auto text, why won't it work or only works sporadically ...

Has there been any resolution to this problem listed by this other person a few years ago? I am wondering if they were able to figure out how to fix this issue. I got a new laptop and had to download from Microsoft a copy of my Word 2010, because my new laptop does not come equipped with a cd drive. However, I did this Microsoft also upgraded it to a newer format and my autocomplete is not working. I type medical transcription, too, and I have re-created my auto complete entries using each step as mentioned above. My text is highlighted, I use Alt-F3 to open the autotext box, I save it with the first several characters it chooses for me in the "name" box, it is "auto text" and "normal" for gallery and such....but it doesn't come up when I start typing!!!! I have deleted and re-entered too many times to count, each time making sure these fields are all as I read they should be and nothing works. I even made sure multiple times that my "Show AutoComplete options" is selected in the options section. I have closed and re-opened Word multiple times, I have rebooted my computer....what else can I try to make the AutoComplete option work??!! I have wasted hours trying to figure this out. I did not ask for my Word 2010 to be altered like this. It is not very user friendly and I just want to use Word for my business the way that I always have. I don't have time for these kinds of setbacks and it is costing me money to not have this functioning correctly. Please help!

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Hi,

Even though your thread's over a year old since this is 10/29/2013, I came looking for the same...auto texts found in my global template, still, but not appearing when i strike the keys and F3 to make it go...and then it .... doesn't. I saw you're legal transcriber and it's great to have quick words or not that that's M Word's ... quick parts, rather, but when these times happen it makes me REALLY MISS WORD PERFECT.

Word Perfect was perfect, so hey....why not get rid of it.

Just my own Op.....F3            oh that's Opinion                         :)      Take care

Thanks for the clarification. I knew it wasn't something set in AutoText or AutoCorrect.

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All of the (recent) changes are certainly confusing... Remember that AutoComplete exists only for dates in Word 2007. <sigh>

It's AutoComplete suggestions for dates, and you can't customize them (as far as I know).

Thanks for the clarification. I knew it wasn't something set in AutoText or AutoCorrect. I use datefields in all my templates so never use the AutoComplete for dates except to undo them.