Word - auto text entries

[Aminc]

I have a container with several auto-text entries, some of them longer than
255 characters. Retrieval of these using
"Templates(<FileName>).AutoTextEntries(<EntryName>).Value" results in
truncation of the value to 255 chars.

Macro uses the above method to store value to a variable which is then being
passed to another routine for generation of a pop-up list.

Please advise if there is a workaround for the above.

 

[Jezebel]

There must be something else you're doing to truncate it. AutoText entries
aren't limited to 255 characters: you can have any amount of content,
including graphics and formatting. However, as alternatives if you're just
working with plain text, you can use document variables or document
properties.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Using the Insert method for AutoText inserts the entire entry in your
document. Not sure what you would do with it from there. But you have pop-up
lists with more than 255 characters per choice? Have you looked into the
AutoText list field or generating a custom menu of AutoText instead?
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