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restoring auto correct file back to original word version
Hi- I used the auto correct utility to save a personal auto correct file to
another PC. Now I would like to go back to the standard auto correct file that Microsoft provides. I tried to do this by making a backup of the standard auto correct file and then restoring using this file but it does not overwrite the personal auto correct file I now have there. Any suggestions?? Thanks! Sharon |
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restoring auto correct file back to original word version
Hi Sharon,
First, there are two (or more) places that Office stores AutoCorrect entries. Unformatted entries are stored in .acl files, one for each language (details are at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...utocorrect.htm). Formatted entries are stored in the normal.dot template. To return to the standard list, you'll have to restore both sources. -- Regards, Jay Freedman http://aspnet2.com/mvp.ashx?JayFreedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org "Sharon G" wrote: Hi- I used the auto correct utility to save a personal auto correct file to another PC. Now I would like to go back to the standard auto correct file that Microsoft provides. I tried to do this by making a backup of the standard auto correct file and then restoring using this file but it does not overwrite the personal auto correct file I now have there. Any suggestions?? Thanks! Sharon |
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restoring auto correct file back to original word version
Hi Jay- I was able to find the .acl file. I deleted the most recent copy
thinking it might rebuild itself. However, when I do that, I lose all of the saved auto text in my normal.dot file. Is there a way to restore the original auto correct file and maintain the auto text that has been built? These PC's that I am referring to are work PC's for transcription at a hospital. If I delete the profile and let it rebuild, will it create a new normal.dot file with the orignial auto correct file? My other thought is to copy someone's normal.dot file that has the auto correct and auto text into each user's profile. Would that work? Thanks in advance! Sharon "Jay Freedman" wrote: Hi Sharon, First, there are two (or more) places that Office stores AutoCorrect entries. Unformatted entries are stored in .acl files, one for each language (details are at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...utocorrect.htm). Formatted entries are stored in the normal.dot template. To return to the standard list, you'll have to restore both sources. -- Regards, Jay Freedman http://aspnet2.com/mvp.ashx?JayFreedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org "Sharon G" wrote: Hi- I used the auto correct utility to save a personal auto correct file to another PC. Now I would like to go back to the standard auto correct file that Microsoft provides. I tried to do this by making a backup of the standard auto correct file and then restoring using this file but it does not overwrite the personal auto correct file I now have there. Any suggestions?? Thanks! Sharon |
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restoring auto correct file back to original word version
Hi Sharon,
If you keep deleting things without knowing what you're doing, you're going to damage the whole installation to the point where you'll need to uninstall and reinstall -- STOP!!! You can safely *rename* the normal.dot file to something like oldnormal.dot while Word is closed down (as well as closing down Outlook if you use Word as your email editor). When you restart Word, it will build a new normal.dot that's just like the one in a new installation. It will have the default set of AutoText entries, and only a few formatted AutoCorrect entries (the smiley faces and arrows). You can then use the Organizer to copy your old AutoText entries, styles, etc. from oldnormal.dot to the new normal.dot (see http://home.cfl.rr.com/gmaxeyword/add_check_boxes.htm for illustrations of using the Organizer). You can't rebuild the original .acl files that way. You can try using the Detect & Repair item on the Help menu (you'll probably need the Office CD for this) -- that may or may not restore the missing file. If not, you can copy one from a PC where nothing has been added to the AutoCorrect list. In any case, don't even think of copying one normal.dot and using it to overwrite everyone else's! You should be (painfully) aware that AutoText and AutoCorrect entries are *not* the only customizations stored in that template, and every user has their own set and would be P.O.ed if you wiped them out. If you want to distribute a standard set of AT/AC entries, see these articles: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...utocorrect.htm http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/...buteMacros.htm -- Regards, Jay Freedman http://aspnet2.com/mvp.ashx?JayFreedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org "Sharon G" wrote: Hi Jay- I was able to find the .acl file. I deleted the most recent copy thinking it might rebuild itself. However, when I do that, I lose all of the saved auto text in my normal.dot file. Is there a way to restore the original auto correct file and maintain the auto text that has been built? These PC's that I am referring to are work PC's for transcription at a hospital. If I delete the profile and let it rebuild, will it create a new normal.dot file with the orignial auto correct file? My other thought is