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Can I make an automatic list (not index)?
I have a long document w/acronyms I want to list and define. Can I mark them
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Can I make an automatic list (not index)?
Hi ?B?U29Xcml0ZQ==?=,
I have a long document w/acronyms I want to list and define. Can I mark them in the document to generate some sort of automatic list? I'm not 100% sure what it is you have in mind, but in a general sort of way, I'd think the answer would be yes (although it might require a macro). Can you be more specific about what kind of list you want? Do you want every single thing you mark? Should duplicates be avoided? Do you need page numbers? Why would an index not be adequate? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Can I make an automatic list (not index)?
Hello, Cindy, and thanks for your help. The report is 80 pages and contains
many acronyms. To aid the reader, at the front of the document I define all the acronyms used, as a sort of dictionary. In Word Perfect, this used to be easy, using the list function. It worked just like a TOC generation, but simpler. I would just highlight the word, mark for the list, select a page for the list and click on generate. I can't find such a function in Word, so I'm doing it manually -- yikes! Do you know of a comparable function? I don't want to index, having no need for page numbers or identifying all the places where the acronym occurs. My mother was Swiss -- grew up in Bulle. Where are you located? Thanks again. Marie M. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi ?B?U29Xcml0ZQ==?=, I have a long document w/acronyms I want to list and define. Can I mark them in the document to generate some sort of automatic list? I'm not 100% sure what it is you have in mind, but in a general sort of way, I'd think the answer would be yes (although it might require a macro). Can you be more specific about what kind of list you want? Do you want every single thing you mark? Should duplicates be avoided? Do you need page numbers? Why would an index not be adequate? Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Can I make an automatic list (not index)?
Hi ?B?U29Xcml0ZQ==?=,
The report is 80 pages and contains many acronyms. To aid the reader, at the front of the document I define all the acronyms used, as a sort of dictionary. In Word Perfect, this used to be easy, using the list function. It worked just like a TOC generation, but simpler. I would just highlight the word, mark for the list, select a page for the list and click on generate. I can't find such a function in Word, so I'm doing it manually -- yikes! Do you know of a comparable function? I'd say try using a TC field for this. Select some text, then press Alt+Shift+o. This will open a little dialog box that lets you mark entries, you can leave it open, if you want, and select further entries to mark. Look up the TC and the TOC fields in Word's help to get a feel for what you're working with. The "Table identifier" will let you generate a TOC just for these entries. You can suppress the page numbers so that you essentially just get a list. If you want it sorted, and in columns, then you'll need to turn the list into plain text (select the TOC, then Ctrl+Shift+F9) then sort and format it into columns. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Can I make an automatic list (not index)?
I'd have thought that XE fields would be more satisfactory for an
alphabetized list. But see also http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/glossary/glossary.html -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:VA.0000b44c.01db9592@speedy... Hi ?B?U29Xcml0ZQ==?=, The report is 80 pages and contains many acronyms. To aid the reader, at the front of the document I define all the acronyms used, as a sort of dictionary. In Word Perfect, this used to be easy, using the list function. It worked just like a TOC generation, but simpler. I would just highlight the word, mark for the list, select a page for the list and click on generate. I can't find such a function in Word, so I'm doing it manually -- yikes! Do you know of a comparable function? I'd say try using a TC field for this. Select some text, then press Alt+Shift+o. This will open a little dialog box that lets you mark entries, you can leave it open, if you want, and select further entries to mark. Look up the TC and the TOC fields in Word's help to get a feel for what you're working with. The "Table identifier" will let you generate a TOC just for these entries. You can suppress the page numbers so that you essentially just get a list. If you want it sorted, and in columns, then you'll need to turn the list into plain text (select the TOC, then Ctrl+Shift+F9) then sort and format it into columns. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Can I make an automatic list (not index)?
Hi Suzanne,
I'd have thought that XE fields would be more satisfactory for an alphabetized list. The OP specifically requested no page numbers. Indexes have page numbers. Cindy |
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Can I make an automatic list (not index)?
But they don't have to have page numbers. "Current page" is just one of the
options in the Mark Index Entry dialog. If you use the "cross-reference" option instead, you can insert any text you like. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:VA.0000b471.0088993d@speedy... Hi Suzanne, I'd have thought that XE fields would be more satisfactory for an alphabetized list. The OP specifically requested no page numbers. Indexes have page numbers. Cindy |
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Can I make an automatic list (not index)?
Thank you, Cindy and Suzanne, and for the S. Kelly website of Word FAQs.
JHaving been trained in WP, that will be invaluable to me. -- Marie M. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: But they don't have to have page numbers. "Current page" is just one of the options in the Mark Index Entry dialog. If you use the "cross-reference" option instead, you can insert any text you like. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message news:VA.0000b471.0088993d@speedy... Hi Suzanne, I'd have thought that XE fields would be more satisfactory for an alphabetized list. The OP specifically requested no page numbers. Indexes have page numbers. Cindy |
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Can I make an automatic list (not index)?
Thank you, Cindy and Suzanne, and for the S. Kelly website of Word FAQs.
JHaving been trained in WP, that will be invaluable to me. More re the switch from WP to Word: How Word differs from WordPerfect http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...ordPerfect.htm Some Tips and "Gotchas" for those who are new to Word Especially if migrating from WordPerfect http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...AndGotchas.htm Is There Life After "Reveal Codes"? http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/RevealCodes.htm WordPerfect to Word converters (and why none of them are perfect) http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Genera...Converters.htm -- Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/ MacWord Tips: http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/ What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ |
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Alphabetized list
I am doing a legal transcription. When I get to the Q. and A. portion, the
next line after Q is R. Obviously, alphabetizing my hearing. Is there any way I can turn off alphabetizing? I have never seen this before. I am on a computer that I have in another home and I dont' know how to turn it off. Thank you all in advance. |
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Alphabetized list
You probably have "Automatic numbered lists" enabled on Tools | AutoCorrect
Options | AutoFormat As You Type. Instead, you might want to automate your Q&A using the instructions at http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/QandA.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Phyllis Corella" wrote in message ... I am doing a legal transcription. When I get to the Q. and A. portion, the next line after Q is R. Obviously, alphabetizing my hearing. Is there any way I can turn off alphabetizing? I have never seen this before. I am on a computer that I have in another home and I dont' know how to turn it off. Thank you all in advance. |
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