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Easier way to populate Building Blocks/AutoText?
I had the inspiration to add the top 50-80 client addresses as blocks of AutoText.
Currently, I have a few things in AutoText specifically (though I do use other QuickParts like headers and footers, and I really like how convenient it is to drop in that information. Is there a shortcut that gets around having to individually highlight each address block and save to AutoText? |
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Alt+F3 is the general way to add, but, as you have noticed, it requires you to select each thing to be added. Since you are assigning a name and category to each entry it is hard to get around this.
Take a look at Greg Maxey's page on Building Blocks & AutoText. He includes an Add-In that lets you load building blocks including AutoText from a Table. You can choose one gallery at a time and load in different categories with individual names. The entry is in one column, the name in a second, and the category in a third column of the table. Graham Mayor has a different Add-In. Create autotext entries from a Word table by Graham Mayor, MVP. Graham's is simpler but does not allow for addition of a category. It is more designed for pre-building blocks AutoText, in my opinion. More References (my page):
Also take a look at: |
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To use these addresses, assign them to a particular category and/or style and look at the Building Block Gallery Content Control and AutoTextList Field.
See my Building Blocks Gallery Content Control and AutoTextList Field Comparison and Demonstration. |
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Been getting the chance to play with stuff that will hopefully make my life easier around here. |
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