How do I automatically insert the latin tree names
 

We are arboriculturists who use autotext to complete tree names
e.g.

Pedunculate Oak
Quercus robur

We type Pedunculate and hit F3 and the Latin is inserted on the line below
in italics.

This is in €˜Word. Does anyone know how we can do this in Excel 2002??

Lots of ways to do this depending on your level of expertise in Excel

If you have access to the code used for Word that would help.

The simple way in Excel would be to have a workbook with 2 sheets:
sheet1 - that has 2 columns tree & latin tree

sheet2 using formula =Vlookup for the latin column of your working sheet you
could have the latin column autofill

look in help for vlookup but it basically looks for a value in one column
and returns the value in an adjactnt colunm.

"sueCBA" wrote:

We are arboriculturists who use autotext to complete tree names
e.g.

Pedunculate Oak
Quercus robur

We type Pedunculate and hit F3 and the Latin is inserted on the line below
in italics.

This is in €˜Word. Does anyone know how we can do this in Excel 2002??

My level of expertise is only minimal and relates only to our tree surveys
which are text and not figures. What do you mean by code used for Word?
Also, have looked up Vlookup in help but it is over my head, I cant seem to
work out a formula that works.

"Vacation's Over" wrote:

Lots of ways to do this depending on your level of expertise in Excel

If you have access to the code used for Word that would help.

The simple way in Excel would be to have a workbook with 2 sheets:
sheet1 - that has 2 columns tree & latin tree

sheet2 using formula =Vlookup for the latin column of your working sheet you
could have the latin column autofill

look in help for vlookup but it basically looks for a value in one column
and returns the value in an adjactnt colunm.

"sueCBA" wrote:

We are arboriculturists who use autotext to complete tree names
e.g.

Pedunculate Oak
Quercus robur

We type Pedunculate and hit F3 and the Latin is inserted on the line below
in italics.

This is in €˜Word. Does anyone know how we can do this in Excel 2002??

sueCBA,

My experiment in Word 97 has Word replacing the text, not adding it to
the line below?
Excel has a similar "Auto Correct Options" feature found on the "Tools" menu.
It replaces one set of characters with another set. It does not add the
replacement set to the line below.
Also, Excel will only accept additions to the list of replacements,
one word at a time.
This can be overcome using some simple VBA code which can add a
list from a worksheet to the Auto Correct list.
Glad to help you with that if you want to proceed.

Jim Cone
San Francisco, USA



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We are arboriculturists who use autotext to complete tree names
e.g.

Pedunculate Oak
Quercus robur

We type Pedunculate and hit F3 and the Latin is inserted on the line below
in italics.

This is in €˜Word. Does anyone know how we can do this in Excel 2002??