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Office products should include tools to help manage acronym lists
With such a significant military client base, Microsoft Office products
should include tools to assist with managing the very expansive acronym-based "language" that is used extensively, and always evolving, in the United States military (and the government as a whole). Most military documents are drafted using MS Word. That being the case, it would be significantly helpful if Word provided tools to aid in the compiling of an acronym list appendix which is made available for reference at the end of such documents (after being built manually). This could be done in much the same way that Word 07 now handles Endnotes and Bibliographies. This tool could also aid in ensuring that acronyms are only spelled out once - the first time each is used in the document - as is the custom with military & government professional/technical writing. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Office products should include tools to help manage acronym lists
So what's wrong with using end-notes?
Alternatively, surely an organisation with the budget of the US military could afford the cost (if justified) of creating an add-in for Word to handle this task. -- Cheers macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "D-Perreault" wrote in message ... With such a significant military client base, Microsoft Office products should include tools to assist with managing the very expansive acronym-based "language" that is used extensively, and always evolving, in the United States military (and the government as a whole). Most military documents are drafted using MS Word. That being the case, it would be significantly helpful if Word provided tools to aid in the compiling of an acronym list appendix which is made available for reference at the end of such documents (after being built manually). This could be done in much the same way that Word 07 now handles Endnotes and Bibliographies. This tool could also aid in ensuring that acronyms are only spelled out once - the first time each is used in the document - as is the custom with military & government professional/technical writing. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Office products should include tools to help manage acronym lists
Or an index?
On Nov 2, 8:21*pm, "macropod" wrote: So what's wrong with using end-notes? Alternatively, surely an organisation with the budget of the US military could afford the cost (if justified) of creating an add-in for Word to handle this task. -- Cheers macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "D-Perreault" wrote in ... With such a significant military client base, Microsoft Office products should include tools to assist with managing the very expansive acronym-based "language" that is used extensively, and always evolving, in the United States military (and the government as a whole). *Most military documents are drafted using MS Word. *That being the case, it would be significantly helpful if Word provided tools to aid in the compiling of an acronym list appendix which is made available for reference at the end of such documents (after being built manually). *This could be done in much the same way that Word 07 now handles Endnotes and Bibliographies. *This tool could also aid in ensuring that acronyms are only spelled out once - the first time each is used in the document - as is the custom with military & government professional/technical writing. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...?mid=6452....- |
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Office products should include tools to help manage acronym lists
Well, while you are waiting for MS to come up with something, you could
evaluate AcroWizard. It builds a table of acronyms and their definitions, can note whether an acronym is defined on first use, and can search the internet (acronymfinder.com) for possible definitions€”while building an acronym database (http://www.anvillogic.com/products/AWClient.asp). There's still work to be done when AcroWizard is through, but it does the the time- consuming part for you. I've used it in a production setting only once, but was pleased with the result. It did in a few minutes what would have taken 6 to 8 hours of manual (even macro assisted) collection and formatting. Possible problem: It only works with Office 2003 and before. Another product, intended for editors, gives such information as how often an acronym is used (so the editor can decide whether to use it) and highlights those already defined. I don't remember the name of the software but can find it for you if you are interested. Note that your recommendation is more likely to be seen by MS if you post it through its knowledge base (or whatever it calls its help system these days.) feedback or at an Office product developer site. PamC D-Perreault wrote: With such a significant military client base, Microsoft Office products should include tools to assist with managing the very expansive acronym-based "language" that is used extensively, and always evolving, in the United States military (and the government as a whole). Most military documents are drafted using MS Word. That being the case, it would be significantly helpful if Word provided tools to aid in the compiling of an acronym list appendix which is made available for reference at the end of such documents (after being built manually). This could be done in much the same way that Word 07 now handles Endnotes and Bibliographies. This tool could also aid in ensuring that acronyms are only spelled out once - the first time each is used in the document - as is the custom with military & government professional/technical writing. -- Message posted via OfficeKB.com http://www.officekb.com/Uwe/Forums.a...ement/200811/1 |
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