How to save auto text to a readable file

[Guest]

Does anyone know how to save your auto text to a readable file? I know you
can print it out to a hard copy by going to print, and in the "print what"
box, choosing auto text entries. But if I select the print to file box, I get
a file that I do not know how to open as a readable file. Is there a program
that opens this so it is legible?
Once I have a readable file, is there a quick way to restore these entries
to a new normal.dot file, other than manually re-entering them or using the
organizer in the templates and add ons feature?

Thanks for any help!

 

[Jay Freedman]

Download the AutoTextDumper template from http://jay-freedman.info. Unzip
the downloaded file into your User Templates folder (whatever is listed for
that in Tools > Options > File Locations). Use File > New to make a document
based on AutoTextDumper.dot. Click the button on the floating toolbar,
select the template whose AutoText you want to dump, and click OK. It will
create an ordinary printable document containing a table of your AutoText
entries.

The AutoTextLoader template from the same web page will reload the document
into a template of your choice.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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[Guest]

Thanks Jay- sounds easy enough.. will give it a try!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Jay's solution will be much better for you, but note for future reference
that the missing piece of the puzzle is that when you print to file you need
to do so with the Generic/Text Only printer selected. You'll still get some
extra garbage, but most of the file will be plain text.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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