<div class="floatleft">(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/5609/6kr7hionl1m7mzk6g.jpg) <br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span><div align="center"><strong>AutoCorrect</strong><br/> <span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span><div align="center"><strong>Step 1</strong></div></div></div><div class="floatright">(https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/f822/3kr32fghzdx4ny96g.jpg) <br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span><div align="center"><strong>AutoCorrect</strong><br/> <span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Georgia;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></span><div align="center"><strong>Step 2</strong></div></div></div><br/><br/><strong>BITCHIN’ ABBREVIATION</strong>- I cannot just be a taker.  Soooo, I’m going to give a tip on how to use all of this cool coding we’re getting.  It’s a word-processing trick.  I first came up with it when I switched from WordPerfect to Word.  WordPerfect had a number of features that were helpful.   One was Abbreviations.  Word did not and does not as far as I know.  Howevuh, Word has<strong>Autocorrect</strong>.<br/><br/>Basically, you ‘mis-use’ autocorrect to substitute one word for something you want, such as coding.  It’s magical, at least light magic.  You decide what you want to save and reuse with an abbreviation (autocorrect).  For instance when I have Steffy dialogue, it’s formatted the same way each time: e.g. [*color=#FF1493]“ ”[/color].  Rather than format that each time, I use autocorrect.  Given the way I’ve formatted for an AutoCorrect on this, when I type colorx* (without an asterisk) I get [*color=#FF1493]“ ”[/color].<br/><br/>Here’s how you do it (Steps 1 and 2).  Block the coding or words you want, the ones you want to have a shortcut to.  Go to Tools.  Select autocorrect.  You will see a category of Replace; next to it is a box Replace With.  In the ‘Replace With’ box should be what you blocked (that’s what you want to end up with).  Type in the ‘Replace’ box what you want to have as the abbreviation.  My uniform technique is to type an abbreviation word ending in ‘x’.  For example, if I wanted to abbreviate coding for my picture, I’d block the image coding and type Steffyx for an abbreviation to get the imaging coding which I would have blocked.  The example in the pics uses ‘Red’x to illustrate.<br/><br/>You don’t have to use the ‘x’ approach, whatever you choose to have replaced will be replaced.  But remember if you choose something with lettering common to other words you might word correct your typing inadvertently.  I believe there is a limit to the amount you can encompass in the autocorrect, but I would sequence it, maybe something like autocorrect1x, autocorrect2x if more than one abbreviation is needed.<br/><br/>I don’t know about other word processing programs, but I suspect they’re susceptible.  Also, my Word program is WordMac 2008 if you’re seeing something different on your program when you try.  I’d say just get to AutoCorrect and buzz away!<br/><br/>*I inserted the asterisk in the coding so it wouldn’t mislead in this post.<br/>