Re: importing autocorrect / autotext entries

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salismil wrote:
sorry that i wasn't so clear; i actually do not have the ACL files,
but rather, i have two simple word documents with my abbreviations and
expansions in table format. i also have each document formatted as a
plain text tab-delimited file. what i *also* have is a separate
document containing a macro that takes care of converting each of
those lists into autocorrect entries on word 2004; unfortunately, i
recently formatted my hard drive and lost those actual ACL files, and
for me it's not worth the trouble of uninstalling word 2008, re-
installing word 2004, running the macro, extracting the ACLs, then re-
installing word 2008.

Next time I suggest you back the ACL files up--they are precious data, and backing up is easier than re-converting. And reinstalling 2004 would be less trouble than someone rewriting the macro to work in Word 2008 (no need to uninstall 2008, by the way---the two programs can live on the same hard drive side by side with no problem).

Anyhow, I'd be willing to experiment with running the macro in Word 2004 and sending you the ACL files. daiya at mvps period org. Use this Subject line: AUTOCORRECT import macro and files

Especially if I can then share the macro with someone else who might someday need it.
i've discovered wonderful system-wide "expansion" tools such as
textexpander, typeit4me, and typinator, which handled my tab-delimited
plain text files with varying degrees of success, but why pay for a
feature that is built into word?

Because it would work system-wide, instead of limited to Word/PPT/XL/Entourage. Not something I wanted until I started spending more time composing webpages in Dreamweaver, but important to some people.

Daiya
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