It looks like you're both suggesting that his only recourse is to make
dozens of autocorrects for each possible at.wt. + element symbol.
Where do you dream up such utterly false accusations?
I don't know why arty's question focused on 18F and specifically the 18.
Call me lazy for not trying to guess if you wish. You can even scold me for
not being a sensitive sensitive reader like you, for failing to read for
content vice context, and my utter inability to intuit what was meant by
what was unsaid. I am used to all of that silliness.
I answered the man's specific question on one day, moved on to something
else, and now find that and you have popped in the next day to accuse me of
suggesting that my answer is the only recourse! Such a suggestion was never
made.
Grown accustomed to your provoked slurs and insults I'll let this one pass.
Your suggestion has merit and is addressed in a separate post.
Cheers.
Peter T. Daniels wrote:
It looks like you're both suggesting that his only recourse is to make
dozens of autocorrects for each possible at.wt. + element symbol. Is
there a way to make Word realize that in a word that begins wtih one,
two, or three digits and is followed by one capital letter and zero or
one small letter, the digits should be superscriot? If not as-you-
type, then maybe you could give him a macro to run after the whole
text has been typed.
On Oct 27, 11:20 am, "Graham Mayor" wrote:
If he does, the same principles apply.
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Peter T. Daniels wrote:
I wonder whether arty, who does a lot of chemistry, writes only
about fluorine-18 (the only fairly stable radioactive isotope, with
a half- life of 110 min --wik.), or whether he wasn't looking for a
way to automate the typing of _any_ atomic weight before an element
symbol.
On Oct 27, 1:53 am, "Graham Mayor"
wrote:
I mustn't be awake yet as my brain read a completely different
answer to what had Greg posted - maybe I need another cup of tea?
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Graham Mayor wrote:
Create a formatted autocorrect entry. Type the 18F as you want it
to appear and select it, then create the autocorrect entry (Word
Options
Proofing Autocorrect Options)
Greg's macro will work for existing documents.
newbie arty wrote:
Hello, quick question,
I would like to have word 2007 automatically recognize 18F and
change it to (superscript18)F.
I do a lot of chemistry, and manually changing 18 into a
superscript is getting pretty tedious.
Appreciate any help!
arty--
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