Auto inserts are gibberish

[joseph.lowery]

It is assumed that the file that holds auto insert data is corrupt. I
cannot find a guide to tell me which file needs to be replaced from
Time Machine.

Help, please.
Thank you.

 

[joseph.lowery]

It is assumed that the file that holds auto insert data is corrupt. I
cannot find a guide to tell me which file needs to be replaced from
Time Machine.

Help, please.
Thank you.

It would seem that the Normal template is corrupt. Replacement of that
file with the most recent Time Machine backup that works will solve
the problem.

Bonne chance

JL

 

[joseph.lowery]

It would seem that the Normal template is corrupt. Replacement of that
file with the most recent Time Machine backup that works will solve
the problem.

Bonne chance

JL

All is well again, thanks.

 

[CyberTaz]

Sorry, Joseph, but this message tells nothing needed to be known in order to
help. There is nothing in Word known as "auto insert data", but then again,
we don't even know for certain that you are using Word. You've not indicated
version or update level, you've included nothing about the version & update
level of OS X, nor have you given any description of how the issue is being
manifested. Without as full & accurate a description as you can provide our
hands are tied.

 

[joseph.lowery]

Sorry, Joseph, but this message tells nothing needed to be known in order to
help. There is nothing in Word known as "auto insert data", but then again,
we don't even know for certain that you are using Word. You've not indicated
version or update level, you've included nothing about the version & update
level of OS X, nor have you given any description of how the issue is being
manifested. Without as full & accurate a description as you can provide our
hands are tied.

There is nothing for which to be sorry. After I posted the inquiry, I
found the answer through a process of elimination (corrupt Normal
template). Rather than just letting the inquiry dangle and waste the
time of those of you who help so many users, I thought I'd post the
solution I found in the event it might be helpful to another reader -
and put a bit of humour to it at the same time. Apparently, I failed.

After reading your reply, I still cannot think I could have added
anything to my original inquiry. When I invoked a previously created
auto insert string, it was gibberish. I know of no way to add anything
to that. Perhaps that is just my senility.

I apologise for taking you away from other inquiries.

Best regards

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Joseph:

No problems.

What Bob was saying was that we needed your version and update level of Word
before we could begin to answer. In this forum, we support about 20
different versions of Microsoft Word, so we need to know specifically which
one you are using

In your original post, you did not even indicate that you were, in fact,
using Word, let alone what updates you had applied. I appreciate that you
are working in a language other than English, so I appreciate your
difficulty and the time you put into trying to provide a good question.
Unfortunately, you left the most important bit out

The mechanism is called "AutoCorrect" or "AutoText" in English. The
AutoCorrect entries are stored in the ACL file and in the Normal template.
The AutoText entries are stored in the Attached Template as well as the
Normal Template.

Hope this helps

There is nothing for which to be sorry. After I posted the inquiry, I
found the answer through a process of elimination (corrupt Normal
template). Rather than just letting the inquiry dangle and waste the
time of those of you who help so many users, I thought I'd post the
solution I found in the event it might be helpful to another reader -
and put a bit of humour to it at the same time. Apparently, I failed.

After reading your reply, I still cannot think I could have added
anything to my original inquiry. When I invoked a previously created
auto insert string, it was gibberish. I know of no way to add anything
to that. Perhaps that is just my senility.

I apologise for taking you away from other inquiries.

Best regards

--

The email below is my business email -- Please do not email me about forum
matters unless I ask you to; or unless you intend to pay!

John McGhie, Microsoft MVP (Word, Mac Word), Consultant Technical Writer,
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. | Ph: +61 (0)4 1209 1410 | mailto:[email protected]

 

[CyberTaz]

There is nothing for which to be sorry. After I posted the inquiry, I
found the answer through a process of elimination (corrupt Normal
template). Rather than just letting the inquiry dangle and waste the
time of those of you who help so many users, I thought I'd post the
solution I found in the event it might be helpful to another reader -
and put a bit of humour to it at the same time. Apparently, I failed.

After reading your reply, I still cannot think I could have added
anything to my original inquiry. When I invoked a previously created
auto insert string, it was gibberish. I know of no way to add anything
to that. Perhaps that is just my senility.

I apologise for taking you away from other inquiries.

Best regards

Good Work!!! Old fashioned self-confidence & determination usually pays off
in the long run -- and thanks for posting your solution. Your consideration
is appreciated. I'm sure it will benefit many who come along behind you

And don't sell yourself short on the "bit of humor". The timestamp of
postings can be very misleading. These newsgroups are distributed via
numerous servers so even if your message is stamped at a certain time
doesn't mean it's being seen by anyone right away. It sometimes takes
several hours (possibly even longer) for a message to show up, so postings
within that time frame often 'cross in the mail' as the expression goes.

As for the request for additional info: It's recommended that you always
give the name, version & update level of your software. We currently deal
with at least 4 different versions of Mac Office here, not to mention that
some of us also deal with as many as 6 additional releases on the Windows
side. Likewise, the version & update level of your OS can often make a
difference, so that should be included as well. Both pieces of info can make
a decided difference as to cause & cure of what appear to be similar
symptoms. It also wasn't clear as to where this "auto insert data" was
coming from... It could have been AutoText, AutoCorrect, imported from
another file, or a number of other sources. The more accurate & detailed
your initial message the more promptly & effectively it can be answered.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac