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To get the most out of Word's Building Blocks you will want to customize it to help with words and phrases that you use most. You can add Building Blocks in this manner:
Figure 1. The Create New Building Block dialog box.
Those four steps are the simplest way to create your Building Block. If you take a look at the Create New Building Block dialog box again, you'll notice that there are quite a few items you can change besides the name for the Building Block. For instance, you may want to change which gallery the Building Block is stored in and the category you want to use to classify it.
After working with Building Blocks for a while, you many need to change some of your entries. Fortunately, Word makes it really easy to change your Building Blocks. Follow the steps outlined for adding entries, and when you click on OK, you will be asked if you want to redefine the Building Block entry. Click on Yes and you will be able to use the new entry.
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2016-07-15 12:20:33
Cyboards
great work for 2013
2013-09-21 11:38:53
awyatt
Eric,
Here's how you get to it:
1. Display the Insert tab of the ribbon
2. Click Quick Parts
3. Click AutoText
4. Click Save Selection to AutoText Gallery
-Allen
2013-09-21 11:29:31
Alt+F3 while in Word 10 opens a ScanSnap CardMinder viewer, part of my Fujitsu scanner installation. Keyboard is Microsoft Wireless 5000.
Any other ways to get at AutoText?
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This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and Word in Office 365. 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: 
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