Entering text automatically

QuickWords are abbreviations of words or strings of text that you insert into a document. When you type the abbreviation in a document, QuickWords automatically expands it. For example, you can have “cc” represent “Corel Corporation.” When you type “cc,” “Corel Corporation” appears in the document. QuickWords are not case-sensitive. Typing “CC” also inserts the text, “Corel Corporation.” You can add a word to the QuickWords list and then insert the word into a document. You can also add a graphic to the QuickWords list.

The words that QuickWords represent can be changed.

You can expand all QuickWords in a document.

To add a word to the QuickWords list

Select a word or phrase.

Click Tools

QuickWords.

Type a word to represent the word or phrase in the Abbreviated form box.

Click Add entry.

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Avoid common words when you create QuickWords. For example, if you make “the” an abbreviation for “theatric,” the word “the” will expand to “theatric” whenever you type it. To avoid this problem, you can add a special character, such as an ampersand (&) or an asterisk (*), before QuickWords.

To add a graphic to the QuickWords list

Select a graphic

Click Tools

QuickWords.

Type a word to represent the graphic in the Abbreviated form box.

Click Add entry.

If you want the graphic to display in the active document, click Options

Expand as text with formatting.

To insert QuickWords

Type the QuickWords abbreviation.

Press Enter.

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You can also insert QuickWords by pressing Tab or the Spacebar.

To change the text that QuickWords represents

Select the text that you want QuickWords to represent.

Click Tools

QuickWords.

Choose a word from the Abbreviated form list.

Click Options

Replace entry.

In the Replace QuickWords with new selection dialog box, click Yes.

You can also
Rename QuickWords	Choose a word from the Abbreviated form list. Click Options Rename entry and type a name in the QuickWords name box.
Delete QuickWords	Choose a word from the Abbreviated form list, and click Delete entry.

To expand all QuickWords in a document

To	Do the following
Expand all QuickWords in the current document as plain text	Click Tools QuickWords. Click Options Expand as plain text.
Expand QuickWords as formatted text	Click Options Expand as text with formatting.
Expand QuickWords as you type	Enable the Expand QuickWords when you type them check box.
Prevent QuickWords from expanding as you type	Disable the Expand QuickWords when you type them check box.
Expand all QuickWords in the current document using a macro	Click Tools Macro Play. Double-click EXPNDALL.WCM.

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For information about macros, see “Playing macros.”

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When you expand text as plain text, the QuickWords text will look the same as the other text in that document. Plain text includes tabs and hard returns but not font attributes or other formatting. When you expand text as formatted text, you can insert QuickWords into a document and include the formatting and graphics that appeared with the word when you created it.

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If the Expand QuickWords when you type them check box is disabled, you can expand QuickWords by pressing Ctrl + Shift + A.

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