From: PatG on
I also have this problem...Word uses the ACL file with the added entries, but
Excel and Visio do not.

"Beth Melton" wrote:

> The Office apps share the same AutoCorrect file by default and you can't
> point them to use different files. Now, entries in a different language are
> stored in separate files and if you created Rich Text entries in Word (those
> that contain formatting) they are exclusive to Word and cannot be shared.
> Does any of this apply? If not, are you only adding new AutoCorrect entries
> or did you copy the *.acl file from another computer?
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> Beth Melton
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> "Wayne4Js" <Wayne4Js(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:575FA7DF-EDD7-421B-9251-09E7F3E9B11D(a)microsoft.com...
> >I am setting up on a new computer using Vista Op Sys and my Autocorrect
> >list
> > from Word 2007 doesn't show up/work in Excel 2007. How can I synchronize
> > so
> > that Excel & Word, use or share the same list
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