How Auto correct in Microsoft Word Can Help You with Acronyms?

The world today has gone literally gone acronymand type in cna it will automatically correct it to
crazy. Every industry has its own plethora ofcan.
acronyms to bamboozle the uninitiated. AcronymsAuto correct is actually available in all Microsoft
are also often a source of great pain for thoseOffice Applications, which include Microsoft Word,
people who have to create procedure documentsExcel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Outlook and
for their industry. There is a way to survive thisFrontPage. Now the really cool part about this is
turmoil through the power of Auto correct and itthat if you setup an Auto correct entry in say
will definitely save you time.Microsoft PowerPoint, it will also be available in all
Auto correct was originally developed byof the other applications. This means that you are
Microsoft to help those people using Microsoftgoing to save time both in the initial setup but also
Office and in particular Microsoft Word overcomewhilst you are creating these documents.
typing issues but it has also become the saviourIf you find that when you tried the example I
to those working in an acronym world.gave to you before that it did not convert the
I hear you saying it, HOW!misspelt word to the correct word then most
An acronym in essence is short couple oflikely the AutoCorrect function has been turned
characters that have a special meaning foroff. To turn it on in Microsoft Word 2003 simply
example in Australia we have a term called thechoose the Tools menu and then choose
Australian Business Number which has an acronymAutoCorrect Options. You will see a checkbox
abn. If you were producing a lot of documentsnext to the words “Replace Text as you
that refer to the term Australian Businesstype”. If the checkbox does not have a tick
Number you would find it takes a little time tonext to it then you need to click once on the
right that whole name. In many cases it would becheck box to activate it. Then finish off the
inappropriate to actually use the acronym. Whatprocess by pressing the OK button.
Auto correct allows you to do is to program intoThere are three auto correct entries, which I
the application the term abn and associate it withthink, are absolutely essential to know and that is
the full name Australian Business Number.how you can insert the Trade Mark Symbol,
What this means is that when you are typingRegistered Symbol and Copyright Symbol without
your documents and you need to refer to theusing the symbol command. All you do is type the
term Australian Business Number, you simply typefollowing –
in abn and as you press the space bar Microsoft(tm) - Creates the Trade Mark Symbol
Word will then convert the acronym abn to(c) - Creates the Copyright Symbol
Australian Business Number.(r) - Creates the Registered Symbol
So why does it do this?Auto correct is certainly one of the tools that I
Like I mentioned before, Auto correct was reallythink is really cool but is often misunderstood and
developed to overcome the issue of peoplenot used to its full potential. Using AutoCorrect in
mistyping words. Essentially as you type Autothis way will save you hours of time when dealing
correct checks to see if what you are typing iswith acronyms. It might take a little time setting
correct and if its not it will correct it with theup your acronyms but once its completed it will
options in the Auto correct list. Some of thesave you countless hours and make you far
common typing mistakes you might incur wouldmore efficient and effective in using the Microsoft
cna instead of can. If you open Microsoft WordOffice Suite.