moving auto correct settings to another computer

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rbarline

Hi. I use Office 2008 on two different computers and want to keep my auto correct settings synchronized between the two machines. I assume these are kept in a preference file, but which one is it? Thanks.
 
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John McGhie

I have been trying to find this out for you, and getting nowhere.

They moved in Office 2008: I think they are in the Normal.dotm template,
which by default is in each user's folder:
/Users/~/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Office/User Templates/

However, it's best to search for it, because a user can put it anywhere they
like.

Cheers

Hi. I use Office 2008 on two different computers and want to keep my auto
correct settings synchronized between the two machines. I assume these are
kept in a preference file, but which one is it? Thanks.
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Daiya Mitchell

Forgot I'm supposed to be updating that article-- it's here:

UserName/Library/Preferences/Microsoft/Office 2008/Microsoft Office ACL
[English]
 
D

Daiya Mitchell

I don't see a provision to move AutoCorrect, John?

Actually, rbarline--I forgot--if you have created Formatted
AutoCorrects, they will be in the Normal.dotm template. Regular
autocorrects are in the file location I posted.
 
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John McGhie

Hi Daiya:

Neither do I.

But they can move the Normal template anywhere they like, and I thought in
Office 2008 all the AutoCorrects were in Normal??

Cheers

I don't see a provision to move AutoCorrect, John?

Actually, rbarline--I forgot--if you have created Formatted
AutoCorrects, they will be in the Normal.dotm template. Regular
autocorrects are in the file location I posted.
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JE McGimpsey

John McGhie said:
But they can move the Normal template anywhere they like, and I thought in
Office 2008 all the AutoCorrects were in Normal??
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May be duplicating here, but formatted AutoCorrects are stored in
Normal.dotm. Unformatted AutoCorrects are stored in the

Microsoft Office ACL [English]

(or whatever language) file in the

~:Library:preferences:Microsoft:Office 2008:

folder (where ~ is the home directory).
 
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rbarline

Thanks all you gurus. You're all great! I was able to sync my autocorrect entries using the ACL file.
 
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