Auto fill in Word 2000 1

[PattyH]

Hi there:
Would love help in Word 2000. I'm not sure what the term is but it will automatically fill in a word or name for you as you type it.

TIA,

Patty

 

[Dreamboat]

Suppose you want to type:

Sincerely and hugs and kisses,

Patty Hornblower
Executive Vice President
Microsoft Corporation

cc: Bill

Type it into any blank doc. Select it. Hit Insert-Autotext-New. Give it a name like phsig. Then okay. Everytime you type phsig, it'll auto-place the above text. The setting is place in your normal.dot so will only work on your PC.

Hints on autotext:

Give it more than a 3-letter name so you don't have to hit F3 to activate the autotext feature.

Give it a name that's all lower case so it's easier to type.

Give it a name that doesn't spell any other real word or you'll be in big trouble. Anne Troy
Dreamboat@TheWordExpert.com
Anne@MrExcel.com

 

[PattyH]

Hi Anne:
What I want from Word is when I type, for example,

"Terry James" name, I want word to suggest the rest of the name for me and then I just click on it and it fills the rest in for me.

Thanks,
Patty

 

[Dreamboat]

That's more like an autocomplete. Word doesn't have that feature specifically.

If you see this link about using Word forms, you can use a dropdown box to get that effect, but you might not like the ramifications:

http://www.thewordexpert.com/word.htm#Fill-inForms

Anne Troy
Dreamboat@TheWordExpert.com
Anne@MrExcel.com