I can no longer use to create a smiley face. The characters have
disappeared from my AutoCorrect list.
I tried to paste the character into the "With" dialogue box, but only get a
"J" character.
I tried to insert the character into the "With" dialogue box by using [ALT]
074, and still only get a "J" character.
I tried the [ALT] 074 in the document itself and still only got the "J"
character; I suspect this is not a Word problem.
I just tried the [ALT] 074 in Notepad and got a "J" character, as well.
So it's not Word, but maybe someone can still help me.

The character for the smiley face resides in the Wingdings font family.
After you type [Alt] 074, have you then selected the 'J' and changed the
font to 'Wingdings'?

"Tom-LE" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1A3914F8-7918-4BDC-BFAD-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I can no longer use to create a smiley face. The characters have
> disappeared from my AutoCorrect list.
> I tried to paste the character into the "With" dialogue box, but only get
> a
> "J" character.
> I tried to insert the character into the "With" dialogue box by using
> [ALT]
> 074, and still only get a "J" character.
> I tried the [ALT] 074 in the document itself and still only got the "J"
> character; I suspect this is not a Word problem.
> I just tried the [ALT] 074 in Notepad and got a "J" character, as well.
> So it's not Word, but maybe someone can still help me.

The character for the smiley face resides in the Wingdings font family.
After you type [Alt] 074, have you then selected the 'J' and changed the
font to 'Wingdings'?

"Tom-LE" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1A3914F8-7918-4BDC-BFAD-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I can no longer use to create a smiley face. The characters have
> disappeared from my AutoCorrect list.
> I tried to paste the character into the "With" dialogue box, but only get
> a
> "J" character.
> I tried to insert the character into the "With" dialogue box by using
> [ALT]
> 074, and still only get a "J" character.
> I tried the [ALT] 074 in the document itself and still only got the "J"
> character; I suspect this is not a Word problem.
> I just tried the [ALT] 074 in Notepad and got a "J" character, as well.
> So it's not Word, but maybe someone can still help me.

Formatted AutoCorrect entries (which is what this is) are saved in
Normal.dot. My guess would be that you saved a document or another template
as Normal.dot, which wiped out all your AutoText and formatted AutoCorrect
entries. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm for
instructions on renaming Normal.dot.

--
Suzanne 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.

"Tom-LE" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1A3914F8-7918-4BDC-BFAD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I can no longer use to create a smiley face. The characters have
> disappeared from my AutoCorrect list.
> I tried to paste the character into the "With" dialogue box, but only get
a
> "J" character.
> I tried to insert the character into the "With" dialogue box by using
[ALT]
> 074, and still only get a "J" character.
> I tried the [ALT] 074 in the document itself and still only got the "J"
> character; I suspect this is not a Word problem.
> I just tried the [ALT] 074 in Notepad and got a "J" character, as well.
> So it's not Word, but maybe someone can still help me.

Formatted AutoCorrect entries (which is what this is) are saved in
Normal.dot. My guess would be that you saved a document or another template
as Normal.dot, which wiped out all your AutoText and formatted AutoCorrect
entries. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm for
instructions on renaming Normal.dot.

--
Suzanne 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.

"Tom-LE" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1A3914F8-7918-4BDC-BFAD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I can no longer use to create a smiley face. The characters have
> disappeared from my AutoCorrect list.
> I tried to paste the character into the "With" dialogue box, but only get
a
> "J" character.
> I tried to insert the character into the "With" dialogue box by using
[ALT]
> 074, and still only get a "J" character.
> I tried the [ALT] 074 in the document itself and still only got the "J"
> character; I suspect this is not a Word problem.
> I just tried the [ALT] 074 in Notepad and got a "J" character, as well.
> So it's not Word, but maybe someone can still help me.

Formatted autocorrects are stored in normal.dot so missing entries is an
indication that you have tried to save a document as normal.dot. Only Word
can create normal.dot. Rename yours to oldnormal.dot and use the organizer
to copy your personalisations to the new one Word will create.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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

Tom-LE wrote:
> I can no longer use to create a smiley face. The characters have
> disappeared from my AutoCorrect list.
> I tried to paste the character into the "With" dialogue box, but only
> get a "J" character.
> I tried to insert the character into the "With" dialogue box by using
> [ALT] 074, and still only get a "J" character.
> I tried the [ALT] 074 in the document itself and still only got the
> "J" character; I suspect this is not a Word problem.
> I just tried the [ALT] 074 in Notepad and got a "J" character, as
> well.
> So it's not Word, but maybe someone can still help me.

