AutoText dissappears

[Mystified]

I use a large amount of data in Autotext (normal.dot about
1.5Mb)
It randomly dissappears when the desktop is shutdown and
restarted usually overnight.
Starts up with a new normal.dot and no Autotext. Current
version of Word is XP on Win2000 but it has happened on
Word7 on Win95 as well.
Any ideas - is there a limit to normal.dot? Should I set
up a special global template to hold Autotext?
Have online virii update on desktop.

 

[Beth Melton]

Is it possible a new Normal.dot is being created by saving a document
as Normal.dot? Doing so will remove the AutoText entries.

Personally, since you do have so many AutoText entries I would store
them in a global template. It isn't a matter of file size limitation
but if they are important entries then placing them in a global
template will offer more protection.

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[Charles Kenyon]

See http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm for step-by-step
instructions on moving / sharing / copying customizations including
AutoText, AutoCorrect, keyboard assignments, macros, etc. This uses a
different global template than normal.dot.