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There are several reasons why you would want to remove an AutoText entry. The biggest reason is that you just don't need the entry any more. For instance, you may have defined a group of AutoText entries for a particular job you were doing. When the job is over, it is best to remove the AutoText entries. To remove AutoText entries, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The AutoText tab of the AutoCorrect dialog box.
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2016-08-18 12:09:54
Sophia
Hello,
I have Microsoft 2003 and there is currently an autotext message of a past owners name that show up on every e-mail and I am trying to delete it however it isn't even shown in the list of autocorrect entries. Is there another way to delete it?
2014-05-04 16:44:36
Riecke
OK, my Insert does not contain AutoText. I have an icon for it, though.
What now?
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