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If you find yourself using a specific table over and over again, you can save yourself a lot of time by storing the table as an AutoText entry. To do this, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Create New AutoText dialog box.
When you want to later use the table, simply type the name you specified in step 3 and press the F3 key. The table will be inserted in the place of the table name.
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2012-08-29 14:05:07
GuyGoodwin
Thanx Allen! Sometimes the old ways are still the best!
2012-03-12 06:41:56
sushila
Quick Recall of Table Formats is very useful for me. Thanks a lot.
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