getting auto text and custom dictionary from PC to Mac

[sheilasmith17]

Does anybody know how to transfer Auto text entries and custom
dictionary from PC to Imac?
thanks

 

[Diane Ross]

Does anybody know how to transfer Auto text entries and custom
dictionary from PC to Imac?

You would need to do a copy/paste of contents. There is no import function
for cross platform entries.

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

You would need to do a copy/paste of contents. There is no import function
for cross platform entries.

AutoText lives in a template, so I should think that moving your
Normal.dot on the PC to the Mac should work fine. At least if you are
using Word 2003 or earlier on the PC. DO NOT use your PC Normal.dot as
the Normal template on the Mac, but rather copy over the file, and then
use Tools | Macro | Organizer in MacWord to copy AutoText from the
PCNormal.dot into a template on the Mac.

AutoCorrect I think you may be out of luck, but you didn't ask about
AutoCorrect. There may be a complicated way to retrieve it.

Custom dictionary you will need to do the copy and paste, but it is just
a text file so that should be easy enough. Word Help on the Mac will
tell you how to create a custom dictionary--on the PC, I think you would
go to Tools | Options | Spelling and Grammar to open up your custom
dictionary, copy it into any plain text file, copy to the Mac, open it
up, copy it into your MacWord custom dictionary.

I've not tested these for a while, so someone else may suggest easier
ways, but I think those are safe ways.

Daiya

 

[Diane Ross]

AutoText lives in a template,

Thanks for the correction, Daiya. I was thinking AutoCorrect not AutoText.