I have lost my entries in autotext. Does anyone know if I can bring them back? - sm
Posted By: Wilson on 2007-06-26
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I know this has been asked before but could not find in the archives. Thanks in advance for your help.
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Lost autotext entries
Look in your recyle bin. That happened to me once and I found them in my recyle bin. I was not real good about keeping mine backed up either and I sure was glad to find them in the recyle bin!
My autotext entries are gone!!!!
I use a program called iType. When I add an autotext entry it is there until I shut down and open program again. I know that I have to add autotext entries outside of the actual iType program - I open word and add them there but they are being deleted somehow. Any help would be appreciated. Oh, I use Word 2003.
Thank you.
Someone please tell me how my autotext entries
could just VANISH overnight? This has not been a good day.
You might try putting some of your longer entries in AutoText
I agree, I love AutoCorrect. I use ShortKeys for clients that have a word processing platform that does not include AutoCorrect. ShortKeys is good, but it has a few glitches.
Everyone seems to love ShortHand. If someone can tell me how to use ShortHand the same way you do AutoCorrect (without having to use Alt or Ctrl or other keys which take your hand off the main part of the keyboard), I would really appreciate it. I tried ShortHand but I couldn't get it to work that way.
AutoText and formatted AutoCorrect entries are
saved in the normal.dot file. Unformatted AutoCorrect entries are saved in the .acl file.
Is it possible to save my autotext entries in Emdat Inscribe
and copy them to Shorthand? I have so many of them saved in Emdat's autotext and I would hate to have to re-type them into Shorthand. Is this even possible? Thanks for any input on this!!
RE: Auto Text - I keep adding AutoText entries but then the next day they are gone. Any suggestion
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RE: DId you try restoring your computer to a day or two before you lost the entries?
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Man did you bring back the memories for me
Mine was silver with a black vinyl roof. I paid more for the wheels and tires then I did for the car!!! Had it re-painted and LOVED it. Only girl who could drive a stick and was proud of it. teehee! Them were the days!
hope they bring more back....
nm
AutoFormat is not going to bring back your formatted
AutoCorrect entries.
AutoFormat and AutoFormat as You Type are options only, not entries.
Do you have a backup of your normal.dot that you can copy over? When you were asked if you wanted to replace your normal.dot, what did you name the file? Or were you asked if you wanted to save changes to the normal.dot?
Do a search for "*.dot" files (without quotes) and see how many normal.dot files you have. It's possible that your old file is still there. You might have to change your view in the Search dialog box to Details so you can see the dates of the files. Make sure the normal.dot is in the correct Template folder. If you have more than one normal.dot, Word uses the first file it finds.
Also, back up your AutoText by copying Normal.dot SM
Search for normal.dot on your computer. Usually it is under Program Files (click my computer, click C: drive, click program files), Microsoft Office, click Templates and then you should see normal.dot. Right click it, click "copy" and then put on a disk so if you have to reinstall Word you have a copy of your normal.dot that has all the stuff you've saved (exams, etc.) so you won't have to go through setting them up again.
Searching for .acl (using the search program on the Start menu) will show you your AutoCorrect file. Copy this (right click, copy) and also put it on a disk.
Do these whenever you make significant additions or changes, probably about once a week. I'm using disks, but my son says that I could get a thumb drive or whatever, and I could add and delete things from it, since the space on the disk I am taking up saving these 2 files is miniscule.
Also, you should copy to disk all your documents (like samples, templates sent by your job, doctor lists--anything and everything you use to work.) Then if you have to install Word or install Word on a different computer, you can just replace the *acl on that computer and the normal.dot with your saved versions and have everything there, and also have all your templates and lists etc.
My computer crashed after deleting a TRIAL VERSION of Microsoft Office 2003. Without saved normal.dot and .acl, I'd have had to re-do all that work and all the doctor samples. You never know when an update or any old think will set off this Microsoft stuff. You can lose the stuff you need and so it is really good to have it saved on disk.
I have a friend who lost quite a bit of weight but gained it back.
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I also lost my sex drive the minute I got pregnant the first time....never got it back....that was 8
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Yes, I lost 42 pounds on LA Weight Loss, but gained back 50 a little more than a year later . .
I was on the program for approximately four months and lost 40 pounds. The weight did come off really fast. At the time I was a member, there was a rebate if you kept the weight off for one year. It sounded good, but you had to buy the supplements for the entire year, which by the end of the year added up to a few thousand dollars.
