F3 shortcut key does not trigger autotext

[Lee]

F3 doesn't trigger autotext for me in Word 2007. I've made sure to spell the
autotext entry correctly. The F3 key is working correctly. But nothing
happens when I press the key.

Any suggestions?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Is the AutoText entry name unique? Or have you typed enough of it to
distinguish it from other entries with similar names?

 

[Lee]

My entry name is unique. I typed all of the entry name, then press F3;
nothing happens. Don't know if it's related, but I also discovered that the
shortcut for cycling through CAP options (Shift/F3) isn't working either.

 

[Jay Freedman]

Go to the keyboard shortcut dialog (in Word 2003 and earlier, it's Tools >
Customize > Keyboard; in Word 2007, Office button > Customize > Keyboard) and
check that the assignments are still there. Select the All Commands category and
then select

InsertAutoText -> F3
ChangeCase -> Shift+F3
Spike -> Ctrl+F3
InsertSpike -> Ctrl+Shift+F3

If the shortcuts are defined but don't work, try borrowing some else's keyboard
-- maybe the F3 key on yours is broken.

If the shortcuts aren't defined, put the cursor in the "Press new shortcut" box,
type the shortcut, and click the Assign button.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[Lee]

Mystery solved. The problem was that when I recently reformatted my hard
drive, I did not reinstall the driver for my Microsoft Natural Ergonomic
keyboard. I've just done that and now the F3 key and autotext entries are
fully functional.

 

[Jay Freedman]

Thanks for posting back. I'll add that one to the bag of tricks.