WD97: Err Message: "Specified Text Is Not a Valid AutoText Name"

ID: Q197443

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you type the name of an AutoText entry and press F3 or click the Insert AutoText button on the toolbar, Word may beep and display the following message on the Status Bar:

   The Specified text is not a valid AutoText name. Use Edit AutoText to
   create AutoText entries.

CAUSE

This error occurs if you don't separate the AutoText entry name from the preceding or succeeding text with a space.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, type a space before and after the AutoText name before pressing F3. For example, consider the AutoText entry named "mine":

   mine|all mine   Pressing F3 with the insertion point in this
                   position results in an error.

   mine| all mine  Pressing F3 with the insertion point in this
                   position inserts the AutoText.

Keywords          : kbautotext word97 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 13, 1999