Why has Create AutoText button suddenly become disabled?

[Nick Piazza]

Some time ago, I used the Word 2007 options to add a Create AutoText button
to the Ribbon Bar. I was able to successfully use it to create autotext
entries. Suddenly, when I open documents I had previously created, the
Create AutoText button is disabled (grayed out), and I don't know how to
re-enable it. I tried deleting the button and re-adding it from the Word
Options, but it is still disabled. Does anyone know why it would become
disabled, and how it can be re-enabled?

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[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Nick,

Do you have text or other object in the document selected? The icon will be greyed out if there's nothing selected to turn into an
AutoText entry.

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Some time ago, I used the Word 2007 options to add a Create AutoText button
to the Ribbon Bar. I was able to successfully use it to create autotext
entries. Suddenly, when I open documents I had previously created, the
Create AutoText button is disabled (grayed out), and I don't know how to
re-enable it. I tried deleting the button and re-adding it from the Word
Options, but it is still disabled. Does anyone know why it would become
disabled, and how it can be re-enabled? >>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Nick Piazza]

Thanks, Bob,
I realized that shortly after posting the question.

Nick

 

[Sharon]

Hi Nick

Its now on the insert menu, Quick parts drop down - highlight text in the
same way as before - click quick parts drop down, Save selection to quick
parts galllery. it allows you to type in a quick name. to use F3 to envoke
as before. The gallery has all sorts of shortcuts, your latest addition
should appear at the top
Hope this helps

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