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From: Doug Robbins - Word MVP on 29 Mar 2010 18:09
Press F3 after inserting the text string

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<marc_isaacs(a)gorham.com> wrote in message
news:m9u1r51veqr5tus6vsm18hg7omb48lpak9(a)4ax.com...
> A new project requires an embellishment to separate body text from
> annotations.
> The embellishment is a 3.5-inch horizontal bar with a bead on each
> end.
>
> o-----------o
>
> I have created a kludge by selecting the embellishment and placing it
> in AutoText. I assigned it a cryptic text string however that does not
> insert the embellishment as it would text. I have to open Tools > Auto
> Correct > Auto Text and click it and then it appears. While this is
> better than copying it from one file to the next, it is still clumsy
> and surely not the best way to manage this. Is it possible to make
> the embellishment into a style?
>
> Many thanks.

From: Suzanne S. Barnhill on 29 Mar 2010 18:09
You should be able to insert it from Insert | AutoText. But perhaps your
name for the entry has the same first few letters as the name of another
AutoText entry? You will not get the AutoComplete tip until you have typed
enough characters to uniquely identify the specific entry.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
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<marc_isaacs(a)gorham.com> wrote in message
news:m9u1r51veqr5tus6vsm18hg7omb48lpak9(a)4ax.com...
>A new project requires an embellishment to separate body text from
> annotations.
> The embellishment is a 3.5-inch horizontal bar with a bead on each
> end.
>
> o-----------o
>
> I have created a kludge by selecting the embellishment and placing it
> in AutoText. I assigned it a cryptic text string however that does not
> insert the embellishment as it would text. I have to open Tools > Auto
> Correct > Auto Text and click it and then it appears. While this is
> better than copying it from one file to the next, it is still clumsy
> and surely not the best way to manage this. Is it possible to make
> the embellishment into a style?
>
> Many thanks.

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