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Hard hyphen in middle of an autocorrect word
I need to put a nonbreaking hyphen in the middle of an autocorrect
replacement word. For example, when I type hspd, I want it to automatically insert HSPD-12, with a nonbreaking hyphen. Microsoft help, local and Web, explains how to replace typed text with such a special character, but that's all you can do: replace text with a character. You can't type in anything before or after the special character, so I can't include the HSPD or the 12. Someone please tell me how to do this -- or if it can't be done at all. |
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Hard hyphen in middle of an autocorrect word
Hi Lee,
Don't try to create the entry within the AutoCorrect dialog. Type HSPD-12 with the nonbreaking hyphen in the body of a document. Select it, but don't include any paragraph mark that may follow it. Click Tools AutoCorrect, and the dialog will open with the HSPD*12 in the "With" box (the asterisk represents the special character). Click the "Formatted text" option button just above that, and the entry will appear correctly. Type hspd in the "Replace" box and click the Add button, then the OK button. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Lee Techwriter wrote: I need to put a nonbreaking hyphen in the middle of an autocorrect replacement word. For example, when I type hspd, I want it to automatically insert HSPD-12, with a nonbreaking hyphen. Microsoft help, local and Web, explains how to replace typed text with such a special character, but that's all you can do: replace text with a character. You can't type in anything before or after the special character, so I can't include the HSPD or the 12. Someone please tell me how to do this -- or if it can't be done at all. |
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