to copy someone's normal.dot file that has the auto correct and auto text into each user's profile. Would that work? Thanks in advance! Sharon "Jay Freedman" wrote: Hi Sharon, First, there are two (or more) places that Office stores AutoCorrect entries. Unformatted entries are stored in .acl files, one for each language (details are at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...utocorrect.htm). Formatted entries are stored in the normal.dot template. To return to the standard list, you'll have to restore both sources. -- Regards, Jay Freedman http://aspnet2.com/mvp.ashx?JayFreedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org "Sharon G" wrote: Hi- I used the auto correct utility to save a personal auto correct file to another PC. Now I would like to go back to the standard auto correct file that Microsoft provides. I tried to do this by making a backup of the standard auto correct file and then restoring using this file but it does not overwrite the personal auto correct file I now have there. Any suggestions?? Thanks! Sharon |
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restoring auto correct file back to original word version
Hi Jay- thanks for the information. It is all very helpful. We are in a
unique situation in that the transcriptionists only use the PC's for transcription and nothing else. Therefore, they haven't customized their normal.dot file at all, other than auto correct and auto text. I have a "clean" version of what a new person would need (for their job) that I can copy to the folder in case they have corrupted the file. What I was able to do was to find the most recent .acl file associated with that user, remove it and then it goes back to the original auto correct file, maintaining the auto text entries that had been entered. While this probably will not work for a general user, it did work in this instance for our applications. One thing people should be aware of if they use the utility to transfer their auto correct files is that is difficult to get back to the original installation! Thanks for your help! Sharon "Jay Freedman" wrote: Hi Sharon, If you keep deleting things without knowing what you're doing, you're going to damage the whole installation to the point where you'll need to uninstall and reinstall -- STOP!!! You can safely *rename* the normal.dot file to something like oldnormal.dot while Word is closed down (as well as closing down Outlook if you use Word as your email editor). When you restart Word, it will build a new normal.dot that's just like the one in a new installation. It will have the default set of AutoText entries, and only a few formatted AutoCorrect entries (the smiley faces and arrows). You can then use the Organizer to copy your old AutoText entries, styles, etc. from oldnormal.dot to the new normal.dot (see http://home.cfl.rr.com/gmaxeyword/add_check_boxes.htm for illustrations of using the Organizer). You can't rebuild the original .acl files that way. You can try using the Detect & Repair item on the Help menu (you'll probably need the Office CD for this) -- that may or may not restore the missing file. If not, you can copy one from a PC where nothing has been added to the AutoCorrect list. In any case, don't even think of copying one normal.dot and using it to overwrite everyone else's! You should be (painfully) aware that AutoText and AutoCorrect entries are *not* the only customizations stored in that template, and every user has their own set and would be P.O.ed if you wiped them out. If you want to distribute a standard set of AT/AC entries, see these articles: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/FilesToBackup.htm http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...utocorrect.htm http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/...buteMacros.htm -- Regards, Jay Freedman http://aspnet2.com/mvp.ashx?JayFreedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org "Sharon G" wrote: Hi Jay- I was able to find the .acl file. I deleted the most recent copy thinking it might rebuild itself. However, when I do that, I lose all of the saved auto text in my normal.dot file. Is there a way to restore the original auto correct file and maintain the auto text that has been built? These PC's that I am referring to are work PC's for transcription at a hospital. If I delete the profile and let it rebuild, will it create a new normal.dot file with the orignial auto correct file? My other thought is to copy someone's normal.dot file that has the auto correct and auto text into each user's profile. Would that work? Thanks in advance! Sharon "Jay Freedman" wrote: Hi Sharon, First, there are two (or more) places that Office stores AutoCorrect entries. Unformatted entries are stored in .acl files, one for each language (details are at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...utocorrect.htm). Formatted entries are stored in the normal.dot template. To return to the standard list, you'll have to restore both sources. -- Regards, Jay Freedman http://aspnet2.com/mvp.ashx?JayFreedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org "Sharon G" wrote: Hi- I used the auto correct utility to save a personal auto correct file to another PC. Now I would like to go back to the standard auto correct file that Microsoft provides. I tried to do this by making a backup of the standard auto correct file and then restoring using this file but it does not overwrite the personal auto correct file I now have there. Any suggestions?? Thanks! Sharon |
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