How do I set up a required backspace in Auto Correct?

[Siouxzqmc]

I need to be able to type "yo" next to a number and have it come out as
"87-year-old" but cannot find a way to make a required backspace in
AutoCorrect so the dash will be next to the number. Any help will be greatly
appreciated.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

If you use -yo as the trigger rather than yo it should work when you type
87-yo to give you 87-year-old.

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I need to be able to type "yo" next to a number and have it come out as
"87-year-old" but cannot find a way to make a required backspace in
AutoCorrect so the dash will be next to the number. Any help will be greatly
appreciated. >>
--

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Cheryl Flanders]

You can also use ;yo as your Replace word and type 87;yo to expand to
87-year-old. The semicolon eliminates stretching your fingers to the
dash.

Another method is to use yo as your Replace word and tick the
Formatted Text option directly above the With box when you create your
entry. You can then type 87yo to expand to 87-year-old. Answer yes
if you are prompted to save the Normal template when you quit Word.

Cheryl

 

[Siouxzqmc]

The issue is this: I work in medical transcription. All the patients are
not 87 years old--that was just an example. When I type the age, 87, 54, 13,
or whatever, I need to be able to have the -year-old back up against the age.
I can't figure out in autocorrect how to get that required backspace in
there so that the -year-old is up against the age. Thanks for your help!

 

[grammatim]

Did you see Cheryl Flanders's reply in this thread? She suggested you
type ";yo" and make that the left-hand entry in the AutoCorrect table,
and "-year-old" the right-hand entry.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You don't seem to have understood Bob's suggestion, which works perfectly
for me. Instead of trying to use yo as the text to replace, use -yo. Then
you can type 87-yo or 57-yo or 13-yo or whatever and get 87-year-old,
57-year-old, and so on. If you prefer not to have to reach for the hyphen,
then Cheryl Flanders's suggestion of using ;yo instead should work for you.

 

[Siouxzqmc]

Thank you so much. Both yours and Cheryl's suggestions work like a charm.
I'm one happy camper.