How do I save Auto Text entries to a floppy?

[Guest]

I am using MS WORD 2000 and would like to backup my extensive auto text
entries and can find no info on the subject. I was albe to print them out
(from File / Print/ Print What: auto text entries) so I at least have a hard
copy. Thanks

 

[Guest]

Hi HunterBob,

Autotext is stored in a template. The best way to back up your autotext is
to back up the template.

Usually autotext is stored in normal.dot, but if you are using your work
system your employer may have customised this.

Take a look at the autotext article on the MVP FAQ site.
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AutoText.htm

Genine

 

[Guest]

Here is a macro we have used in either Wd97 or Wd2000 to create a Word doc
containing all AT entries:

Sub InsertAllAutoText()
Dim Entry As AutoTextEntry

Documents.Add

For Each Entry In NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries
Selection.Font.Bold = True
Selection.TypeText Text:=Entry.Name
Selection.Font.Bold = False
Selection.TypeParagraph
Selection.TypeText Text:=Entry.Value
Selection.TypeParagraph
Selection.TypeParagraph
Next
End Sub

 

[Charles Kenyon]

AutoText is stored in templates, in normal.dot by default. See
http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm for step-by-step instructions
on moving / sharing / copying customizations including AutoText,
AutoCorrect, keyboard assignments, macros, etc.

BTW: If you want to be able to use your documents, when working with in
Word, act as if your floppy drive does not exist. (This applies to CDRW/CDR
drives as well.)
Don't use Word to:
Open a document on a floppy
Print a document on a floppy
Edit a document on a floppy
Save a document to a floppy (not even a copy)

Word regularly trashes documents on floppy drives!

Instead, work on the document using your hard drive. Copy it back and forth
using Windows.

--

Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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