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Highlighting specific words
Hi all, does anyone know, if you have a file of words you want to keep track
of, if there's a way to automatically highlight those words in another file, or to put those words in a table in the other file, then automatically highlight them as they're typed or they already appear in the document? Thanks! |
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You can't do *anything* automatically while you type, other than autocorrect
which isn't going to help you here. You could write a macro that reads words from a file or table, searches for them in another document, and formats them in a special way. Would that help? "jezzica85" wrote in message ... Hi all, does anyone know, if you have a file of words you want to keep track of, if there's a way to automatically highlight those words in another file, or to put those words in a table in the other file, then automatically highlight them as they're typed or they already appear in the document? Thanks! |
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That would be perfect! I have no idea how to write or use macros, though,
could you possibly direct me to one and give me pointers on how to use it? Thanks! "Jezebel" wrote: You can't do *anything* automatically while you type, other than autocorrect which isn't going to help you here. You could write a macro that reads words from a file or table, searches for them in another document, and formats them in a special way. Would that help? "jezzica85" wrote in message ... Hi all, does anyone know, if you have a file of words you want to keep track of, if there's a way to automatically highlight those words in another file, or to put those words in a table in the other file, then automatically highlight them as they're typed or they already appear in the document? Thanks! |
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See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/VBA_Find_And_Replace.htm -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. jezzica85 wrote: That would be perfect! I have no idea how to write or use macros, though, could you possibly direct me to one and give me pointers on how to use it? Thanks! "Jezebel" wrote: You can't do *anything* automatically while you type, other than autocorrect which isn't going to help you here. You could write a macro that reads words from a file or table, searches for them in another document, and formats them in a special way. Would that help? "jezzica85" wrote in message ... Hi all, does anyone know, if you have a file of words you want to keep track of, if there's a way to automatically highlight those words in another file, or to put those words in a table in the other file, then automatically highlight them as they're typed or they already appear in the document? Thanks! |
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Thanks John, but I can't seem to find this. Is it only in certain versions
of Word? I have XP. "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macinto" wrote: Hi Jezzica: Yes, you can do this with AutoCorrect. Study the topic "Create an AutoCorrect entry to store and automatically insert text and graphics" in the Help. You need to enter the words you want to search for in your AutoCorrect list, and replace them with the same word highlighted. Make sure you choose the "Formatted" options or the highlighting won't come in. Forget macros for this task. You would need to be a seriously good programmer to make a macro to do this. Ask Jezebel if s/he will send you one, because I have never seen a macro that could do this with acceptable performance :-) Hope this helps On 1/4/06 2:08 PM, in article , "jezzica85" wrote: That would be perfect! I have no idea how to write or use macros, though, could you possibly direct me to one and give me pointers on how to use it? Thanks! "Jezebel" wrote: You can't do *anything* automatically while you type, other than autocorrect which isn't going to help you here. You could write a macro that reads words from a file or table, searches for them in another document, and formats them in a special way. Would that help? "jezzica85" wrote in message ... Hi all, does anyone know, if you have a file of words you want to keep track of, if there's a way to automatically highlight those words in another file, or to put those words in a table in the other file, then automatically highlight them as they're typed or they already appear in the document? Thanks! -- Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410 |
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I don't think AutoCorrect will really do what you're thinking about, but see
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AutoCorrect.htm -- 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. "jezzica85" wrote in message ... Thanks John, but I can't seem to find this. Is it only in certain versions of Word? I have XP. "John McGhie [MVP - Word and Word Macinto" wrote: Hi Jezzica: Yes, you can do this with AutoCorrect. Study the topic "Create an AutoCorrect entry to store and automatically insert text and graphics" in the Help. You need to enter the words you want to search for in your AutoCorrect list, and replace them with the same word highlighted. Make sure you choose the "Formatted" options or the highlighting won't come in. Forget macros for this task. You would need to be a seriously good programmer to make a macro to do this. Ask Jezebel if s/he will send you one, because I have never seen a macro that could do this with acceptable performance :-) Hope this helps On 1/4/06 2:08 PM, in article , "jezzica85" wrote: That would be perfect! I have no idea how to write or use macros, though, could you possibly direct me to one and give me pointers on how to use it? Thanks! "Jezebel" wrote: You can't do *anything* automatically while you type, other than autocorrect which isn't going to help you here. You could write a macro that reads words from a file or table, searches for them in another document, and formats them in a special way. Would that help? "jezzica85" wrote in message ... Hi all, does anyone know, if you have a file of words you want to keep track of, if there's a way to automatically highlight those words in another file, or to put those words in a table in the other file, then automatically highlight them as they're typed or they already appear in the document? Thanks! -- Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not me unless I ask you to. John McGhie Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410 |
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This Hilitext software can help. You can store all words that you want
to highlight in a file and this software will highlight them all everywhere, in Word, Excel, Internet Explorer, FireFox etc. You can turn the highlighting on and off with a hotkey as well. One of my faves. You can download the free trial version from its website he hhttp://www.fanix.com/hilitext.html. --mark jezzica85 wrote: Hi all, does anyone know, if you have a file of words you want to keep track of, if there's a way to automatically highlight those words in another file, or to put those words in a table in the other file, then automatically highlight them as they're typed or they already appear in the document? Thanks! |
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