Simple address macros

[Nikolai7]

All I want to do is to create simple macros for addresses using keyboar
abbreviations, like "smith" for "Mr. Smith's full address", but the Wor
macro function wants "f3,s" for example, it won't accept "smith". Tha
would be fine, except who can remember such specific shortcuts whe
there are hundreds of addresses? In word perfect I can easily use
lettered abbreviation, why not in Word? What am I missing? Thanks

 

[Peter T. Daniels]

Shortcut keys can use any or all of Ctrl, Alt, Ctrl-Alt, and the same with Shift.

Presumably the example you're looking at is telling you to use the F3 key at the top of your keyboard combined with "s", not some unmemorable sequence of letters and punctuation.

You can't use just "smith," because how would Word know you weren't simply typing the word "smith"?

 

[Stefan Blom]

You can make use of AutoCorrect entries. For example, you can use
"smithaddr" as the trigger to insert the full address. (As Peter wrote, you
don't want to use a word such as "smith," because you may want to use it in
other contexts as well.)

An entry can be formatted, that is, include multiple lines and/or
formatting.

For specific steps, tell us your version of Word.