Re: [libreoffice-users] Autotext: cannot create New Category

On 10/09/2024 18:40, V Stuart Foote wrote:
> Steps are pretty simple.
> Open Tools -> AutoText dialog (shortcut <Ctrl>+<F3>)
> Click the 'Categories...' button to launch the Edit categories dialog.
> Use drop list to select the user profile ../settings/user/autotext
> Enter a name for the New category
> OK out of the Edit categories dialog
>
> Now add the AutoText (it must be entered from highlight in the document body of a Writer session)
>
> Make a highlight selection on document page (if no selection made in document, only an Import is 
> offered)
> Open the AutoText dialog back up
> Note the new (but still empty) category is listed
> Select the new category if it is not active
> Use the 'AutoText' button menu to add/
>
> Once entries are in a category, the category will show a collapse arrow.
>
> Suspect what is being missed is that when *creating* a new category you *must* specify a path where 
> you have write access.
> The default MyAutoText path is created with a new user profile.
>
> Stuart
That was the missing step "Use drop list to select the user profile ../settings/user/autotext "
I didn't even see the dropdown arrow in that box until you mentioned it.  The rest is 
straightforward.

Thanks.
Philip

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