand
think
of anything that Autotext can hold that Autocorrect cannot.
Suzanne
is correct
in suggesting that you still have to remember the trigger keys,
but
it is not imposible to make logical combinations that are easy
enough to remember,
but if you prefer autotext/quickparts that's fine. There is no
'autocomplete' in Word 2007.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Weyana wrote:
Precisely. AutoCorrect can only do so much. AutoText can be far
more powerful. As it turns out, I think the F3 thing may prove a
bit easier after all...as AutoText's AutoComplete suggestion
disengages after you type too many characters. With 2007's
QuickParts, it seems you can type more of the prompt instead of
just 6 characters, or whatever.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

But then you have to remember the prompt for the AutoCorrect
entries, which is just as much trouble as remembering the names
of
the AutoText entries!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
You might consider investigating autocorrect instead as this
inserts immediately.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Weyana wrote:
n/m. Crisis averted. Had a fairly recent backup that I
remembered about, but slapping Word around a bit got it
working
right again anyway. Still...what an inconvenience. I don't
know about you, but I don't actually have the 'titles' of all
my AT's memorized, and have relied on that prompt. I think I
may just switch back to XP for transcription and save the new
developer/"PageMaker" format for fiddle-farting around with in
my spare time. Thank you both again for putting heads together
to
discuss this!

Fair enough. But if the copy of Office/Word 2003 you had before was a retail
one (and not OEM) and you still have the installation media, you could
install it on the new machine.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Laverne" wrote in message
news
My computer crashed and I had to get a new one -- I bought a new computer
and
had to downgrade to Windows XP. No problem, but I was not given an option
for Office and Office 2007 was it. I did investigate getting Word 2003,
but
couldn't find it and it was not an option with the new purchase.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

May I ask why you upgraded to Word 2007? I would think for your purposes
Word 2003 (or even Word 97) would be quite adequate.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Laverne" wrote in message
...
I have decided to try to use the different ways to see which one will
solve
my problem. I'm with you Weyana, being an MT means speed is vital.
The
BEST
way was the origninal way that prompted me, and I had so many entered.
I'm
just now realizing as I'm working that I really miss a lot of them. I
guess,
though, that it's just a matter of getting used to it. I just wish we
wouldn't keep having to get used to something new -- Microsoft should
find
a
way to fix it and bring back the old way and allow it as a FREE
download
for
new computers. It never occurred to me that I should have to find out
if
such basic things are a part of the new 2007. ARRRGH!

"Weyana" wrote:

I might consider doing that, actually...although typing for a living,
speed
counts--and symbols slow me down because I have to peek, too. But
for
a
couple I do have that get messed up when I type something similar,
that
would
still be quicker than Ctrl-Z and retyping after I realize what I did.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If I were not so clumsy typing on the top row (I have to peek), I'd
do
that,
too. As it is, I don't really have very many AutoCorrect entries of
that
type any more, and they tend to be assigned for specific projects
and
then
(if I remember) deleted. Sometimes I forget and months later run
into
an
expansion that completely surprises me!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Indeed. I always use autocorrect with a prefix such as #, %, or @
to
avoid
accidental triggering - except for correcting words I have a
tendency
to
misspell when typing.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
But that's not to say that you couldn't save the "sodfarm"
AutoText
entry as an AutoCorrect entry with a different name, such as
#sdf.


"Weyana" wrote in message
...
Well, for starters, you can use AutoText to insert several
formatted
paragraphs (for example) by typing one word that is an
abbreviation
for that
template. If you use AutoCorrect, then you have to hit 'Undo'
or
'Alt-Z' if
you need to refer to that template by name without referring to
it.

E.g., a doctor I transcribe for can ask me to jot a note on his
log
that he
needs to do the 'sodfarm' for Patient X, and then as he's
dictating
the report, when he starts that template, I can type "sodfarm"
and
hit F3 (or Enter in 2003) to pull up the template. If "sodfarm"
were an AutoCorrect for
this 1/2 page long bit, then I would constantly be having to
undo
the
correction in notes he dictates.

As a general rule, I use AutoCorrect for unique acronyms or
capitalization...mris for MRIs; ncs for nerve conduction
studies;
clt for cervical, lumbar, and thoracic; cspine for cervical
spine...things that I would never intend to be left as it is.
While
on the other hand, as I said,
I use AutoText for phrases that I may or may not intend to
insert
when I type
its trigger.


