Jean said:
is there a way to add an autotext entry to 200 users normal.dot
without overwriting their existing file?
Thanks in advance
Jean
The way to distribute autotext to others does _not_ involve doing anything
with Normal.dot.
Make and save a new blank template with a name like CompanyAutoText.dot. Use
the Organizer (from Tools > Templates & Add-Ins > Organizer) to copy the new
entries from your Normal.dot to CompanyAutoText.dot.
Then send CompanyAutoText.dot to the other users, with instructions to save
it in the Word startup folder -- by default that's
%appdata%\Microsoft\Word\Startup although it could have been changed in the
Tools > Options > File Locations dialog.
All AutoText entries (and macros, too) in templates stored in that location
are automatically available in all open documents, the same as those in
Normal.dot.
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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