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October 27th, 2009, 09:28 PM
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Exporting Autotext & Styles
I have read MANY postings on the internet regarding this matter and have yet
to make a "solution" work - ORIGINALLY I was trying to create a drop down list WITHOUT using FORMS, so I found a solution using Autotext & Styles, my problem NOW is that once the document is put onto a network, each individual computer cannot utilize solution as intended i.e. autotext & styles are not saved within document. I was able to export & import Autotext AND Styles in organizer to the additional users, but the document still doesn't implement correctly (the styles & autotext) as it does in original document. The only way I was able to make it work was to simply transfer normal.dot from original computer, but I've read EVERYWHERE that I don't want to do that - so what's the SOLUTION?!? 
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October 27th, 2009, 09:42 PM
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Exporting Autotext & Styles
AutoText entries cannot be saved in a document. They must be saved in a
template. If you put a template on the network, the entries will be preserved. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" HIGHER_LEARNIN @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I have read MANY postings on the internet regarding this matter and have yet to make a "solution" work - ORIGINALLY I was trying to create a drop down list WITHOUT using FORMS, so I found a solution using Autotext & Styles, my problem NOW is that once the document is put onto a network, each individual computer cannot utilize solution as intended i.e. autotext & styles are not saved within document. I was able to export & import Autotext AND Styles in organizer to the additional users, but the document still doesn't implement correctly (the styles & autotext) as it does in original document. The only way I was able to make it work was to simply transfer normal.dot from original computer, but I've read EVERYWHERE that I don't want to do that - so what's the SOLUTION?!?
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October 27th, 2009, 10:46 PM
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Exporting Autotext & Styles
Thanks for your reply Suzanne.
First off, the Autotext did transfer using Organizer and within a Template version as you stated, but the Styles did not, which is necessary for trying to create Drop Down Lists (not using Forms) since they provide ONLY the Autotext for specific Styles i.e. Lists. Are you able to respond differently knowing that additional information, I would appreciate it, thanks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: AutoText entries cannot be saved in a document. They must be saved in a template. If you put a template on the network, the entries will be preserved. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" HIGHER_LEARNIN @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I have read MANY postings on the internet regarding this matter and have yet to make a "solution" work - ORIGINALLY I was trying to create a drop down list WITHOUT using FORMS, so I found a solution using Autotext & Styles, my problem NOW is that once the document is put onto a network, each individual computer cannot utilize solution as intended i.e. autotext & styles are not saved within document. I was able to export & import Autotext AND Styles in organizer to the additional users, but the document still doesn't implement correctly (the styles & autotext) as it does in original document. The only way I was able to make it work was to simply transfer normal.dot from original computer, but I've read EVERYWHERE that I don't want to do that - so what's the SOLUTION?!? .
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October 27th, 2009, 11:42 PM
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Exporting Autotext & Styles
Well, you have to copy the styles via the Organizer as well. Why not just
save your document as a template? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" wrote in message ... Thanks for your reply Suzanne. First off, the Autotext did transfer using Organizer and within a Template version as you stated, but the Styles did not, which is necessary for trying to create Drop Down Lists (not using Forms) since they provide ONLY the Autotext for specific Styles i.e. Lists. Are you able to respond differently knowing that additional information, I would appreciate it, thanks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: AutoText entries cannot be saved in a document. They must be saved in a template. If you put a template on the network, the entries will be preserved. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" HIGHER_LEARNIN @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I have read MANY postings on the internet regarding this matter and have yet to make a "solution" work - ORIGINALLY I was trying to create a drop down list WITHOUT using FORMS, so I found a solution using Autotext & Styles, my problem NOW is that once the document is put onto a network, each individual computer cannot utilize solution as intended i.e. autotext & styles are not saved within document. I was able to export & import Autotext AND Styles in organizer to the additional users, but the document still doesn't implement correctly (the styles & autotext) as it does in original document. The only way I was able to make it work was to simply transfer normal.dot from original computer, but I've read EVERYWHERE that I don't want to do that - so what's the SOLUTION?!? .
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#5
November 2nd, 2009, 04:08 PM
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Exporting Autotext & Styles
I did save as a template, still hasn't worked correctly...