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It depends what you mean by 'more powerful'. I can't off-hand
think
of anything that Autotext can hold that Autocorrect cannot.
Suzanne
is correct
in suggesting that you still have to remember the trigger keys,
but
it is not imposible to make logical combinations that are easy
enough to remember,
but if you prefer autotext/quickparts that's fine. There is no
'autocomplete' in Word 2007.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Weyana wrote:
Precisely. AutoCorrect can only do so much. AutoText can be
far
more powerful. As it turns out, I think the F3 thing may
prove a
bit easier after all...as AutoText's AutoComplete suggestion
disengages after you type too many characters. With 2007's
QuickParts, it seems you can type more of the prompt instead
of
just 6 characters, or whatever.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

But then you have to remember the prompt for the AutoCorrect
entries, which is just as much trouble as remembering the
names
of
the AutoText entries!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
You might consider investigating autocorrect instead as this
inserts immediately.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Weyana wrote:
n/m. Crisis averted. Had a fairly recent backup that I
remembered about, but slapping Word around a bit got it
working
right again anyway. Still...what an inconvenience. I don't
know about you, but I don't actually have the 'titles' of
all
my AT's memorized, and have relied on that prompt. I think
I
may just switch back to XP for transcription and save the
new
developer/"PageMaker" format for fiddle-farting around with
in
my spare time. Thank you both again for putting heads
together
to
discuss this!

I do like some of the new features in Word 2007 (I'm using it for blogging),
but I'm still using Word 2003 for production work (and most personal tasks
as well. If the copy of 2003 on your desktop is retail rather than OEM, you
can legally install it on your laptop as well.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Weyana" wrote in message
...
I've asked myself the same thing. Thankfully, I still have 2003 on my
desktop, but my laptop came with a trial of 2007 and I got addicted to
OneNote, and found a great deal on Office Home & Student. *L* I am an
editor
and designer at heart, so the interface reminds me of PageMaker or
something
similar, and it has some pretty darn cool features, like the automatic
word
count at the bottom.


But so far, every time I have used it, I've had to reload my shared
Normal.dot. It doesn't automatically load when it opens for some reason.
:P
Hoping I finally made it stick today.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

May I ask why you upgraded to Word 2007? I would think for your purposes
Word 2003 (or even Word 97) would be quite adequate.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Laverne" wrote in message
...
I have decided to try to use the different ways to see which one will
solve
my problem. I'm with you Weyana, being an MT means speed is vital.
The
BEST
way was the origninal way that prompted me, and I had so many entered.
I'm
just now realizing as I'm working that I really miss a lot of them. I
guess,
though, that it's just a matter of getting used to it. I just wish we
wouldn't keep having to get used to something new -- Microsoft should
find
a
way to fix it and bring back the old way and allow it as a FREE
download
for
new computers. It never occurred to me that I should have to find out
if
such basic things are a part of the new 2007. ARRRGH!

"Weyana" wrote:

I might consider doing that, actually...although typing for a living,
speed
counts--and symbols slow me down because I have to peek, too. But
for
a
couple I do have that get messed up when I type something similar,
that
would
still be quicker than Ctrl-Z and retyping after I realize what I did.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If I were not so clumsy typing on the top row (I have to peek), I'd
do
that,
too. As it is, I don't really have very many AutoCorrect entries of
that
type any more, and they tend to be assigned for specific projects
and
then
(if I remember) deleted. Sometimes I forget and months later run
into
an
expansion that completely surprises me!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
Indeed. I always use autocorrect with a prefix such as #, %, or @
to
avoid
accidental triggering - except for correcting words I have a
tendency
to
misspell when typing.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
But that's not to say that you couldn't save the "sodfarm"
AutoText
entry as an AutoCorrect entry with a different name, such as
#sdf.


"Weyana" wrote in message
...
Well, for starters, you can use AutoText to insert several
formatted
paragraphs (for example) by typing one word that is an
abbreviation
for that
template. If you use AutoCorrect, then you have to hit 'Undo'
or
'Alt-Z' if
you need to refer to that template by name without referring to
it.

E.g., a doctor I transcribe for can ask me to jot a note on his
log
that he
needs to do the 'sodfarm' for Patient X, and then as he's
dictating
the report, when he starts that template, I can type "sodfarm"
and
hit F3 (or Enter in 2003) to pull up the template. If "sodfarm"
were an AutoCorrect for
this 1/2 page long bit, then I would constantly be having to
undo
the
correction in notes he dictates.

As a general rule, I use AutoCorrect for unique acronyms or
capitalization...mris for MRIs; ncs for nerve conduction
studies;
clt for cervical, lumbar, and thoracic; cspine for cervical
spine...things that I would never intend to be left as it is.
While
on the other hand, as I said,
I use AutoText for phrases that I may or may not intend to
insert
when I type
its trigger.


