RE: FN-FORUM: MS Word macro to select text

date posted 4th May 2006 14:09

David Nye wrote:
> On 3 May 2006 23:11:21 -0000, Andy Henderson [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>> Any reason why you can't use Autotext?
>
> That did not seem to do what is needed, but I could be wrong.
>
> How do you make it work like a standard drop down list?

You can access the autotext entries from VBA in order to display a drop
down. But for general use it might be better to use the standard facility
given the large number of entries (ie enter the shortcut code and press F3).

> Can you maintain separate autotext lists? When choosing this text
> they would not want to have all the other entries.

You can have separate lists per template. I seem to remember there is a way
to section your autotext, but I can't be sure. You could also codify your
shortcut names, but it depends what you want to achieve.

> How do you set it up so that you choose a name, but it inserts a
> different paragraph (which does not start with the name)?

Standard when you add an autotext entry

Andy