Word: shortcut create directory
First you must have all the abbreviations in your Text to the Index the add.
- Highlight a shortcut and press the key combination [Alt]+[Shift]+[X].
- In the small window your abbreviation is now the main entry. Select "cross reference" and type in the box the full meaning of the abbreviation.
- Click on "Set". Behind the acronym in the Text now appears in a line in curly braces, but in the printed version or in a PDF not more to see his will.
- The Index window is still open. You can now highlight the other abbreviations and the like in steps 2 and 3, the meaning set.
- When you have added all the abbreviations to the Index, you can finish the process with a click on "Close".
Word: List Of Abbreviations
Word: Index of abbreviations insert
Now you need to paste your shortcut index to a location in your document.
- Move the Cursor to the location in the document where you want to insert the Index. If you want to paste it at the end of the text on a separate page, put the Cursor behind the end of the text, and then click "Insert" to "page break".
- Now click in the menu "references" in "Index insert".
- You can select how many columns you want your Index, and select a Format from the list.
- Click "OK" to set the Index to insert.
- Afterwards, you can add entries to the Index by repeating the steps in the first section.
Word-list of abbreviations adapt
This practice tip applies to Word 2013. In other versions, the menu can vary, the steps remain the same. In the next article you can read how they Word on the iPad.
