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[How To] Automatically Insert ‘Boilerplate’ Text in MS Word

Posted on by Jeeves
19
Jun

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If you frequently need to insert a word, line or block of text into MS Word documents you can easily automate the process with a simple keyboard shortcut. 

  1. Highlight the text and press Alt + F3, to create an AutoText entry, then give it a name or accept the default that appears in the dialog box that appears and click OK. 
  2. Now go to the Tools menu; select Customize and the Commands Tab. 
  3. Click the Keyboard button then AutoText in the Categories window. 
  4. Highlight your new entry in the Commands Window, click a cursor in the Press New Shortcut Key field, choose a key combination then click Assign. 
  5. To remove an AutoText entry, go to the Insert menu, click AutoText, then AutoText, select the AutoText tab, highlight the entry and click Delete. 

 

Jeeves