help in automatic formating for superscripts!!

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newbie arty

Hello, quick question,

I would like to have word 2007 automatically recognize 18F and change it to
(superscript18)F.
I do a lot of chemistry, and manually changing 18 into a superscript is
getting pretty tedious.

Appreciate any help!
arty
 
Type 18F
Select the 18 and press CTRL+Shift+=/+ key (the equal and plus key)
Select the whole string 18F
Office Menu (Button in top left corner)
Word Options
Proofing
AutoCorrect Options
Select the "Formatted Text" options button
Type 18F in the Replace Field
Click Add
Click OK
 
Create a formatted autocorrect entry. Type the 18F as you want it to appear
and select it, then create the autocorrect entry (Word Options > Proofing >
Autocorrect Options)
Greg's macro will work for existing documents.
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I mustn't be awake yet as my brain read a completely different answer to
what had Greg posted - maybe I need another cup of tea? :(

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I wonder whether arty, who does a lot of chemistry, writes only about
fluorine-18 (the only fairly stable radioactive isotope, with a half-
life of 110 min --wik.), or whether he wasn't looking for a way to
automate the typing of _any_ atomic weight before an element symbol.
 
If he does, the same principles apply.

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It looks like you're both suggesting that his only recourse is to make
dozens of autocorrects for each possible at.wt. + element symbol. Is
there a way to make Word realize that in a word that begins wtih one,
two, or three digits and is followed by one capital letter and zero or
one small letter, the digits should be superscriot? If not as-you-
type, then maybe you could give him a macro to run after the whole
text has been typed.
 
Mr. Daniels,

Unfortunately Word's Selection change event does not detect the normal
movement of the selection as one types. If the selection is changed
from point A to point B with the mouse the event will fire. If the
selection moves from point A towards point B was one types it does
not :-(. Therefore I don't think it would be possible to detect these
patterns as one types.

However, as a macro could be fired at anytime and be completely
controlled by the user (assigned a keyboard shortcut) it is a
relatively simple matter to do what you described. Actually it
doesn't have to be very complicated as the user will look at what is
typed and decide (do I process or not?). For example this macro could
be fired after typing 18F (and before a space) or other like strings.


Sub SSNumbers()
With Selection
.MoveStart wdWord, -1
.MoveEndUntil Cset:="1234567890", Count:=wdBackward
If IsNumeric(.Text) And Len(.Text) < 4 Then
.Font.Superscript = True
End If
.Words(1).Select
.Collapse wdCollapseEnd
End With
End Sub
 
It looks like you're both suggesting that his only recourse is to make
dozens of autocorrects for each possible at.wt. + element symbol.
Click to expand...

Where do you dream up such utterly false accusations?

I don't know why arty's question focused on 18F and specifically the 18.
Call me lazy for not trying to guess if you wish. You can even scold me for
not being a sensitive sensitive reader like you, for failing to read for
content vice context, and my utter inability to intuit what was meant by
what was unsaid. I am used to all of that silliness.

I answered the man's specific question on one day, moved on to something
else, and now find that and you have popped in the next day to accuse me of
suggesting that my answer is the only recourse! Such a suggestion was never
made.

Grown accustomed to your provoked slurs and insults I'll let this one pass.
Your suggestion has merit and is addressed in a separate post.

Cheers.
 
Have you been drinking?

(a) His subject heading says "help in automatic formating for
superscripts!!" (note the plural).

(b) Both of you explained how to do what he wants to do _for this one
specific example only_ -- and he did say "manually changing 18 into a
superscript is getting pretty tedious." When you show him how to
create an autocorect entry, you show him how to do it for fluorine-19
and carbon-14 and carbon-12 and all the others. Individually. He made
it quite clear that he was looking for a way not to have to do it many
times. I asked you (both) for a way to do it automatically -- which is
about as far as one can get from "accus[ing you] of suggesting that
[your] answer is the only recourse." Has your hatred of me _so_
blinded you to the ordinary sense of ordinary English words?

(c) Exactly half an hour earlier, you provided a (presumably)
perfectly serviceable macro to do what I suggested. Had you been
drinking in the last half hour?
 
Have you been drinking?



An unconditional "yes" or "no" question. No.



<I asked you (both) for a way to do it automatically -- which is about as
far as one can get from "accus[ing you] of suggesting that [your] answer is
the only recourse.



Yes you asked that. You asked it after you wrote:



<It looks like you're both suggesting that his only recourse is to make
dozens of autocorrects for each possible at.wt. + element symbol.



Which is about as close as one can get to accusing me (safely assuming that
in the colleciton "both," I am one of two) of suggesting his only recourse
it to make dozens of autocorrects for each possible at.wt. + element symbol.



Has your arrogance blinded you to the ordinary sense of a perfectly coherent
English sentence? Do you just blabber without thought to what you say or
how others will take it?



I provided the macro because, despite your regular behavior in this group, I
felt that it was a good suggestion. No an excellent suggestion. I will
gladly concede that if I had had the time and had thought of it myself that
I would have replied with something similar in my original reply.



I'm not blinded at all Mr. Daniels. I understand perfectly the unpleasant
discord that we bring into this group. Your view that I hate you is just a
crutch to help you deal with the unpleasant and unavoidable fact that I
won't let your regular misbehavior and unbridled arrogance run rampant and
unchallenged in this group. I don't like you and I don't hate you. I don't
have to do either to politely get along with you. Change your offensive
ways and apologize to this group for your offenses and misbehavior past and
present. This is a simple act that will demonstrate your sincerity and
commitment. Can you do it? Sure you can!


Cheers,
Have you been drinking?

(a) His subject heading says "help in automatic formating for
superscripts!!" (note the plural).

(b) Both of you explained how to do what he wants to do _for this one
specific example only_ -- and he did say "manually changing 18 into a
superscript is getting pretty tedious." When you show him how to
create an autocorect entry, you show him how to do it for fluorine-19
and carbon-14 and carbon-12 and all the others. Individually. He made
it quite clear that he was looking for a way not to have to do it many
times. I asked you (both) for a way to do it automatically -- which is
about as far as one can get from "accus[ing you] of suggesting that
[your] answer is the only recourse." Has your hatred of me _so_
blinded you to the ordinary sense of ordinary English words?

(c) Exactly half an hour earlier, you provided a (presumably)
perfectly serviceable macro to do what I suggested. Had you been
drinking in the last half hour?

Where do you dream up such utterly false accusations?

I don't know why arty's question focused on 18F and specifically the
18. Call me lazy for not trying to guess if you wish. You can even
scold me for not being a sensitive sensitive reader like you, for
failing to read for content vice context, and my utter inability to
intuit what was meant by what was unsaid. I am used to all of that
silliness.

I answered the man's specific question on one day, moved on to
something else, and now find that and you have popped in the next
day to accuse me of suggesting that my answer is the only recourse!
Such a suggestion was never made.

Grown accustomed to your provoked slurs and insults I'll let this
one pass. Your suggestion has merit and is addressed in a separate
post.

Cheers.











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