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How can I import a docx in AutoText?

Anastasia Geertje schwaner

Import *.autoxt file (docx convert to .autotxt), Studio 2015 (options)

Error: "The list of entries does not contain AutoText...".

How can I import a list of words in word into autotext? 

Thanks.
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    Hello Anastasia,

    You have to put them into a file that is the format accepted for import... it's not MSWord.  The easiest way to do this is to add a couple of entries in Studio, under the AutoText menu like this:

    So I added two words in the English(US) autotext.  Then export the file to your desktop.  What you get is a simple text file that looks like this:

    Note that there is an empty line first, and then  the language code and then just a list of terms.  So once you have this (for your language obviously) you can copy paste your MSWord list into this file and then import this one.

    Regards

    Paul

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    Hello Paul,

    I opened the exported 'list' of test words in Notepad ++, to edit the file. Then I managed to copy the MsWord list in Notepad ++ in the empty line. Then I still had the same error message. So then I left the first line empty and copied the list of words, again in Notepad ++, after the last word of the list. Then I imported it and that worked: the list of words is in the field in AutoText. However, I still need to add the same list with only English words but the target language needs to be Dutch Belgium and not US EN. Would that cause a problem?
    I also need to send in the export file. Is that the *.autotxt file on my desktop with just the few 'test' words? I need to prove that I didn't just type in the words but that I understood, well after you had explained it to me, how to take the steps: export-Notepad-paste-import.

    Thanks ever so much.
    Anastasia
  • 0 in reply to Anastasia Geertje schwaner
    Hello Anastasia,

    I pointed out the space so you left it there, not so you pasted into it. My bad for not explaining that well enough!! You need to have this:

    Empty line
    Language Code
    Your list of words

    You have to make sure the language code is correct for each import and also make sure your language is correct when you import it. Once you know how to do this you can skip the export step. That was just to show you how to make sure you get the import format correct as it should be the same. It's a helpful step with any import/export tool.

    Does that make it clear?

    Paul

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