Automatically format text

[JaneE]

I need to create a template where anytime a specific word is typed, that word
only formats automatically. Can anyone help with the coding needed? I'm
new to VB and am struggling with this but I'm hoping that it will be quick
and easy for someone to answer.

Thanks.

 

[Howard Kaikow]

Cannot you do that using AutoText?

 

[Jay Freedman]

I need to create a template where anytime a specific word is typed, that word
only formats automatically. Can anyone help with the coding needed? I'm
new to VB and am struggling with this but I'm hoping that it will be quick
and easy for someone to answer.

Thanks.

If you did write a macro to do this, it would have to be an event
handler that constantly watches what's being typed. This would be a
horrible performance killer.

Fortunately, you don't need a macro. In any document, type and format
the word the way you want it. Select the formatted word and go to the
AutoCorrect dialog. The word will be shown in the Replace and With
boxes. Click the "Formatted text" option button just above that, and
click Add.

Now any time you type the word and follow it with a space or
punctuation, it'll be replaced with its formatted version.

 

[JaneE]

Yes, but I would have preferred it to be completely automated. Thanks very
much for taking the time to help.

 

[JaneE]

Thank you, Jay. I am doing this for someone else, and had wanted to give
them a fully-automated document. However, the "performance killer" effect
is a good enough reason not to pursue this and merely stick to a more basic
solution. Much appreciated!

 

[Jay Freedman]

Once the AutoCorrect entry is created, the replacement *is* fully
automatic. Is there something else you had in mind?

 

[Charles Kenyon]

You can do this with AutoCorrect and it will be completely automated. Make
sure you save it as a formatted entry.