How to move AutoCorrect entries from a computer that is running Word 97 to a computer that is running Word 2000 or a later version of Word (912306)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Word 2003
  • Microsoft Word 2002
  • Microsoft Word 2000

INTRODUCTION

This article describes how to move your AutoCorrect entries from a computer that is running Microsoft Word 97 to a computer that is running Microsoft Word 2000 or a later version of Microsoft Word.

MORE INFORMATION

AutoCorrect entries are stored in .acl files. To move your AutoCorrect entries from a computer that is running Word 97 to a computer that is running Word 2000 or a later version of Word, follow these steps:
  1. On the computer that is running Word 97, open the following folder in Windows Explorer:

    C:\Document and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Office

  2. Make a copy of the .acl file that you want to move to Word 2000 or a later version of Word. For example, to move the AutoCorrect entries for the English (US) language, copy the Mso1033.acl file to a disk or to a network location.
  3. On the computer that is running Word 2000 or a later version of Word, use Windows Explorer to copy the .acl file from the disk or network location to the following folder:

    C:\Document and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Office

  4. If you are prompted to replace the .acl file, click Yes.

    Note AutoCorrect entries that you have stored in the .acl file on the computer that is running Word 2000 or a later version of Word will be lost. If you want to keep the AutoCorrect entries that are in the current .acl file on the computer that is running Word 2000 or a later version of Word, click No. Then back up the AutoCorrect entries. After you have moved the .acl file that you copied in step 2 to the computer that is running Word 2000 or a later version of Word, you can restore the AutoCorrect entries that you backed up. For more information about how to back up and restore AutoCorrect entries, see the "References" section.
Note Some entries that you may want to move from the computer that is running Word 97 to the computer that is running Word 2000 or a later version of Word may be AutoText entries. AutoText entries are stored in the Normal.dot file. For more information about how to copy AutoText entries between two computers, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

326538 How to copy Word AutoText entries between computers that have Word installed

REFERENCES

For more information about how to move Word AutoCorrect entries between computers, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

826147 How to move Word AutoCorrect entries between computers in Word 2003

269006 How to move AutoCorrect entries between computers in Word 2002

207748 How to move Word AutoCorrect entries between computers in Word 2000

For more information about the language identifier of the .acl file that you want to move, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

221435 List of supported locale identifiers in Word

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/23/2006
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