Free AutoCorrect Backup And Restore Utility For Microsoft Word

By Raj | Jul 15, 2009

Packers and movers have made life easier while shifting homes. I can’t think of the mess nowadays shifting homes from one place to another without packers and movers. How about shifting your Microsoft Word AutoCorrect entries from one computer to another? Were you ever in need of shifting AutoCorrect entries from one computer to the other; either from your home computer to the one at office, or from your desktop to laptop, or to take a backup of the AutoCorrect entries before formatting your hard drive?

One way to do this is as said in Microsoft help page but I think it is lengthy to understand and execute. The other way is to use the tool that I give you below. I had this software working promptly for MS Word 1997, 2000 and 2003 but haven’t checked with 2007 version. I moved my MS Word AutoCorrect entries from my desktop running on Windows XP/MS Office 2003 to my laptop running on Windows Vista/MS Office 2003. You too should be able to backup, transfer and restore AutoCorrect entries from computer to computer, or copy AutoCorrect entries to a Word document before a hard drive format. Here are the instructions:

AutoCorrect backup, transfer and restore tool for MS Word, current transcription glossary

Open MS Word. Go to Tools/Macro/Security. Click on ‘Low’ Security Level. (Do not forget to restore the security level to medium or high, whatever your default is, after running the macros.)
Download MTH AutoCorrect Utility and save it to your desktop.
Unzip the template inside the zipped file to your desktop.

To back up your AutoCorrect entries to a MS Word document

The AutoCorrect macro runs automatically when you open this template; but if you cancel out of the dialog, you can click on the “Start” button on the “AutoCorrect” toolbar. If the Toolbar isn’t visible, right-click on any toolbar and select “AutoCorrect” from the list of tool bars.
Select “Backup.” The macro will export all your AutoCorrect entries to a Word document. It will allow you to choose the file name and save path but defaults to your default document directory, with a default file name of: “AutoCorrect Backup Document.”
Transfer AutoCorrect entries to the other computer.

To import the AutoCorrect entries into MS Word from the backed up document

Select “Restore.” Browse for the Word file that you backed up, and Bob’s your Uncle.

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9 Responses to “Free AutoCorrect Backup And Restore Utility For Microsoft Word”

Serena on July 22nd, 2009, at 12:31 pm said:

Excellent information! Autocorrect can do many of the things that other text expanders can do. Learning how to move the information from one computer to the other saves time and trouble in the long run.

Cathy on August 9th, 2009, at 12:42 am said:

I have used this program before and it worked great. However, now when I try to run it I get “run time error” and it only copies part of my auto correct.

Cathy on August 9th, 2009, at 3:30 am said:

I have the security setting in macros at low. I have XPpro and Office 2000.

Raj on August 9th, 2009, at 2:44 am said:

Have you tried lowering the security level of macros?

Which operating system (OS) and MS Office version do you have?

Raj on August 9th, 2009, at 9:48 am said:

Then the suspect may either be a virus or a “Global template or add-in.”

Try these solutions:
1.) Scan your machine with an antivirus.
2.) Remove the global template or add-in and try again. Check this MS Word runtime error troubleshoot, help and support.

Cathy on August 10th, 2009, at 7:35 pm said:

I checked for virus and unload my one add in (Abacus line count) and am still having the same problem. It starts running through adding my AC entries and gets through all but about 50 (out of over 1000) and I then get the runtime error at the same place every time. When I run the debug, it always highlights the same place in the code:

In the *****GetAutoCorrect Entries()***** section:

If X < TotalACEntries Then
Set MyRange= MyRange.Next (wdCell)
MyRange.Collapse

It is that last line "MyRange.Collapse that debug highlights.

Raj on August 11th, 2009, at 2:42 am said:

I’m really knocked out this time! Have to Google your problem at free time.

Michelle on June 17th, 2010, at 5:05 pm said:

This is the exact site I have been looking for; however, the instructions are not compatible with Vista. Do you have directions on how to backup autocorrects to an external drive for Vista?

Thank you so much.
Michelle

Shari on November 1st, 2010, at 7:19 pm said:

“Uncle Bob” is my HERO!! Works transferring from Word 2007 to Word 2010 also!!!