AutoText AutoComplete

[fingerhut]

The AutoText is not working. If I create a new autotext entry and name it
"signature" when I type in "signature" it does not autocomplete. The only
way I can insert the autotext is by typing signature and then hitting F3. It
seems as if the autocomplete is not turning on. But the "autocomplete" check
box is checked under the autotext menu. Can anyone help?

 

[Jay Freedman]

The AutoText is not working. If I create a new autotext entry and
name it "signature" when I type in "signature" it does not
autocomplete. The only way I can insert the autotext is by typing
signature and then hitting F3. It seems as if the autocomplete is not
turning on. But the "autocomplete" check box is checked under the
autotext menu. Can anyone help?

Are you using Word 2007? If so, sadly, Autocomplete is not available for
anything except dates. We have hopes that it can be restored in some future
service pack, but Microsoft hasn't made any promises about that.

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Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[fingerhut]

No, I am using Office 2003 sp3.

Are you using Word 2007? If so, sadly, Autocomplete is not available for
anything except dates. We have hopes that it can be restored in some future
service pack, but Microsoft hasn't made any promises about that.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

 

[Jay Freedman]

In that case, you may have a problem in the Data key in the registry where Word
stores that setting. Read
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/DataKeySettings.htm.

Read the whole article first, especially the section "How to preserve your
Settings preferences". Then follow the instructions in the "Deleting and
recreating the corrupt registry values" section of
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/MissingMenusEtc.htm to delete the
Settings value inside the Data key.