Thank you very much, Jay, for your comprehensive reply. I'm going to risk
disappointing you by letting you know that I've decided to leave things the
way they are. I have the macro in a folder and I'll remember it's there.
When I need to use it, I'll just find it and click it.
Although the solution you recommend is, I'm sure, the more professional one,
after looking over the instructions and data on the web page you cited, I
figured it was just too complicated and/or time-consuming for me to
implement.
The important thing is that I now have a working macro. What's more, it
works every time, which is what other versions of autocorrect macros did not
do, for me. So, thanks once again for introducing me to it.
e
: Hi, e,
:
: Ah, I see. We have somewhat different views of how Word is structured.
:
: Strictly speaking, no macro is ever "part of the Word program" -- the
: executable file winword.exe -- which can't be changed except by patches
from
: Microsoft such as the Office Service Packs.
:
: Macros are stored in templates (or sometimes in documents, but that's not
: usually a good practice). Depending on which template they're in, the
macros
: may be available all the time or only when you open a document based on
that
: template.
:
: Macros stored in the Normal.dot template are always available, and that's
: probably the case for the ones you recorded. However, Normal.dot is
: vulnerable to many problems, and sometimes it has to be deleted and
rebuilt,
: which means you would lose your macros unless you have a good backup.
:
: The better choice is to put your macros in some other template and store
: that template in Word's Startup folder. That way they will still be
: available all the time, but generally out of harm's way. To move macros
from
: one template to another, use the Organizer (Tools > Macros > Macro, and
: click the Organizer button). One caution: in the Organizer you don't see
: macro names, rather it shows "modules" (groups of macros), and the one you
: want is probably named NewMacros.
:
: You can also move the AutoCorrect.dot file into the Startup folder;
there's
: no need to move its macros into another template. Word automatically loads
: all templates that it finds in the Startup folder.
:
: All this and more, including how to determine where the Startup folder is
: (which varies by Word version and Windows version), is explained at
:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/WhatTemplatesStore.htm.
:
: --
: Regards,
: Jay Freedman
: Microsoft Word MVP FAQ:
http://www.mvps.org/word
:
: e wrote:
: > Thanks for replying, Jay.
: >
: > I had no trouble running the macro and restoring the backup to my new
: > machine. What I was wondering was whether it was possible to "import"
: > (copy, whatever) the macro, itself, itself Word, so that it's part of
: > the program. I now have the macro in a folder and can always find
: > it, click it, and run it when I need it. But I'd as soon have it be
: > incorporated into Word somehow. I've just finished recording some
: > macros of my own and thought it might be possible to add the
: > autocorrect.dot macros to them somehow.
: >
: > e
: >
: >
: > : >> Did you try using the template through the File > New dialog? The
: >> instructions that appear there say:
: >> ----------------
: >> To import the AutoCorrect entries into Word from the backup document
: >> Select “Restore”. Browse for the Word file that you backed up, and
: >> Bob's your Uncle.
: >>
: >> ----------------
: >> When you're moving entries from one computer to another, you just
: >> run the "Backup" macro on the first PC, copy the template and the
: >> output file to the second PC, and run the "Restore" macro on the
: >> second PC.
: >>
: >> --
: >> Regards,
: >> Jay Freedman
: >> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ:
http://www.mvps.org/word
: >>
: >> e wrote:
: >>> Fantastic! Thanks, Jay.
: >>>
: >>> Is there a way now to "import" the autocorrect.dot file into my Word
: >>> XP so that I can access it there when I need it?
: >>>
: >>> e
: >>>
: >>>
: >>>
: >>> : >>>> Hi, e,
: >>>>
: >>>> See
: >>>>
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/ExportAutocorrect.htm.
: >>>>
: >>>> --
: >>>> Regards,
: >>>> Jay Freedman
: >>>> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ:
http://www.mvps.org/word
: >>>>
: >>>> e wrote:
: >>>>> Hi.
: >>>>>
: >>>>> Is there an easy way of transporting my two autocorrect files from
: >>>>> my old computer (Win 98SE, Word 2000) to my new one (XP, Word
: >>>>> 2002)?
: >>>>>
: >>>>> Thanks.
: >>>>>
: >>>>> e
:
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