Formatted autocorrects are stored in normal.dot so missing entries is an
indication that you have tried to save a document as normal.dot. Only Word
can create normal.dot. Rename yours to oldnormal.dot and use the organizer
to copy your personalisations to the new one Word will create.

--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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

Tom-LE wrote:
> I can no longer use to create a smiley face. The characters have
> disappeared from my AutoCorrect list.
> I tried to paste the character into the "With" dialogue box, but only
> get a "J" character.
> I tried to insert the character into the "With" dialogue box by using
> [ALT] 074, and still only get a "J" character.
> I tried the [ALT] 074 in the document itself and still only got the
> "J" character; I suspect this is not a Word problem.
> I just tried the [ALT] 074 in Notepad and got a "J" character, as
> well.
> So it's not Word, but maybe someone can still help me.

Thanks!
I did not do that.
I know have all three of them back in my normal.dot

"BobR" wrote:

> The character for the smiley face resides in the Wingdings font family.
> After you type [Alt] 074, have you then selected the 'J' and changed the
> font to 'Wingdings'?
>
> "Tom-LE" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1A3914F8-7918-4BDC-BFAD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I can no longer use to create a smiley face. The characters have
> > disappeared from my AutoCorrect list.
> > I tried to paste the character into the "With" dialogue box, but only get
> > a
> > "J" character.
> > I tried to insert the character into the "With" dialogue box by using
> > [ALT]
> > 074, and still only get a "J" character.
> > I tried the [ALT] 074 in the document itself and still only got the "J"
> > character; I suspect this is not a Word problem.
> > I just tried the [ALT] 074 in Notepad and got a "J" character, as well.
> > So it's not Word, but maybe someone can still help me.
>
>
>

Thanks!
I did not do that.
I know have all three of them back in my normal.dot

"BobR" wrote:

> The character for the smiley face resides in the Wingdings font family.
> After you type [Alt] 074, have you then selected the 'J' and changed the
> font to 'Wingdings'?
>
> "Tom-LE" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1A3914F8-7918-4BDC-BFAD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I can no longer use to create a smiley face. The characters have
> > disappeared from my AutoCorrect list.
> > I tried to paste the character into the "With" dialogue box, but only get
> > a
> > "J" character.
> > I tried to insert the character into the "With" dialogue box by using
> > [ALT]
> > 074, and still only get a "J" character.
> > I tried the [ALT] 074 in the document itself and still only got the "J"
> > character; I suspect this is not a Word problem.
> > I just tried the [ALT] 074 in Notepad and got a "J" character, as well.
> > So it's not Word, but maybe someone can still help me.
>
>
>

Thank you. You are absolutely right - I did replace my normal.dot file. My
customized toolbars disappeared a month ago and I tried to find an old
normal.dot (they seem to disappear on me about every 2-6 months).

The first responder's reply helped me to get the characters back in my
AutoCorrect table and normal.dot. Thank you for the article on working with
Normal.dot; I have printed it off and will be a better user for it.

Tom

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> Formatted AutoCorrect entries (which is what this is) are saved in
> Normal.dot. My guess would be that you saved a document or another template
> as Normal.dot, which wiped out all your AutoText and formatted AutoCorrect
> entries. See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...ocNotBlank.htm for
> instructions on renaming Normal.dot.
>
> --
> Suzanne 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.
>
> "Tom-LE" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1A3914F8-7918-4BDC-BFAD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I can no longer use to create a smiley face. The characters have
> > disappeared from my AutoCorrect list.
> > I tried to paste the character into the "With" dialogue box, but only get
> a
> > "J" character.
> > I tried to insert the character into the "With" dialogue box by using
> [ALT]
> > 074, and still only get a "J" character.
> > I tried the [ALT] 074 in the document itself and still only got the "J"
> > character; I suspect this is not a Word problem.
> > I just tried the [ALT] 074 in Notepad and got a "J" character, as well.
> > So it's not Word, but maybe someone can still help me.
>
>