I am frustrated by WORD 2016! I cannot figure a way to use Autocomplete (NOT autocorrect), where, similarity to the word "January", I can define words that, when I type the first few letters, Word prompts me to complete the word with a press of the Return key.
Any ideas????
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With more than 50 non-fiction books and numerous magazine articles to his credit, Allen Wyatt is an internationally recognized author. He is president of Sharon Parq Associates, a computer and publishing services company.
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Using AutoComplete Tips
Word includes a nifty little feature called AutoComplete. This feature uses what Microsoft calls AutoComplete tips. These are used when you are typing AutoText phrases or even the names of months. As you type, Word will bring up a little yellow box above the incomplete word. If you then press F3 or the Tab key, Word automatically finishes the phrase. You may have noticed this if you ever typed in the name of a month, such as January.
To enable or disable the AutoComplete tips feature, follow these steps:
- Select AutoCorrect Options from the Tools menu. Word displays the AutoCorrect dialog box.
- Click your mouse on the AutoText tab. (See Figure 1.)
- Depending on your version of Word, select either the Show AutoComplete Tip for AutoText and Dates option or the Show AutoComplete Suggestions option to enable this feature, or deselect the option if you no longer want it.
- Click on OK.
Figure 1. The AutoText tab of the AutoCorrect dialog box.
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harvey 29 Aug 2016, 03:54
mas 09 Aug 2016, 08:42
auto text is not threre word 2007
N.K.Gupta 27 Jul 2015, 03:04
K.Attn - Mr Allen Wyatt,
Mine is MS Word 2007. i am unable to find "tools" in my Word file, although "tools" is seen with the folder containg all type of files, including Word. Bu that tools does not contain AutoText tab or any near the screen-shot shown here.
Pl help!
NK
Mine is MS Word 2007. i am unable to find "tools" in my Word file, although "tools" is seen with the folder containg all type of files, including Word. Bu that tools does not contain AutoText tab or any near the screen-shot shown here.
Pl help!
NK
Robert Salzman 30 Nov 2013, 10:08
Allen,
Thank you for the prompt reply.
I know that the autotext tab is supposed to be there, but it is not. I am trying to figure out how to fix this problem.
Thank you for the prompt reply.
I know that the autotext tab is supposed to be there, but it is not. I am trying to figure out how to fix this problem.
awyatt 29 Nov 2013, 15:12
Robert,
The screen shot used in this tip is from Word 2003. I just checked on my system, and the AutoText tab is there.
-Allen
The screen shot used in this tip is from Word 2003. I just checked on my system, and the AutoText tab is there.
-Allen
Robert Salzman 29 Nov 2013, 13:58
I have office 2003. In Word, there is no "AutoText" tab in the AutoCorrect dialog box or in the Insert tab. How do I correct this?
Nancy Allman-Bull 12 Apr 2012, 11:27
With Word 2010 Can I EDIT the suggested text???