[dba-Tech] Word AutoText question

Susan Harkins ssharkins at gmail.com
Mon Jun 1 14:30:06 CDT 2009


Well,  Okay -- you talked me into it. :) Thank you Max.

Susan H.


> I'm not sure about that.  I think that is true for me, but you as an
> Author(ess) would, I think, find yourself typing the same old
> Heading/Salutation/framework etc etc over and over again.  You can do it 
> all
> with (for example) Ctl-S (for Control Susan - assuming such a thing was
> possible!) and have it Launch Word, Open a template, populate it and
> position at the first para.  Ctl-D (for example) would then despatch it to
> printer/email/both etc.
>
> Just for starters.
>
> Max
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
> Sent: 01 June 2009 19:46
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Word AutoText question
>
> Thanks Max, but I wouldn't use it enough to warrant it, I don't imagine.
>
> Susan H.
>
>
>> Susan,
>> If you are interested I can get details of a piece of software at work
>> (free) which can send tons of stuff to the keyboard via a user designated
>> hot-key(s)
>>
>> Max
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
>> Sent: 01 June 2009 19:06
>> To: DBA Tech List
>> Subject: [dba-Tech] Word AutoText question
>>
>> Can you include a line return in an AutoText entry? I type the following 
>> a
>> lot -- 
>>
>> <nl>
>>
>> </nl>
>>
>> <bl>
>>
>> </bl>
>>
>> If I could get Autotext to complete these entries by simply typing <n and
>> <b, it'd be great, but I can't get it to take a line return. I'll create
>> macros if I have to, but thought AutoText the easiest route.
>>
>> Susan H.
>>
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