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Old 03-13-2021, 01:56 AM
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Hi there,

I have 5 PCs on a local network in the office, with a NAS.



Is it possible to have a "centrally stored" autocorrect file that serves all 5 PCs?
So, if one user adds a word to autocorrect, it's available to all other users on the network.

Thanks in advance.
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That depends on whether they're stored in Word's Normal template (only formatted ones are) and all users use the same Normal template. See: https://www.msofficeforums.com/word/...locations.html
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Notes:
1) They should NOT all be using the same normal template.
2) The rest are stored in language-specific .acl files.


It is much easier to share AutoText and other Building Blocks than it is to share AutoCorrect. What is it you are trying to accomplish?
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Thanks! I'll have a look.
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Thanks for your reply!

We often need to type long repetitive words/phrases like "proliferative diabetic retinopathy" etc.

So, on my PC, under AutoCorrect and "Replace text as you type", I have set up a few abbreviations eg."pdr" that will replace the latter said long phrase.

There are quite of few of these long phrases, and I was wondering if all the PC's could share a "central database" of these abbreviations, so that we don't have to add them individually on each PC. (Every so often we add new ones too).
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Thanks for your reply!

We often need to type long repetitive words/phrases like "proliferative diabetic retinopathy" etc.

So, on my PC, under AutoCorrect and "Replace text as you type", I have set up a few abbreviations eg."pdr" that will replace the latter said long phrase.

There are quite of few of these long phrases, and I was wondering if all the PC's could share a "central database" of these abbreviations, so that we don't have to add them individually on each PC. (Every so often we add new ones too).
The answer, to the question asked, is "NO." You cannot share AutoCorrects.

You could, though, use AutoText in Global Templates. Those could be shared fairly easily.

My favorite method on a network is to have them saved on the network drive and downloaded to each user's Word Startup Folder as a part of the network login.
  1. You would give the AutoText entries unique names - your abbreviations.
  2. When the abbreviation is typed, pressing the Enter key inserts the full text.
  3. The F3 key will do the same.
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Thanks so much Charles!!
Took me quite a while to get a grip on AutoText, Global templates and the Word Startup Folder, but it works like a charm!!!
Thanks again for your help.
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I think it should work well for you.


Note, you can copy AutoCorrect using Jay Freedman's AutoCorrect2007 backup utility. However, there is nothing automatic about it and you asked about sharing. Using this utility requires making a backup document on one computer and then using the utility on other computers to restore to the other computers.
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