WD2000: Sample Visual Basic Macro to Type All AutoText Entries (221957)

SUMMARY

The following macro inserts all of the AutoText entries in your Normal.dot (global template) file into a new document. The new document includes the name of each AutoText entry in bold letters, followed by the actual AutoText entry.

NOTE: You can quickly print a list of all AutoText entries without using this macro example. To do this, follow these steps:

On the File menu, click Print.
In the Print dialog box, change the Print what box to AutoText entries.
Click OK.

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Sub InsertAllAutoText()

Dim Entry As AutoTextEntry

Documents.Add

For Each Entry In NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries

   ' Turn bold formatting on and insert the AutoText name
   Selection.Font.Bold = True
   Selection.TypeText Text:=Entry.Name

   ' Turn bold formatting off and insert AutoText entry
   Selection.Font.Bold = False
   Selection.TypeParagraph
   Entry.Insert Where:=Selection.Range, RichText:=True
   Selection.Range.Select
   Selection.TypeParagraph

   ' Insert a blank line between entries
   Selection.TypeParagraph
Next

End Sub