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how can I automatically build an acronym list in a word document?
I have a 40 page document that is loaded with acronyms. I want to build an
Appendix A that will list the acronyms and meanings. Is there an easy way to do this without typing all of them in? Is there a way to select the acronym in the document and have it automatically copied to the acronym list? |
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how can I automatically build an acronym list in a word document?
Hi Dave,
This works in Word 2003, but I'm not sure whether earlier versions have the necessary function. Open the Edit Find dialog and click the More button. Check the box for "Wildcards" and the box for "Highlight all items found in". (The highlight box may not be available in your version.) In the Find What box, type the expression [A-Z]{3,} Then click the Find All button. This will select all the words in the document that are three or more upper-case letters. Close the dialog. Copy the selected words to the clipboard. Move the cursor to the appendix and paste. Each word will automatically be placed in a separate paragraph. If you want to include acronyms that start with a letter but may also contain numbers, use this expression instead: [A-Z][A-Z0-9]{2,} -- 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. Dave B wrote: I have a 40 page document that is loaded with acronyms. I want to build an Appendix A that will list the acronyms and meanings. Is there an easy way to do this without typing all of them in? Is there a way to select the acronym in the document and have it automatically copied to the acronym list? |
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