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

It depends what you mean by 'more powerful'. I can't off-hand
think
of anything that Autotext can hold that Autocorrect cannot.
Suzanne
is correct
in suggesting that you still have to remember the trigger keys,
but
it is not imposible to make logical combinations that are easy
enough to remember,
but if you prefer autotext/quickparts that's fine. There is no
'autocomplete' in Word 2007.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Weyana wrote:
Precisely. AutoCorrect can only do so much. AutoText can be
far
more powerful. As it turns out, I think the F3 thing may
prove a
bit easier after all...as AutoText's AutoComplete suggestion
disengages after you type too many characters. With 2007's
QuickParts, it seems you can type more of the prompt instead
of
just 6 characters, or whatever.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

But then you have to remember the prompt for the AutoCorrect
entries, which is just as much trouble as remembering the
names
of
the AutoText entries!

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
...
You might consider investigating autocorrect instead as this
inserts immediately.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Weyana wrote:
n/m. Crisis averted. Had a fairly recent backup that I
remembered about, but slapping Word around a bit got it
working
right again anyway. Still...what an inconvenience. I don't
know about you, but I don't actually have the 'titles' of
all
my AT's memorized, and have relied on that prompt. I think
I
may just switch back to XP for transcription and save the
new
developer/"PageMaker" format for fiddle-farting around with
in
my spare time. Thank you both again for putting heads
together
to
discuss this!

Weyana wrote:
But so far, every time I have used it, I've had to reload my shared
Normal.dot. It doesn't automatically load when it opens for some
reason. :P Hoping I finally made it stick today.

You cannot share the Normal.dot file
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811468
The normal template for Word 2007 is normal.dotm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

On the contrary--I was able to make it work. We have our own shared server
at home, on which I store my work so that I can have access whether I'm on my
desktop or my laptop. My Word 2003 Normal.dot is saved to this network.

What that article is indicating is that multiple users cannot use a shared
Normal template concurrently, because the user who opened it first would have
write-access, and any changes that another user made to the Auto-Correct
entries or anything else would be lost.

I'm the only one using it, I just access it from different computers. But
it's perfectly compatible with 2007--I just had to find the right way share
it.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Weyana wrote:
But so far, every time I have used it, I've had to reload my shared
Normal.dot. It doesn't automatically load when it opens for some
reason. :P Hoping I finally made it stick today.

You cannot share the Normal.dot file
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811468
The normal template for Word 2007 is normal.dotm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

OK, I see your point, but it doesn't alter the fact that the default user
template for Word 2007 is not normal.dot but normal.dotm.
You could use normal.dot as an addin or you could use it to help create
normal.dotm, but you cannot use it *instead* of normal.dotm.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Weyana wrote:
On the contrary--I was able to make it work. We have our own shared
server at home, on which I store my work so that I can have access
whether I'm on my desktop or my laptop. My Word 2003 Normal.dot is
saved to this network.

What that article is indicating is that multiple users cannot use a
shared Normal template concurrently, because the user who opened it
first would have write-access, and any changes that another user made
to the Auto-Correct entries or anything else would be lost.

I'm the only one using it, I just access it from different computers.
But it's perfectly compatible with 2007--I just had to find the right
way share it.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Weyana wrote:
But so far, every time I have used it, I've had to reload my shared
Normal.dot. It doesn't automatically load when it opens for some
reason. :P Hoping I finally made it stick today.

You cannot share the Normal.dot file
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811468
The normal template for Word 2007 is normal.dotm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org

Actually, you can--I am. Normal.dotm may be the default, but defaults can be
changed.

I tried my Normal.dot as an Add-in first, and that is what kept resetting.
Everytime I opened Word, I had to go in and re-enable the Add-in for it to
work.

On the other hand, the last step I took worked:

Office button - Word Options - Advanced - File Locations, and then I
modified the templates location to point toward my network drive as I had
with my documents folder and just forgot where the setting was. It has
worked properly ever since.


"Graham Mayor" wrote:

OK, I see your point, but it doesn't alter the fact that the default user
template for Word 2007 is not normal.dot but normal.dotm.
You could use normal.dot as an addin or you could use it to help create
normal.dotm, but you cannot use it *instead* of normal.dotm.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



Weyana wrote:
On the contrary--I was able to make it work. We have our own shared
server at home, on which I store my work so that I can have access
whether I'm on my desktop or my laptop. My Word 2003 Normal.dot is
saved to this network.

What that article is indicating is that multiple users cannot use a
shared Normal template concurrently, because the user who opened it
first would have write-access, and any changes that another user made
to the Auto-Correct entries or anything else would be lost.

I'm the only one using it, I just access it from different computers.
But it's perfectly compatible with 2007--I just had to find the right
way share it.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

Weyana wrote:
But so far, every time I have used it, I've had to reload my shared
Normal.dot. It doesn't automatically load when it opens for some
reason. :P Hoping I finally made it stick today.

You cannot share the Normal.dot file
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811468
The normal template for Word 2007 is normal.dotm

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org