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Well, you have to copy the styles via the Organizer as well. Why not just save your document as a template? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" wrote in message ... Thanks for your reply Suzanne. First off, the Autotext did transfer using Organizer and within a Template version as you stated, but the Styles did not, which is necessary for trying to create Drop Down Lists (not using Forms) since they provide ONLY the Autotext for specific Styles i.e. Lists. Are you able to respond differently knowing that additional information, I would appreciate it, thanks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: AutoText entries cannot be saved in a document. They must be saved in a template. If you put a template on the network, the entries will be preserved. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" HIGHER_LEARNIN @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I have read MANY postings on the internet regarding this matter and have yet to make a "solution" work - ORIGINALLY I was trying to create a drop down list WITHOUT using FORMS, so I found a solution using Autotext & Styles, my problem NOW is that once the document is put onto a network, each individual computer cannot utilize solution as intended i.e. autotext & styles are not saved within document. I was able to export & import Autotext AND Styles in organizer to the additional users, but the document still doesn't implement correctly (the styles & autotext) as it does in original document. The only way I was able to make it work was to simply transfer normal.dot from original computer, but I've read EVERYWHERE that I don't want to do that - so what's the SOLUTION?!? . .
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#6
November 2nd, 2009, 04:23 PM
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Exporting Autotext & Styles
If you save the document as a template FIRST, then create the AutoText
entries and save them in that template, this should work. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" wrote in message ... I did save as a template, still hasn't worked correctly... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Well, you have to copy the styles via the Organizer as well. Why not just save your document as a template? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" wrote in message ... Thanks for your reply Suzanne. First off, the Autotext did transfer using Organizer and within a Template version as you stated, but the Styles did not, which is necessary for trying to create Drop Down Lists (not using Forms) since they provide ONLY the Autotext for specific Styles i.e. Lists. Are you able to respond differently knowing that additional information, I would appreciate it, thanks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: AutoText entries cannot be saved in a document. They must be saved in a template. If you put a template on the network, the entries will be preserved. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" HIGHER_LEARNIN @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I have read MANY postings on the internet regarding this matter and have yet to make a "solution" work - ORIGINALLY I was trying to create a drop down list WITHOUT using FORMS, so I found a solution using Autotext & Styles, my problem NOW is that once the document is put onto a network, each individual computer cannot utilize solution as intended i.e. autotext & styles are not saved within document. I was able to export & import Autotext AND Styles in organizer to the additional users, but the document still doesn't implement correctly (the styles & autotext) as it does in original document. The only way I was able to make it work was to simply transfer normal.dot from original computer, but I've read EVERYWHERE that I don't want to do that - so what's the SOLUTION?!? . .
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#7
November 3rd, 2009, 10:45 PM
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Exporting Autotext & Styles
Ok, so I started over, brand new template, created my auto texts & styles to
be able to populate specific drop down lists, I saved the template to network, I went to another computer and tried the following scenarios seperately, but with the same results: 1. Simply opened the template as a word doc 2. Added Template in Tools Menu 3. Used Organizer under Macros, imported Styles & Autotext None of this was able to execute the formatting exactly how it was originally created. The only solution that I get to work is copying over Normal.dot to additional workstation - is there anything else I can or should be doing to get this to work? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If you save the document as a template FIRST, then create the AutoText entries and save them in that template, this should work. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" wrote in message ... I did save as a template, still hasn't worked correctly... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Well, you have to copy the styles via the Organizer as well. Why not just save your document as a template? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" wrote in message ... Thanks for your reply Suzanne. First off, the Autotext did transfer using Organizer and within a Template version as you stated, but the Styles did not, which is necessary for trying to create Drop Down Lists (not using Forms) since they provide ONLY the Autotext for specific Styles i.e. Lists. Are you able to respond differently knowing that additional information, I would appreciate it, thanks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: AutoText entries cannot be saved in a document. They must be saved in a template. If you put a template on the network, the entries will be preserved. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" HIGHER_LEARNIN @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I have read MANY postings on the internet regarding this matter and have yet to make a "solution" work - ORIGINALLY I was trying to create a drop down list WITHOUT using FORMS, so I found a solution using Autotext & Styles, my problem NOW is that once the document is put onto a network, each individual computer cannot utilize solution as intended i.e. autotext & styles are not saved within document. I was able to export & import Autotext AND Styles in organizer to the additional users, but the document still doesn't implement correctly (the styles & autotext) as it does in original document. The only way I was able to make it work was to simply transfer normal.dot from original computer, but I've read EVERYWHERE that I don't want to do that - so what's the SOLUTION?!? . . .
