Copy Autotext Entries to Normal.dot
Attached is a file with autotext entries.
They are named:
- myautotextone
- myautotexttwo
To manually copy autotext from the attached template to the user's normal.dot would be done manually this way:
Open (or double-click) the template.
Hit Tools-Macro-Macros and then click the Organizer button (among other methods to get to the organizer).
On the right, should now appear normal.dot.
You select the Autotext tab.
You copy the two autotext entries over into the normal.dot.
You close both files and make sure normal.dot is saved...
How could we automate this so that a company could send something to the user and the autotext entries are added?
If you have a global add-in template....
you can add this line of code to a template, put it in your startup directory, and it will attach the template with all the autotext, styles, macros, etc. attached and readily available:
[VBA]
Sub AutoNew()
With ActiveDocument
.UpdateStylesOnOpen = False
.AttachedTemplate = _
"C:\Documents and Settings\Mom\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates\YourTemplateName.dot" 'change to the PATH and template containing the autotext, etc.
End With
End Sub
[/VBA]
Although about thinking about it... you may need an AutoExec macro.... but try this first and let us know.
May work -- I'm still ruminating upon it. But give it a try.