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.
Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated July 25, 2020)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
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:
WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (837) applies to Microsoft Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. You can find a version of this tip for the ribbon interface of Word (Word 2007 and later) here: Printing AutoCorrect Entries.
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