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Word 2003 AutoText help please - DDD


Posted: Feb 01, 2012

The screentip that comes up when typing the first letters of an AutoText entry has stopped working - and since there is no screentip, the option to insert an AutoText entry into the document by hitting "Enter" is not available either.  

I can go into AutoText and "Insert" it that way, and hitting F3 inserts the entry into the document from the screen, and all my entries are in there - it is just screentip and Enter that "broke."  

This happened from one document to the next.  I did not shut down the program between documents nor did I change any settings.  

"Show AutoComplete" suggestions box is checked. 

Any help, anyone?  Thank you!

And just like that - it is working again - DDD

[ In Reply To ..]
I created a new entry and went to use it, and the screentip and "press Enter to insert" were there.

I checked other entries and they all worked like they were supposed to with screentip and Enter.

It's like the new entry jig-jogged it back to right again. Weird.

Still, though, if anyone knows how or why this happened .. please enlighten me.


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