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Hi,
I want to be able to type the english name for a plant animal etc and then the latin name to be entered afterwards automatically. How do i do it? I am using Microsoft Office Word 2003. Thankyou |
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Word does not store any reference to latin names of plants and animals that
you can simply call up. You would have to have some form of database of animal plant names and their associated latin names in order to do this. If there are any particular ones that you need for a project then set up autotext entries to insert both name and latin name. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org jennifer wrote: Hi, I want to be able to type the english name for a plant animal etc and then the latin name to be entered afterwards automatically. How do i do it? I am using Microsoft Office Word 2003. Thankyou |
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You can use AutoCorrect. In the AutoCorrect as You Type list, enter the
English name in the left column: in the right column, enter the English name followed by the Latin name as you need it to appear. When you type the English name and press the Spacebar, the AutoCorrect function will enter the full details. For plants with extra long English names, you can 'cheat' and use a easily remembers short name so that you can type that and press enter to get the full caboose. For example you can use 'occi' as your shortcut and when you type it and press space, it will enter Rhododendron occidentale or something along those lines. Just make sure the shortcuts are really memorable and obvious and comprise at least four letter. Terry "jennifer" wrote in message ... Hi, I want to be able to type the english name for a plant animal etc and then the latin name to be entered afterwards automatically. How do i do it? I am using Microsoft Office Word 2003. Thankyou |
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Thankyou Terry. I have an excel spreadsheet with the english and latin names.
is there anyway of inserting from this table the latin when i write the english in word. Thankyou "Terry Farrell" wrote: You can use AutoCorrect. In the AutoCorrect as You Type list, enter the English name in the left column: in the right column, enter the English name followed by the Latin name as you need it to appear. When you type the English name and press the Spacebar, the AutoCorrect function will enter the full details. For plants with extra long English names, you can 'cheat' and use a easily remembers short name so that you can type that and press enter to get the full caboose. For example you can use 'occi' as your shortcut and when you type it and press space, it will enter Rhododendron occidentale or something along those lines. Just make sure the shortcuts are really memorable and obvious and comprise at least four letter. Terry "jennifer" wrote in message ... Hi, I want to be able to type the english name for a plant animal etc and then the latin name to be entered afterwards automatically. How do i do it? I am using Microsoft Office Word 2003. Thankyou |
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Look at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...utocorrect.htm. The
macro referenced here creates a text file (in tabular format, I think) to which you might be able to add your entries. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "jennifer" wrote in message news Thankyou Terry. I have an excel spreadsheet with the english and latin names. is there anyway of inserting from this table the latin when i write the english in word. Thankyou "Terry Farrell" wrote: You can use AutoCorrect. In the AutoCorrect as You Type list, enter the English name in the left column: in the right column, enter the English name followed by the Latin name as you need it to appear. When you type the English name and press the Spacebar, the AutoCorrect function will enter the full details. For plants with extra long English names, you can 'cheat' and use a easily remembers short name so that you can type that and press enter to get the full caboose. For example you can use 'occi' as your shortcut and when you type it and press space, it will enter Rhododendron occidentale or something along those lines. Just make sure the shortcuts are really memorable and obvious and comprise at least four letter. Terry "jennifer" wrote in message ... Hi, I want to be able to type the english name for a plant animal etc and then the latin name to be entered afterwards automatically. How do i do it? I am using Microsoft Office Word 2003. Thankyou |
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:42:05 -0700, ?B?amVubmlmZXI=?=
wrote: Hi, I want to be able to type the english name for a plant animal etc and then the latin name to be entered afterwards automatically. How do i do it? I am using Microsoft Office Word 2003. Thankyou What is a plant animal? If you mean animals and plants, you will have to find the scientific names yourself. You should be aware that scientific names ('Latin names') change. For instance a plant can be placed in a different genus, and then the first part of the name will change. Thousands of plant names have changed over the years. If the name is important to you, you should consult a systematic biologist. Books are of limited value, as they soon become obsolete. Kind regards, Rob. |
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Have you read the rest of this thread?
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Rob van Albada" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:42:05 -0700, ?B?amVubmlmZXI=?= wrote: Hi, I want to be able to type the english name for a plant animal etc and then the latin name to be entered afterwards automatically. How do i do it? I am using Microsoft Office Word 2003. Thankyou What is a plant animal? If you mean animals and plants, you will have to find the scientific names yourself. You should be aware that scientific names ('Latin names') change. For instance a plant can be placed in a different genus, and then the first part of the name will change. Thousands of plant names have changed over the years. If the name is important to you, you should consult a systematic biologist. Books are of limited value, as they soon become obsolete. Kind regards, Rob. |
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Yes, later.
Personally, I have no use for automatic find and replace of scientific plant names, but I add 'latin names' to my dictionary regularly. I would be at a loss if I did not have the help of a very experienced systematic botanist (who also advices me about animal names). Many - otherwise excellent - lexicographers proudly insert outdated scientific names in their dictionaries without being aware of it. I try to be up to date, but I am aware that in this respect my dictionary also will be (partly) outdated in ten or twenty years time. Fortunately there are also many names which do not change. Kind regards, Rob. On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:40:22 -0500, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Have you read the rest of this thread? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Rob van Albada" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:42:05 -0700, ?B?amVubmlmZXI=?= wrote: Hi, I want to be able to type the english name for a plant animal etc and then the latin name to be entered afterwards automatically. How do i do it? I am using Microsoft Office Word 2003. Thankyou What is a plant animal? If you mean animals and plants, you will have to find the scientific names yourself. You should be aware that scientific names ('Latin names') change. For instance a plant can be placed in a different genus, and then the first part of the name will change. Thousands of plant names have changed over the years. If the name is important to you, you should consult a systematic biologist. Books are of limited value, as they soon become obsolete. Kind regards, Rob. |
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