You may rely on Microsoft Word to prepare business correspondence, lay out documents such as annual reports or create marketing materials, but Word also operates as a catch-all for existing documents.

In Word 2003, AutoText inserted long stretches of text when you typed an abbreviation or initials. For example, every time your typed the first three letters of your company's name, Word would insert ...

Click anywhere on the Word document. On the menu bar, click the Insert tab. In the Text group, click the Quick Parts button. Then select Field from the drop-down menu. A Field dialog box will appear.