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Saving Autocorrect entries - sheepwhisperer

Posted: Jan 19, 2011

I sure hope there is someone out there who can help me. I work in MS Word 2002. I am trying to save all of my hundreds of autocorrect, autotext, etc entries onto a CD so in case something happens to my computer I would have all of these. I have been on the internet to find out how to do this and everything I find is long and complicated. Does anyone know a SIMPLE way to do this? Any help is greatly appreciated!

I think you are going to have to bite the bullet (sm) - OTE

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Word is easy to use, but has complicated components within it. You can go here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/826147 for an explanation and also save it as a file to a CD or flash drive. I have done this before and I did not find it difficult at all.

In other versions, search computer for .acl file - dllll

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The Autocorrect file is an .acl file.

Search your computer for .acl. You should find one with the date that you last added/changed something in Autocorrect. It should be a large file--there are .acl files that are really small, that is not what you want.

Right click and choose "copy" this file. Then you can paste it anywhere. I paste a current copy into "My Documents" and re-name it my name and acl and the date.

I also send myself a copy to my email address (attach the file to an email to myself). That way I have it in my email.

If you use a computer that is not your own, then I retreive the emailed copy and keep it on my own computer, also, as a copy as a backup.

Hope this helps. You can also search for "normal.dot" which is the file that has all your autotext and other macros (I believe the macros are there, but not certain). You make a copy of it in the same way, naming it your name and normal and the date. Then I also keep a current copy on my own computer.

HOpe this helps;

Autocorrect - Sheepwhisperer

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THANKS SO MUCH, IT IS EXTREMELY HELPFUL!!!!

Saving auto correct entries - waxy

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Click Start

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Type in "application data"

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Double click Microsoft

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Copy the most recent MSO1033 file.

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Place this copied MSO file as you would any document. I place it on my desktop and then mail it to myself. Then paste this current MSO file over the MSO file in your new computer.

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