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From: stephencroall on 23 Mar 2010 18:17
i have word2007 in windows xp pro. my problem is that i work in two languages
- english uk and swedish - (as a translator) and my customized autocorrect
entries are no longer available in both. they were before, but disappeared a
couple of years ago whenever swedish was selected. is there some smart way of
recovering them?
many thanks!
stephen

From: Stefan Blom on 24 Mar 2010 15:25
If you want an AutoCorrect entry to be available no matter which language is
applied to the insertion point, make sure that the entry is *formatted* (it
will then be stored in the Normal template).

To create a formatted AutoCorrect entry, type the text (or other contents)
that you want added, select it (them) and then display the AutoCorrect
dialog box. Type a name for the entry, click Add, and then close the dialog.
If/when you are prompted to save the Normal template, choose to do so.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"stephencroall" <u58939(a)uwe> wrote in message news:a5750e449ab94(a)uwe...
>i have word2007 in windows xp pro. my problem is that i work in two
>languages
> - english uk and swedish - (as a translator) and my customized autocorrect
> entries are no longer available in both. they were before, but disappeared
> a
> couple of years ago whenever swedish was selected. is there some smart way
> of
> recovering them?
> many thanks!
> stephen
>


From: stephencroall via OfficeKB.com on 24 Mar 2010 17:04
thanks, stefan, but is there any way of globally formatting the two thousand
or so customized entries i have in plain text retroactively in one fell swoop,
do you suppose? don't think i have the time to fish them out one by one. :-(
the procedure you describe below is the one i've always used but by default
it arrives in the dialogue box as plain text, not formatted. i'm almost never
prompted to save the normal template.
rgds/stephen

Stefan Blom wrote:
>If you want an AutoCorrect entry to be available no matter which language is
>applied to the insertion point, make sure that the entry is *formatted* (it
>will then be stored in the Normal template).
>
>To create a formatted AutoCorrect entry, type the text (or other contents)
>that you want added, select it (them) and then display the AutoCorrect
>dialog box. Type a name for the entry, click Add, and then close the dialog.
>If/when you are prompted to save the Normal template, choose to do so.
>
>>i have word2007 in windows xp pro. my problem is that i work in two
>>languages
>[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>> many thanks!
>> stephen

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From: Stefan Blom on 25 Mar 2010 05:43
Perhaps you could use a macro to "convert" the AutoCorrect entries; you will
have to ask in a programming newsgroup about that (try
microsoft.public.word.vba.general for example).

Note that when you create entries based on the current selection, you should
verify that the appropriate option ("Formatted text" or "Plain text") is
selected in the dialog box.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"stephencroall via OfficeKB.com" <u58939(a)uwe> wrote in message
news:a580fce21c491(a)uwe...
> thanks, stefan, but is there any way of globally formatting the two
> thousand
> or so customized entries i have in plain text retroactively in one fell
> swoop,
> do you suppose? don't think i have the time to fish them out one by one.
> :-(
> the procedure you describe below is the one i've always used but by
> default
> it arrives in the dialogue box as plain text, not formatted. i'm almost
> never
> prompted to save the normal template.
> rgds/stephen
>
> Stefan Blom wrote:
>>If you want an AutoCorrect entry to be available no matter which language
>>is
>>applied to the insertion point, make sure that the entry is *formatted*
>>(it
>>will then be stored in the Normal template).
>>
>>To create a formatted AutoCorrect entry, type the text (or other contents)
>>that you want added, select it (them) and then display the AutoCorrect
>>dialog box. Type a name for the entry, click Add, and then close the
>>dialog.
>>If/when you are prompted to save the Normal template, choose to do so.
>>
>>>i have word2007 in windows xp pro. my problem is that i work in two
>>>languages
>>[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>>> many thanks!
>>> stephen
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.officekb.com
>



From: stephencroall via OfficeKB.com on 25 Mar 2010 06:23
thanks again, stefan, will try the macro solution.
stephen

Stefan Blom wrote:
>Perhaps you could use a macro to "convert" the AutoCorrect entries; you will
>have to ask in a programming newsgroup about that (try
>microsoft.public.word.vba.general for example).
>
>Note that when you create entries based on the current selection, you should
>verify that the appropriate option ("Formatted text" or "Plain text") is
>selected in the dialog box.
>
>> thanks, stefan, but is there any way of globally formatting the two
>> thousand
>[quoted text clipped - 26 lines]
>>>> many thanks!
>>>> stephen

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