Create an AutoText entry to store and reuse text and graphics

When you create an AutoText entry, it's automatically linked to the paragraph style of the text or graphic you stored in the entry. That way, when you're ready to insert an AutoText entry into a document, you can choose from a list of the entries that are relevant to the style of the text you're working on.

For example, Word includes built-in AutoText entries (such as salutations and closings) that are available when you create letters.

1. Select the text or graphic you want to store as an AutoText entry. To store paragraph formatting with the entry, include the paragraph mark () in the selection.
2. On the Insert menu, point to AutoText, and then click New.
3. When Word proposes a name for the AutoText entry, accept the name or type a new one.

Tip: If you plan to create, insert, or modify lots of AutoText entries, you may want to use the AutoText toolbar instead of the AutoText command. To display this toolbar, point to Toolbars on the View menu, and then click AutoText.