AutoText: The Complete Boilerplate Resource

You've already seen how you can use AutoCorrect to enter large blocks of boilerplate text quickly—text that you use repeatedly in many documents. However, this isn't AutoCorrect's primary function. Another Word feature, AutoText, is designed specifically to help you manage and quickly insert boilerplate text.

If you build a library of AutoText entries, you can dramatically reduce the amount of retyping you have to do. At the same time, you can help your colleagues build documents more quickly and more consistently. In other words, whether you're working on your own or in a corporate setting, AutoText offers enormous opportunities to improve your productivity.

AutoText Entries Built into Word

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