Microsoft Office Forums

Go Back   Microsoft Office Forums > >

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 04-01-2020, 09:02 PM
Riveon Riveon is offline How to use autotext/quick parts to change a string of characters to a certain word (Word 2016) Windows 10 How to use autotext/quick parts to change a string of characters to a certain word (Word 2016) Office 2016
Novice
How to use autotext/quick parts to change a string of characters to a certain word (Word 2016)
 
Join Date: Apr 2020
Posts: 1
Riveon is on a distinguished road
Default How to use autotext/quick parts to change a string of characters to a certain word (Word 2016)


Hi,
I'm using Word 2016 and I want to change things like ofc to of course by pressing F3, but when I try to add this, there's no option to add a text trigger - I can only add "of course" and then get it when I type part of that string. So how would I add custom text like "ofc" so that I can get "of course" by pressing F3?
Thanks.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 04-01-2020, 11:09 PM
Guessed's Avatar
Guessed Guessed is offline How to use autotext/quick parts to change a string of characters to a certain word (Word 2016) Windows 10 How to use autotext/quick parts to change a string of characters to a certain word (Word 2016) Office 2016
Expert
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Canberra/Melbourne Australia
Posts: 3,932
Guessed has a brilliant futureGuessed has a brilliant futureGuessed has a brilliant futureGuessed has a brilliant futureGuessed has a brilliant futureGuessed has a brilliant futureGuessed has a brilliant futureGuessed has a brilliant futureGuessed has a brilliant futureGuessed has a brilliant futureGuessed has a brilliant future
Default

You can do this two different ways
Method 1. Create an autocorrect so that you type ofc and then add a space to have it automatically change to of course.
Method 2. Create 'of course' as a Building Block with the name ofc so that you can press F3 after typing it to force the change.

The first method would be less work to use in practice. Are you sure you want the Building Block method?
__________________
Andrew Lockton
Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 04-02-2020, 06:08 AM
Charles Kenyon Charles Kenyon is offline How to use autotext/quick parts to change a string of characters to a certain word (Word 2016) Windows 10 How to use autotext/quick parts to change a string of characters to a certain word (Word 2016) Office 2019
Moderator
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Posts: 9,081
Charles Kenyon has a brilliant futureCharles Kenyon has a brilliant futureCharles Kenyon has a brilliant futureCharles Kenyon has a brilliant futureCharles Kenyon has a brilliant futureCharles Kenyon has a brilliant futureCharles Kenyon has a brilliant futureCharles Kenyon has a brilliant futureCharles Kenyon has a brilliant futureCharles Kenyon has a brilliant futureCharles Kenyon has a brilliant future
Default

AutoText uses four unique characters as a trigger. AutoCorrect could work with ofc.
These are separate features with a similar name.
Automated Boilerplate Using Microsoft Word
AutoText is a type of Building Block that predates Building Blocks.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 04-02-2020, 06:25 AM
Stefan Blom's Avatar
Stefan Blom Stefan Blom is offline How to use autotext/quick parts to change a string of characters to a certain word (Word 2016) Windows 10 How to use autotext/quick parts to change a string of characters to a certain word (Word 2016) Office 2019
Moderator
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 3,871
Stefan Blom is a name known to allStefan Blom is a name known to allStefan Blom is a name known to allStefan Blom is a name known to allStefan Blom is a name known to allStefan Blom is a name known to all
Default

As Charles wrote, AutoCorrect would seem to be appropriate in this case.

Unformatted AutoCorrect entries are stored in separate files (*.acl), one file per proofing language.
__________________
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Review Comments Disappearing When Using Autotext/Quick Parts ProcessedMeatMan Word 0 06-28-2019 03:43 PM
How to use autotext/quick parts to change a string of characters to a certain word (Word 2016) Cannot save Quick Parts autotext in Word 2010 EST_DC Word 2 07-27-2016 03:27 PM
How to use autotext/quick parts to change a string of characters to a certain word (Word 2016) Word - quick parts (only 6 last characters from FileName) luk25 Word 3 03-22-2016 04:44 AM
How to use autotext/quick parts to change a string of characters to a certain word (Word 2016) Word Template losing quick parts Anto_bt Word 4 11-05-2015 10:21 PM
Word 2007 Quick Parts kateVanG Word 2 04-15-2009 07:04 PM

Other Forums: Access Forums

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 09:15 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Search Engine Optimisation provided by DragonByte SEO (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.
MSOfficeForums.com is not affiliated with Microsoft