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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated September 11, 2021)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
AutoText has been a feature in Word since the earliest days of the program. Beginning with Word 2007, AutoText was absorbed into the concept of building blocks, with AutoText being just one portion of that concept.
There is one place where AutoText is still alive, well, and distinct—printing. There are times when it may be helpful to have a printout of your AutoText definitions. Word allows you to print such a list; just follow these steps if you are using Word 2010 or a later version:
Figure 1. The Print Settings options.
If you are using Word 2007, then the steps are a bit different:
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2021-09-12 16:30:18
David Allen
Larry: If you click on the arrow to the side of "Print all Pages", you should get a list of other options. Under the heading "Document Info", you'll find "AutoText Entries" (as well as "Key Assignments") immediately after "Styles" but you'll probably have to scroll down using the scroll bar on the right in order to see it. It fooled me at first.
2021-09-11 11:59:20
Larry
I do not see how to print the autoText entries.
This would be helpful if it was more explicit.
For example, I do not see "document properties" to choose autotext.
please advise.
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