Autocomplete in 2007 and normal.dot

[Guest]

Hi

When I type todays date, Word tries to autocomplete it - in 2003 I used to
be able to turn off 'show autocomplete tip for autotext and dates' - how do I
do that in 2007?

Also, does normal.dot still exist and work in the same way as previous
versions and where is it stored?

Thanks

Anita

 

[Stefan Blom]

You can no longer turn off AutoComplete; see:

Use AutoComplete to enter calendar terms
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA100997751033.aspx

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[Beth Melton]

The AutoComplete option is no longer available in the UI but you can use the
following to turn it off:

- Copy the following statement from this post:

Application.DisplayAutoCompleteTips = False

- Press Alt+F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor
- Press Ctrl + G to open the Immediate Window
- Paste the previously copied statement in the Immediate Window
- Press Enter to execute the statement

If you want them to display again, change False to True and repeat the
steps.

I believe your question about the Normal template was answered in a previous
post.

Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup. Requests for
assistance by email can not be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Co-author of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

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[Guest]

Hurrah and thanks. This solution worked for me in Word. But not in Outlook.
I don't mind it autocompleting email addresses but getting "2007-10-01" when
I'm typing a message is driving me mad. Is a solution available?? Thanks.

 

[LSmith]

Is there any way to turn off AutoComplete when I go to open a Word 2007
document?
Thanks

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You could follow the instructions in Beth's post, which tell how to do
exactly this.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[LSmith]

Actually, I had followed Beth's instructions before posting, but it didn't
work. Hitting enter just added another line in the immediate window, so I
clicked on "close and return to windows" instead.