Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Printing AutoCorrect Entries.
Word provides a way to print just about everything related to your document, except (oddly enough) your AutoCorrect entries. If you want to print them, you are forced to use a macro to accomplish the task. The following macro will create a document, list all the AutoCorrect entries, and format it:
Please Note:
This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: 
Sub PrintAutoCorrect()
Dim ACE As AutoCorrectEntry
Documents.Add
For Each ACE In Application.AutoCorrect.Entries
Selection.TypeText ACE.Name & vbTab & ACE.Value & vbCrLf
Next
With ActiveDocument.PageSetup
.Orientation = wdOrientLandscape
With .TextColumns
.SetCount NumColumns:=3
.EvenlySpaced = True
.LineBetween = True
End With
End With
ActiveDocument.Paragraphs.TabStops.ClearAll
ActiveDocument.Paragraphs.TabStops.Add Position:=InchesToPoints(1.25)
Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory
End Sub
When completed, you can print the document so you have a permanent record of your AutoCorrect entries.
Note:
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2016-09-10 14:27:58
Vicki
Please provide step-by-step on how to enter the macro, etc. I need help with this! Thanks.
2016-02-18 18:37:43
Hacene
Sorry, but this doesn't work well. All text containing rich text is losing all formatting and all special characters are incorrectly represented
2013-12-13 07:20:08
Katherine
Can you plesae tell me if there is a way and where to ENTER the above macro? I have never done this. Is it easy enough for a beginner?
2013-05-09 13:29:23
Terri
Wow...thank you so very much. I was using a pen and paper to write down the short cuts and them putting them in word to print. UGH. I really appreciate your help. OH...if I have diagram images that are in a word library...how can I ensure that all of them are the same size? I copy and paste them into home inspection reports. I do the right click and look at the sizing but some of them are still different even if I change the height and width. I dont know much more thant the basics. Maybe some of the images are not the same type of file extension to begin with. I dont know. Many thanks!!
2013-01-21 05:31:29
Anne Janssen
Dear Mr. Wyatt,
This tip was exactly what I was looking for - many thanks!!
However, I am working in Germany and my computer has both a German AutoCorrect list and an English one. When I apply your macro, I get the list of the German entries.
How can I adapt the macro so that the English list is printed instead? Most grateful for any help you can give!
A. Janssen
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