Word 2007

[Lynn G]

Since installing Word 2007 I can no longer start typing the date and have it
automatically inserted for me, which was a very useful feature in previous
versions and by all accounts should be included in this version. However,
this feature still works in documents created in Word 2003 or earlier
versions? Is there a setting for this feature that I've missed ... it was
always automatic before.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

AutoComplete of dates should still be working in Word 2007 (AutoComplete of
AutoText entries, on the other hand, has been disabled).

If it's not working in documents created in Word 2007, then it could just be
a matter of Word being ornery. The only way to turn off date AutoComplete in
Word 2007 is using a macro
(http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com/2007/05/28/turning-off-date-autocomplete-in-word-2007/),
and I suppose a registry glitch could make Word 2007 think that it's turned
off... except for the fact that it's working in documents created in earlier
versions of Word.

It's working for me in all documents. What happens if you start Word in safe
mode (hold down Ctrl as Word is starting, and click Yes to starting in safe
mode)? Does it work now? If so, then it might be a registry glitch or a
problem with normal.dotm.

 

[Lynn G]

Well it does work in safe mode, so I tried recreating normal.dotm and
reinstalling but it still doesn't work - any other thoughts?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Reinstalling, alas, doesn't fix settings issue, because setup is "trained"
to preserve existing settings.

The other possibility is that date AutoComplete has been turned off--though,
how, I can't imagine, unless you've been running rogue macros willy-nilly,
which seems unlikely, or that your Data key in the registry is corrupted,
which seems rather more likely.

To turn AutoComplete for dates on (assuming it's turned off), you'd need to
run a simple macro:

Sub TurnOffAutoComplete()
Application.DisplayAutoCompleteTips = True
End Sub

(See
http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com/2007/05/28/turning-off-date-autocomplete-in-word-2007/
for details).

If that doesn't do it, then try deleting or renaming the Data key, as
described here:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/MissingMenusEtc.htm

You're looking for this (close all running instances of winword.exe first):

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Data

When you delete or rename it, Word will automatically create a new Data key
the next time Word is started.


--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

Well it does work in safe mode, so I tried recreating normal.dotm and
reinstalling but it still doesn't work - any other thoughts?