In any case, after I finally lost the weight, I got pregnant with my fourth child. I am now trying to lose the 50 pounds that I gained while pregnant, but my metabolism seems so much slower now. The weight isn't coming off nearly as fast as before. :(
I was hit by all 3 that summer, I lost power, I lost work, I lost savings...but..sm
NEVER did my employer in any way imply or threaten or dare even mention that my job was in jeopardy because I could not work immediately following a trifecta of natural disasters! My jaw agape is not at your concern about working, but at your concern that you would lose your job because of it. Companies have to have a heart in some situations. You're one MT, your company won't go under without you working for a week or 2 or 3.
we've lost our sense of community, no more back yard fences, no more coffee klatches
It's the sense of community we miss, and there is some semblance of it here. My son has been online since age 10, and he knows the status of the marriages and pregnancies and jobs and traumas of his gameing friends, from his age on up into the 60s, male and female. They comfort each other, congratulate each other. Ranges from students to cops to medial installers to computer geeks. It's a sense of commnity that has sprung up, but that society doesn't really recognize as REAL yet, it's too new.
I recently lost 20 pounds. That means I lost 80 sticks of butter.
    
I doubt your brother has won more than he's lost. To win that much he's probably lost 3 times
So he probably has more bills than money. Otherwise the casinos would go broke.
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Modifying entries
I just pull up the ShortHand window, highlight the entry I want to change, right click it and select modify.
Also, my shortcut for yo is --. It will spell it without the space that way.
AutoCorrect Entries
I think the answer to your question is "no". Use Start/Search to find a file called "proflwiz.exe". This is the Office Profile Wizard and will assist you in saving and transferring your AutoCorrect entries, spelling entries, etc. These settings are in a file with extension OPS. Use the profile wizard on the "old computer" to export the OPS file to a new location (desktop will work), then transfer the OPS file to the "new computer" via email, disc, or FTP. Once you save the OPS file to the "new computer" (desktop will work), use the profile wizard on that computer and follow the directions. If my instructions are wrong or confusing, do a search on Microsoft's Knowledge Base for "Office Profile Wizard". I haven't done this in a while.
how do I print my shorthand entries
Anyone know how to print up all the entries in the dictionary?
TIA!
Sunny
How many entries in your word expander and do you use it often? TIA
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Only 4000 entries? hmm, I have 14,000 and use about 8000/day
guess I just don't know what I'm doing wrong with my acute care job. A good day to me is 1700 lines. My average day is 1300.
Yes, DOS was the ideal setting for production. Your "what planet are you on" comment made me think about several Pink Floyd songs!
Auto test entries
Does anybody know how to "save" one's own private auto text entries (within Microsoft Word) and also how to later print-out this file? Thanks in advance! 
AUTO "TEXT" ENTRIES
 Sorry, I asked about auto "test"......I ment auto TEXT
Auto Text entries
The file should be located here:
c:documents and settings<your name>application datamicrosoft emplates
There are a couple of other "critical" files that you should also back up. One is CUSTOM.DIC - (this is your dictionary)
c:documents and settings<your name>application datamicrosoftproof
and the other is MSO1033.acl (AutoCorrect entries)
c:documents and settings<your name>application datamicrosoftoffice
boldface autocorrect entries
Highlight your bolded entry, go to Tools, click formatted entry. Add it like a regular autocorrect entry.
Thank you. Wow, you have a lot of entries! I was afraid it would crash with my
10 to 12,000. Thank you for your response. I'm trying to tinker with the ESPs and wondering if there is a way to insert a hard space in an expansion. (Such as between Dr. and his last name so there is no separation to another line when I expand. Any idea how this could be done? Thanks again for your time. I do appreciate your help.
Yes, it will get buggy like that as you fill it up with entries sm
It's time to think of buying a real expander. My recommendation is Shorthand. They have a web site where you can purchase it. It is a wonderful program, much better than the autocorrect/autotext.
How do I bold entries in Shorthand?
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BUY IT!! YES YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TRANSFER YOUR AUTOCORRECT ENTRIES!! SM
go with the best, Instant Text or Shorthand, and you will be able to transfer anything you have now into their system.
go to www.productivitytalk.com for step by step instructions and more than info than you think you will ever need!
RE: Copying AutoCorrect entries SM
Can someone tell me how to copy AutoCorrect and AutoText entries from one computer to another - I want to put them on my laptop. Thanks!
I'm not sure if there is a way to find out total entries for your ESP.
If someone knows how, let me know! I know I have at least 300 if not more and I'm like you, I add to every single day. I use ESP only and the normals function in EXText for anything too big to fit in ESP.
I'm not sure why someone would use both autocorrect and ESP. I think it would just get confusing and heaven knows I doesn't take much to confuse me! I do good to remember all the ESP entries I have. I have a system I've been using back when dinosaurs roamed the earth and I used PRD+. I remember when I first started using an expander, the PRD, I was completely lost as far as where to begin. It just took years of trial and error before I found a system that worked for me.
