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

Anonymous
2010-10-24T20:58:44+00:00

moved from word 2000 to word 2010 and now auto text which was copied over works only occasionally and randomly ... i have done the word 2010 tutorial ... googled ad nauseum about it and i can not figure it out ... in word 2000 i added the auto text and when typing a document if i started typing the words of the auto text a greyish box showed up with the entire text, i hit enter and kept typing ... it is hit or miss whether the box will show up ... i have tried adding new auto text and that does not work at all ... what am i doing wrong ???

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  1. Stefan Blom 352.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2010-10-25T09:19:17+00:00

    In Word 2010, AutoComplete Suggestions only work with AutoText entries stored in the Normal template (or with entries stored in the template attached to the current document).

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-10-25T09:21:35+00:00

    how?

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  3. Stefan Blom 352.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2010-10-25T09:34:36+00:00

    how?

    It should work the way you described it: after you've typed sufficiently many characters for Word to uniquely identify a particular AutoText entry, you should see the prompt.

    To move individual items to the Normal template, use Insert tab | Quick Parts | Building Block Organizer.

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-10-25T11:05:38+00:00

    well that is the problem ... all the ones i use show up in the autotext gallery they just randomly and sporadically show up when i am typing ... i checked and i have one normal template ... example, i type medical reports and one doctor says "with kindest regards" at the end of every consult ... after typing approximately 30 letters the auto text box shows up only a handful of times ... any suggestions on that ??? and if the text shows up in auto text, would that not mean it is saved in the correct place ??? and why randomly ??? i use the same template over and over again so i am not understanding why it is not working and working as a medical trascriptionist that has added a considerable amount of work for me having to type these repetitive statements again and again ... i also went to insert tab, quick parts, building block organizer and they are all there under normal ... any further suggestions ??? i have only had this computer for less than 2 months ... and it is used only to type medical reports ... and i have had no other problems with the computer ...

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  5. Stefan Blom 352.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2010-10-25T18:45:47+00:00

    Intermittent issues are obviously difficult to troubleshoot...

    However, if it's a particular entry that (sometimes) fails, have you tried recreating it?

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