I absolutely adored Word 2003 and could do anything with it. I now have
Vista 2007 and cannot even insert a simple shaded form field, create my own
short-cut keys for quick insert into documents, or create my own auto text
insertions. With everything in Vista there surely must be simple way.
Otherwise bring back Word 2003.....

To insert the form fields of Word 97-2003, use the Developer tab of the
ribbon (click the Legacy Tools button in the Controls group).

To create shortcuts, click the Office button (on the top left of your Word
screen), click Word Options, and then click Customize. Click the Keyboard
button to display the Customize Keyboard dialog box.

To create an AutoText entry: Add the contents that you want in your
AutoText. Select it and press Alt+F3. Give the entry a name and choose
"AutoText" for "Gallery." Choose where to save it, and click OK.

Note, however, that Word 2007 no longer supports AutoComplete for AutoText
entries. But you can type the name of an entry (or the first few letters of
the name), and then press F3 to insert the AutoText.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Divabelle" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I absolutely adored Word 2003 and could do anything with it. I now have
> Vista 2007 and cannot even insert a simple shaded form field, create my
> own
> short-cut keys for quick insert into documents, or create my own auto text
> insertions. With everything in Vista there surely must be simple way.
> Otherwise bring back Word 2003.....
>