see this documentation page:
(info "(emacs) Autoinserting")
works fine here under GNU/Linux Emacs 23.1.1
>
> However C-h i d m autotype shows:
>
> 6. Autoinserting
>
> So:
>
> (info "(autotype) autoinserting")
>
i'm guessing you're running this under MS Windows (have seen a similar
effect on my PC at work)
looks like Autoinserting has been moved into a separate info file under
Windows, which is a bit of shame, it is not found in index under the
main info file
>>> However C-h i d m autotype shows:
>>>
>>> 6. Autoinserting
>>>
>>> So:
>>>
>>> (info "(autotype) autoinserting")
>>>
>>
>> i'm guessing you're running this under MS Windows (have seen a similar
>> effect on my PC at work)
>> looks like Autoinserting has been moved into a separate info file under
>> Windows, which is a bit of shame, it is not found in index under the
>> main info file
>>
>>
>
> Correct. I guess the wigwam tag-line in the OP should have tipped me
> off. I didn't know the info files linking was different on the two OSes.
There is also a separate autotype info file under debian.
GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.16.5) of 2009-09-14 on raven, modified by Debian