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November 3rd, 2009, 11:03 PM
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You are sure that you had the template selected under "Look in" when you
created the AutoText entries? And how did you "open the template as a Word doc"? Do you mean that you created a document based on the template (the normal M.O.)? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" wrote in message ... Ok, so I started over, brand new template, created my auto texts & styles to be able to populate specific drop down lists, I saved the template to network, I went to another computer and tried the following scenarios seperately, but with the same results: 1. Simply opened the template as a word doc 2. Added Template in Tools Menu 3. Used Organizer under Macros, imported Styles & Autotext None of this was able to execute the formatting exactly how it was originally created. The only solution that I get to work is copying over Normal.dot to additional workstation - is there anything else I can or should be doing to get this to work? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If you save the document as a template FIRST, then create the AutoText entries and save them in that template, this should work. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" wrote in message ... I did save as a template, still hasn't worked correctly... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Well, you have to copy the styles via the Organizer as well. Why not just save your document as a template? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" wrote in message ... Thanks for your reply Suzanne. First off, the Autotext did transfer using Organizer and within a Template version as you stated, but the Styles did not, which is necessary for trying to create Drop Down Lists (not using Forms) since they provide ONLY the Autotext for specific Styles i.e. Lists. Are you able to respond differently knowing that additional information, I would appreciate it, thanks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: AutoText entries cannot be saved in a document. They must be saved in a template. If you put a template on the network, the entries will be preserved. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" HIGHER_LEARNIN @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I have read MANY postings on the internet regarding this matter and have yet to make a "solution" work - ORIGINALLY I was trying to create a drop down list WITHOUT using FORMS, so I found a solution using Autotext & Styles, my problem NOW is that once the document is put onto a network, each individual computer cannot utilize solution as intended i.e. autotext & styles are not saved within document. I was able to export & import Autotext AND Styles in organizer to the additional users, but the document still doesn't implement correctly (the styles & autotext) as it does in original document. The only way I was able to make it work was to simply transfer normal.dot from original computer, but I've read EVERYWHERE that I don't want to do that - so what's the SOLUTION?!? . . .
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November 17th, 2009, 05:47 PM
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Exporting Autotext & Styles
I think I finally got it to work, I ran a small test that has been successful
across two different work stations - now the key will be a full run! The critical (picky) parts are central to the following: Adding your template to each work station, "Look In" key Transferring both style & auto text to each workstation thru Organizer I appreciate your help thru this process, I wish it wasn't so difficult to make this work - drop down lists in work should be much EASIER & USER FRIENDLY than this, thanks! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You are sure that you had the template selected under "Look in" when you created the AutoText entries? And how did you "open the template as a Word doc"? Do you mean that you created a document based on the template (the normal M.O.)? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" wrote in message ... Ok, so I started over, brand new template, created my auto texts & styles to be able to populate specific drop down lists, I saved the template to network, I went to another computer and tried the following scenarios seperately, but with the same results: 1. Simply opened the template as a word doc 2. Added Template in Tools Menu 3. Used Organizer under Macros, imported Styles & Autotext None of this was able to execute the formatting exactly how it was originally created. The only solution that I get to work is copying over Normal.dot to additional workstation - is there anything else I can or should be doing to get this to work? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If you save the document as a template FIRST, then create the AutoText entries and save them in that template, this should work. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" wrote in message ... I did save as a template, still hasn't worked correctly... "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Well, you have to copy the styles via the Organizer as well. Why not just save your document as a template? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" wrote in message ... Thanks for your reply Suzanne. First off, the Autotext did transfer using Organizer and within a Template version as you stated, but the Styles did not, which is necessary for trying to create Drop Down Lists (not using Forms) since they provide ONLY the Autotext for specific Styles i.e. Lists. Are you able to respond differently knowing that additional information, I would appreciate it, thanks. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: AutoText entries cannot be saved in a document. They must be saved in a template. If you put a template on the network, the entries will be preserved. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "HIGHER_LEARNIN" HIGHER_LEARNIN @discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message ... I have read MANY postings on the internet regarding this matter and have yet to make a "solution" work - ORIGINALLY I was trying to create a drop down list WITHOUT using FORMS, so I found a solution using Autotext & Styles, my problem NOW is that once the document is put onto a network, each individual computer cannot utilize solution as intended i.e. autotext & styles are not saved within document. I was able to export & import Autotext AND Styles in organizer to the additional users, but the document still doesn't implement correctly (the styles & autotext) as it does in original document. The only way I was able to make it work was to simply transfer normal.dot from original computer, but I've read EVERYWHERE that I don't want to do that - so what's the SOLUTION?!? . . . .
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