Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. 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: Printing a List of AutoCorrect Entries.
The AutoCorrect feature in Word can be very helpful. There may be a time when you want to print a list of AutoCorrect entries, just so you are aware of what they are. There is no intrinsic command in Word to all the AutoCorrect entries like you can print AutoText entries. You can, however, use a macro to print your AutoCorrect entries:
Please Note:
This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. 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: 
Sub PrintAutoCorrect()
Dim a As AutoCorrectEntry
Selection.ParagraphFormat.TabStops.ClearAll
Selection.ParagraphFormat.TabStops.Add Position:=72, _
Alignment:=wdAlignTabLeft, Leader:=wdTabLeaderSpaces
For Each a In Application.AutoCorrect.Entries
Selection.TypeText a.Name & vbTab & a.Value & " " & vbCr
Next
End Sub
Before running this macro, make sure that you start with a new document. The macro sets the tab stop in the current paragraph, and then "types" each AutoCorrect entry in the system. When it is through running (it is very fast), you can print the list and then discard the document.
WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (9084) applies to Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, and 2013. You can find a version of this tip for the older menu interface of Word here: Printing a List of AutoCorrect Entries.
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2017-04-09 17:13:55
Christine Terp Madsen
This tip is exactly what I needed to transfer my long list of words to an auto-replace program that's not a Microsoft product. Thank you.
2016-12-21 21:29:02
Jorge Gutiérrez
Thanks a lot for this tip! It worked smoothly.
2014-05-27 09:31:03
Jennifer Thomas
Even better, export your autocorrect entries to a Word table (Get AutoCorrect2007.zip from http://jay-freedman.info).
With that, you can also easily update the list and import it to a new image or operating system without affecting your whole normal template.
2014-05-24 12:46:55
Karl Gregg
Hi Allen,
Here's a tiny tip about this tip.
To speed it up and reduce typing errors, I selected - copied and then pasted the macro into the macro creator in Word 2013.
I had to do a tiny bit of clean up (like End Sub was in twice and the macro had two names (mine and yours). After the clean-up I had 32 pages of AutoCorrect items.
Very productive, thank you!
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