[Nikolai7]

All I want to do is to create simple macros for addresses using keyboard abbreviations, like "smith" for "Mr. Smith's full address", but the Word macro function wants "f3,s" for example, it won't accept "smith". That would be fine, except who can remember such specific shortcuts when there are hundreds of addresses? In word perfect I can easily use a lettered abbreviation, why not in Word? What am I missing? Thanks!

[Peter T. Daniels]

Shortcut keys can use any or all of Ctrl, Alt, Ctrl-Alt, and the same with Shift.

Presumably the example you're looking at is telling you to use the F3 key at the top of your keyboard combined with "s", not some unmemorable sequence of letters and punctuation.

You can't use just "smith," because how would Word know you weren't simply typing the word "smith"?


On Sunday, July 7, 2013 6:41:46 PM UTC-4, Nikolai7 wrote:
All I want to do is to create simple macros for addresses using keyboard
abbreviations, like "smith" for "Mr. Smith's full address", but the Word
macro function wants "f3,s" for example, it won't accept "smith". That
would be fine, except who can remember such specific shortcuts when
there are hundreds of addresses? In word perfect I can easily use a
lettered abbreviation, why not in Word? What am I missing? Thanks!

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

You can make use of AutoCorrect entries. For example, you can use
"smithaddr" as the trigger to insert the full address. (As Peter wrote, you
don't want to use a word such as "smith," because you may want to use it in
other contexts as well.)

An entry can be formatted, that is, include multiple lines and/or
formatting.

For specific steps, tell us your version of Word.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP




"Nikolai7" wrote in message
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All I want to do is to create simple macros for addresses using keyboard
abbreviations, like "smith" for "Mr. Smith's full address", but the Word
macro function wants "f3,s" for example, it won't accept "smith". That
would be fine, except who can remember such specific shortcuts when
there are hundreds of addresses? In word perfect I can easily use a
lettered abbreviation, why not in Word? What am I missing? Thanks!




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Nikolai7