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Creating AutoText/Building Block: How do I get the desired template to appear in the dropdown?
Hi,
I'm trying to save a section of text as a building block but I want to add it to a template which will hold all my building blocks. The problem is that the template does not appear in the 'Save In' drop down. The template is a .dotx extension and I've tried saving it in the same directory as 'building blocks.dotx' which does appear int he drop down so you might expect files in the same directory with the same file extension to appear!! How do I get my custom file to appear in the drop down? Thanks Last edited by Charles Kenyon; 02-09-2023 at 07:10 AM. |
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Attach the template to the current document and save the building block to it. Then reattach the previous template (you'll be asked if you want to save the changed template)
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Andrew Lockton Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia |
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Andrew has pointed you to one method.
See Where can Building Blocks be stored? Quote:
Once you have at least one building block in a template loaded as a global template, that template will show up in the dialog box as a potential storage location. |
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Thanks guys
I've managed to get the template to appear in the list once I managed to get one building block in the template. Wasn't aware of that one - learnt something new today |
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You are welcome.
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