Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007 and 2010. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Quick Recall of Table Formats.
If you find yourself using a specific table over and over again, you can save yourself a lot of time by storing the table as a Building Block entry. To do this, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Create New Building Block dialog box.
When you want to later use the table, simply type the name you specified in step 3 and press the F3 key. The table will be inserted in the place of the table name.
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2023-03-19 15:26:58
@Paul
Building Blocks can be stored in global templates which can be shared.
https://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm#Global
https://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/autotextautocorrect.htm#StoreBuildingBlocks
2023-03-19 15:24:04
I would recommend using the Tables Gallery rather than the AutoText Gallery. This puts it in the Quick Tables gallery.
https://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/tables.htm#QuickTables
2022-08-18 16:40:38
Paul Stregevsky
Unfortunately, a building blocks.dotx file can't travel with the document; if you're coediting in the cloud, each contributor will have to add each table to their own building blocks template. My proposal group has been wrestling with this limitation.
2021-08-10 08:15:30
Steve
This is very useful
Thank you
2015-10-21 18:45:43
DavidZiegler
I've been making simple Autotext entries for tables for some time.
Works for me.
2015-10-21 11:49:46
Mary Lou Howarth
This is a great tip. Something I've been looking for. Thank you.
2012-03-10 03:03:08
Surendera M. Bhanot
Very good tip. Thanks
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