In case any one is interested, here's how organize my expansions:
For headings that are bolded, I put an "x" in front of the abbreviation. Example: xhpi=HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS:
For doctor specific normal blurbs, exams, etc. I put "$" in front of the abbreviation. Example: $smithpe= HEENT: Pupils equal round reactive to light. NECK: Supple. CHEST: Clear. etc. Putting the "$" at the begining of your expansion, puts all your normals at the top of your list if your list is sorted by abbreviation.
Then for generic expansion, I just do it normal. wnl=within normal limits, etc.
Anyway, just thought I'd share. 
Backing up AutoCorrect Entries
If I understand your post correctly, you are looking for a way to easily back up your current work environment so that you can copy it onto another computer? There is actually a very easy way to back up and restore your AutoCorrect entries. If you go to the Microsoft web site at this link; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/thankyou.aspx?familyId=73dbead3-b37a-425a-9ae8-dd3593b5675b&displayLang=en, you can download the Macro.exe file. After you download the file onto your computer, click on Macro.exe, which will walk you through a few steps. When you are prompted to extract the files into the C:Sample folder, instead choose a folder that you can find easily later. When the Macro.exe file has finished running, you will then see a Macros9.dot file in the folder you chose to save in. This file is a Macro written by Microsoft to back up and/or restore your AutoCorrect entries. To back up or restore your entries, just click on the Macros9.dot file, and follow the steps for AutoCorrect entries. Note: If you have created any AutoCorrect entries that have a space afterward, it will cause an error when you are installing (restoring) them on a computer. However, you will still be able to back up your entries, and you can fix the problem by opening up the backed up copy and removing the extra space at the end of each entry. When amending the backed up AutoCorrect list, be careful not to accidentally expand out any of the entries, as they will install on the new computer in that manner. The backed up copy of the AutoCorrect entries is a Word document, so it is easy to amend and re-save.
In my experience, there is no way to easily incorporate your AutoCorrect entries into a brand-name text Expander program, but then again, I have only worked with a few expander programs over the years, as AutoCorrect and Macros have always covered all of my needs.
Another easier way to back up your work environment is by using the Microsoft Save My Settings Wizard, which can be found under Start, All Programs, Microsoft Office Tools (the Microsoft Office Tools folder is sometimes stored within another Microsoft folder under the program menu). The first thing you would need to do is back up your work environment on the computer that has all of the settings that you want to keep (just run the Save My Settings Wizard and follow the prompts). After you have backed up the settings, save the file in a folder on your desktop, which can then be sent to yourself through email. Download the file you sent yourself through email onto the computer that you want to set up, and run the Microsoft Save My Settings Wizard to Restore the settings, which will automatically set Word up with the same environment as that of the other computer, including your AutoCorrect entries, AutoText entries, personal user dictionary, Word environment settings (Normal.dot file), and Macros. Of course, if your Macros are currently stored on the company computer, you will not be able to back them up, unless you have access to that computer through the server. The normal way that you back up Macros is by opening Word, and pressing Alt F11 to enter the VBE screen. On the left side, you should see a folder Labeled "Normal," inside of which there should be another folder labeled "Modules." If you double-click on the Modules folder, you should have a file inside labeled NewMacros. Highlight the NewMacros file, and right-click your mouse, choosing Export. You can then export the file to save it in a folder on the desktop, transferring the backed up file to the other computer via email. To Import the file into the other computer, open Word, and go to the VBE screen. Highlight Normal in the left column, right-click your mouse, and choose Import. Find the folder in which you saved the NewMacros.bas file, and click to import it. You should then see a NewMacros file inside of the Modules folder. Note: If you open the VBE screen and do not see anything in the left column, you need to click on the top toolbar, View, Project Explorer. If you do not see the Macro code after it has been imported, click on View, Code.
I hope some of this information helps. Back in the day when I had to set up a new computer at home, I had to learn all of this stuff the hard way. As I am sure all of us know, there always seems to come a time when our computers die unexpectedly, so it is really nice being able to back up our work environment in case the worst should happen. I not only back up my work environment on a monthly basis to make sure the information is up to date, but I also save copies of everything on CD and send copies to store in my email folder. In the past, I have had my computer crash to where I could not get my backed up copies, which made it impossible to set up my alternative computer quickly in a pinch. Saving the information onto CD is handy, but I do not rely on them heavily because they can become corrupt easily and/or break. By sending the backed up files to myself through email and saving them in an email folder, I have everything handy if I need to set up another computer quickly. 
They bring it on themselves.
and then expect everyone else to overlook the facts.
* According to the latest US Department of Justice survey of crime victims, more than 6.6 million violent crimes (murder, rape, assault and robbery) are committed in the US each year, of which about 20 per cent, or 1.3 million, are inter-racial crimes.
