Printing AutoText entries

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To help you manage your AutoText (Building Blocks) entries, you can print the names and contents of AutoText (Building Blocks) entries attached to the current document.

Entries are printed in alphabetical order by AutoText (Building Blocks) name. Entries stored in the current template are printed first, entries stored in Normal.dot are printed next, and entries stored in add-in templates are printed last. AutoText (Building Blocks) entries are printed with their original formatting.

To print a list of AutoText (Building Blocks) entries, follow these steps:

   1.   Click the Microsoft Office Button ms office button , then choose Print menu and click Print, or press Ctrl+P:

Print menu in Word 2007

   2.   In the Print What drop-down list, select Building Blocks entries:

Print AutoText entries in Word 2007

   3.   Click OK.

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