How to print a list of AutoCorrect entries in Word (212518)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Word 2003
  • Microsoft Word 2002
  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q212518

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that inserts all AutoCorrect entries into a document that you can then print.

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For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 How to run sample code from Knowledge Base articles

The following sample macro code creates a new document containing all of your AutoCorrect entries: 
Sub InsertAutoCorrectEntries()

   Dim ACE As AutoCorrectEntry
   ' Create new document.
   Documents.Add

   ' Iterate through AutoCorrect entries.
   For Each ACE In Application.AutoCorrect.Entries
      ' Insert each entry name and its value on a new line.
      Selection.TypeText ACE.Name & vbTab & ACE.Value & " " & vbCr
   Next

   ' Format document for three columns.
   With ActiveDocument.PageSetup.TextColumns
      .SetCount NumColumns:=3
      .EvenlySpaced = True
      .LineBetween = True
      .Width = InchesToPoints(1.67)
      .Spacing = InchesToPoints(0.5)
   End With

   ' Set TabStop for all three columns.
   ActiveDocument.Paragraphs.TabStops(InchesToPoints(0.88)).Position = _
      InchesToPoints(0.88)

End Sub
For more information about how to move AutoCorrect entries, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

207748 How to move Word AutoCorrect entries between computers

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212623 Macro programming resources

226118 Programming resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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