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From: Robert Crandal on 21 May 2010 18:18 I was wondering, can I install (or program) text-typing macros into Word 2007? The type of macros that I am looking for are the only commonly found in other text editors, such as Emacs on Unix. For example, if someone types the string "zfbi" into a document, I want Word to immediately convert this string to "Federal Bureau of Investstigation. Or, "zwww" should be replaced with "World Wide Web". BTW, I have a master file of text strings (or macros) that I want Word to recognize and replace with expanded strings. So, I'm just wondering what's a good way to implement these macros using VBA, if at all possible. Thank you!
From: Jay Freedman on 21 May 2010 20:39 Although it's possible to use macros for this, it's very "un-Word-like". Word has two other features, AutoText and AutoCorrect, that are intended for making text replacements. See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AutoText.htm and http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AutoCorrect.htm for discussions. An alternative that works everywhere in Windows is a key assignment program such as AutoHotKey (www.autohotkey.com). -- 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. On Fri, 21 May 2010 15:18:09 -0700, "Robert Crandal" <nobody(a)gmail.com> wrote: >I was wondering, can I install (or program) text-typing macros into >Word 2007? The type of macros that I am looking for are the >only commonly found in other text editors, such as Emacs on Unix. > >For example, if someone types the string "zfbi" into a document, >I want Word to immediately convert this string to "Federal Bureau >of Investstigation. Or, "zwww" should be replaced with "World >Wide Web". > >BTW, I have a master file of text strings (or macros) that I want >Word to recognize and replace with expanded strings. So, I'm >just wondering what's a good way to implement these macros using >VBA, if at all possible. > >Thank you! > > >
From: Doug Robbins - Word MVP on 21 May 2010 20:50 You can define AutoCorrect entries that can be used for that purpose. To do that, click on the Office button and then on Word Options and then on Proofing and then on AutoCorrect Options and in the "Replace text as you type" section of the AutoCorrect tab of the dialog, enter the phrase that you want into "With:" control. Then enter the text that you want to be replaced into the "Replace:" control and click on OK. For example with "Federal Bureau of Investigation" in the "With:" control, enter "zfbi" in the "Replace:" control then click on OK. Repeat for as many items as you want. The above instructions are for Word 2007. In Office 2003, you get to the AutoCorrect Options dialog by accessing the Tools menu. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "Robert Crandal" <nobody(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:FEDJn.20580$gv4.18362(a)newsfe09.iad... > I was wondering, can I install (or program) text-typing macros into > Word 2007? The type of macros that I am looking for are the > only commonly found in other text editors, such as Emacs on Unix. > > For example, if someone types the string "zfbi" into a document, > I want Word to immediately convert this string to "Federal Bureau > of Investstigation. Or, "zwww" should be replaced with "World > Wide Web". > BTW, I have a master file of text strings (or macros) that I want > Word to recognize and replace with expanded strings. So, I'm > just wondering what's a good way to implement these macros using > VBA, if at all possible. > > Thank you! > > >
From: Robert Crandal on 22 May 2010 05:06
Great, that's what I needed. However, might there be a faster way to add my entries?? I have a couple hunded items that I want to be auto replaced and I would really hate to enter all entries manually. Thank you! "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr(a)REMOVECAPSmvps.org> wrote in message news:C14B4C03-D7A9-4EF6-9352-3F54B3D8B019(a)microsoft.com... > > You can define AutoCorrect entries that can be used for that purpose. > > To do that, click on the Office button and then on Word Options and then > on Proofing and then on AutoCorrect Options and in the "Replace text as > you type" section of the AutoCorrect tab of the dialog, enter the phrase > that you want into "With:" control. Then enter the text that you want to > be replaced into the "Replace:" control and click on OK. > > For example with "Federal Bureau of Investigation" in the "With:" control, > enter "zfbi" in the "Replace:" control then click on OK. > > Repeat for as many items as you want. > > The above instructions are for Word 2007. In Office 2003, you get to the > AutoCorrect Options dialog by accessing the Tools menu. > |