Adding words to an abbreviation dictionary
Steps:
- On the Labeling toolbar, click Labeling > Abbreviation Dictionaries.
- Click the Dictionary Name drop-down arrow and choose a dictionary.
- Click Add Row.
- Type a word that you want to abbreviate. If you want to abbreviate a group of words, such as Post Office, enclose the words in double quotation marks.
- Type an abbreviation for the word. If you want to use more than one abbreviation, separate them with a space. If your abbreviation contains a space or nonalphabetical characters, enclose the abbreviation in double quotation marks.
- Click in the Type column and choose the type of abbreviation you want to use from the drop-down list.
- Repeat steps 3–6 for each word you want to abbreviate.
- Click OK.
Tip:
When more than one abbreviation is possible, separate the entries with a space. The first abbreviation entry is tried first, followed by the next, and so on. As soon as the string is placed, no further abbreviation entries are tried.
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5/2/2011