* Most victims of race crime - about 90 per cent - are white, according to the survey “Highlights from 20 Years of Surveying Crime Victims", published in 1993.
* Almost 1 million white Americans were murdered, robbed, assaulted or raped by black Americans in 1992, compared with about 132,000 blacks who were murdered, robbed, assaulted or raped by whites, according to the same survey.
* Blacks thus committed 7.5 times more violent inter-racial crimes than whites even though the black population is only one-seventh the size of the white population. When these figures are adjusted on a per capita basis, they reveal an extraordinary disparity: blacks are committing more than 50 times the number of violent racial crimes of whites.
* According to the latest annual report on murder by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, most inter-racial murders involve black assailants and white victims, with blacks murdering whites at 18 times the rate that whites murder blacks.
These breathtaking disparities began to emerge in the mid-1960s, when there was a sharp increase in black crime against whites, an upsurge which, not coincidentally, corresponds exactly with the beginning of the modern civil rights movement. Over time, the cumulative effect has been staggering. Justice Department and FBI statistics indicate that between 1964 and 1994 more than 25 million violent inter-racial crimes were committed, overwhelmingly involving black offenders and white victims, and more than 45,000 people were killed in inter-racial murders. By comparisons 58,000 Americans died in Vietnam, and 34,000 were killed in the Korean war.When non-violent crimes (burglary, larceny, car theft and personal theft) are included, the cumulative totals become prodigious. The Bureau of Justice Statistics says 27 million non-violent crimes were committed in the US in 1992, and the survey found that 31 per cent of the robberies involved black offenders and white victims (while only 2 per cent in the reverse).
When all the crime figures are calculated, it appears that black Americans have committed at least 170 million crimes against white Americans in the past 30 years. It is the great defining disaster of American life and American ideals since World War II. All these are facts, yet by simply writing this story, by assembling the facts in this way, I would be deemed a racist by the American news media. It prefers to maintain a paternalistic double-standard in its coverage of black America, a lower standard.
Not to mention drugs, irresponsible reproducing habits, and welfare fraud. Gee, they have an attitude? Aw, too bad.
then you should bring it to someone's
attention. My paycheck has always been correct.
Sure - bring it on! nm
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Bring it on!!!
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autotext
can someone tell me where I can download autotext software. I understand it is free word expander. I searched the internet and found rapid text and phrase something (cant remember). Which is the better one or are they both the same.
autotext
I believe you can use autotext through Word and the function key is F3 -- I think. I haven't used it for a while.
autotext
Go to insert, then autotext then check the box that says to suggest autotext entries. Hope it helps.
Autotext
Hi me - does this work only if you use Autotext?
Autotext
Highlight what you want to save as an autotext entry, then click autotext, and name it. I use it all the time.
AutoText
Thanks -- that was exactly what I needed. The only problem I had was that the font size was smaller when I inserted it in my document. Is there anyway to fix that?
autotext---
autotext was not made or intended to be used as a word Expander the way we use one. It has limited input. Once that input is reached, the file becomes corrupt and deleted. This happened to me once too, and I bought a Word Expander program instead of relying on autotext. It will never happen to me again. I lost soooooo much info that way. Most people are not aware of the limited input parameters and continue to keep adding words, etc. So sorry for your loss. I do understand.
A very valuable tip on special key entries for Shorthand (SM)
Whenever you need to insert a special key for a function, such as the combination key for bolding, underlining, etc., do it the "easy way"
In the shorthand dictionary screen, where you are entering the expansion of your term, just press control+K
A cute little box will show up and tell you that the next key you press will be put into the shorthand box. So, press control+b and a screen pops up to verify if you want it to be control+b, ALT+b, or shift+b. It works with all other special combinations, as well.
Has Spellex fixed all those weird entries yet? (sm)
Doesn't DocQScribe use their word list? I remember going crazy trying to delete all the Brit and Ozzie terms. Um, hello, I work for American docs who get peeved when 'color' is spelled 'colour.'
Expanders that are easy to add long entries?
I've been using Autocorrect for years and just recently started using Shorthand. Autocorrect is so easy to use and to add entries to. In Autocorrect, you can type up a whole page or template or whatever, highlight it, then go into Autocorrect and just choose which abbreviation you want to use for it. All the formatting stays, bold and everything. When I try to do that with Shorthand, it copies the template into Shorthand, but none of the bold and formatting is there.
I'm sure there must be a way to add templates into Shorthand, but I have no idea what that is and it seems like it would be complicated.
I've been looking at Smart Type and it looks pretty good, but I'm wondering if it will be the same as ShortHand as far as adding long entries or templates. I love Autocorrect because of this feature, it makes it soooo easy. Can anyone tell me which Expander is similar to Autocorrect in this fashion? Thank you!
Instant Text is best by far and it will import your AC entries.
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