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You are welcome. :-)

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"MrsMac" <MrsMac(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DB2D4819-9595-48DA-A167-D2927BD4CB45(a)microsoft.com...
> Thank you, Stefan, for the great assistance, as always! :)
>
> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>
>> Maybe the presence of a space character in the Building Block name
>> contributed to the difficulty; I don't know.
>>
>> I'm told that AutoComplete suggestions will be back for Building Blocks
>> in
>> Word 2010.
>>
>> --
>> Stefan Blom
>> Microsoft Word MVP
>>
>>
>>
>> "MrsMac" <MrsMac(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:466912A5-9315-4CBE-8F0B-8E5997EA62B1(a)microsoft.com...
>> >I tried it with 3 words, then 4 -- didn't work either time. I had one
>> >other
>> > entry that started with a similar phrase ("Does the" instead of "Does
>> > best.")
>> > I deleted the "does the" entry entirely. "Does best" entry still did
>> > not
>> > work. Then I tried it with just the first word -- "Does." It works. Go
>> > figure. Fortunately, I do not use the entry I deleted so I *guess* my
>> > problem
>> > is solved. I still can't understand why this ONE entry has been so
>> > problematic!
>> >
>> > By the way, do you know if Autocomplete will come back in W2010
>> > functioning
>> > as it did in the past? Thanks for your help!
>> >
>> > "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Note that the message doesn't mean that there are two entries with the
>> >> *same* name. Instead, it indicates that there is an entry with a
>> >> *similar*
>> >> name. If you type in some more characters, then can Word identify and
>> >> insert
>> >> the Building Block?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Stefan Blom
>> >> Microsoft Word MVP
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "MrsMac" <MrsMac(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:8B6F91A7-BEA3-4481-B2AC-04F996529BDC(a)microsoft.com...
>> >> > More headaches with Word 2007's dreaded Building Blocks.
>> >> >
>> >> > I have a five-word phrase that I have set up in Quick Parts gallery
>> >> > and
>> >> > Building Blocks, with the first two words being the name. When I
>> >> > look
>> >> > at
>> >> > the
>> >> > Building Blocks Organizer, the phrase is there properly. It shows in
>> >> > the
>> >> > preview properly. But when I type the first two words and hit F3,
>> >> > I'm
>> >> > told
>> >> > it's not a unique building block name. There is no other building
>> >> > blocks
>> >> > entry that has this same name. I can't figure out what's wrong here.
>> >> > I
>> >> > have
>> >> > had problems with other autotext entries and formatting, but not a
>> >> > simple
>> >> > phrase. Thanks for any help you can give me.
>> >> >
>> >> > Word 2010 cannot come soon enough!!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> .
>> >>
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>> .
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