I believe MS has killed these newsgroups? I hope not, I don't know
where I will go to get help if that is the case.

What I need is a way to create a definition list in MS Word.

That means a tabular form where the left has a term (in bold) and the
right has anywhere from one sentence to a few paragraphs describing
the term.

I can do this in HTML, and I always thought this wa sa standard type
of markup, but now I can't seem to do this in Word 2007? What am I
missing?

Example: (words <like this> should be bold)

<Name> that by which you are generally addressed.
<last name> Name of your family, a number of people can share
the same last name.

last names are usually given at birth from
the father's last name.
<nickname> A name or term that is applied to you, usually in
familiar format.

Makes sense?

On Oct 3, 9:56*am, MikeB <mpbr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I believe MS has killed these newsgroups? *I hope not, I don't know
> where I will go to get help if that is the case.
>
> What I need is a way to create a definition list in MS Word.
>
> That means a tabular form where the left has a term (in bold) and the
> right has anywhere from one sentence to a few paragraphs describing
> the term.
>
> I can do this in HTML, and I always thought this wa sa standard type
> of markup, but now I can't seem to do this in Word 2007? *What am I
> missing?
>
> Example: (words <like this> should be bold)
>
> <Name> * * * * * * *that by which you are generally addressed.
> <last name> * * * *Name of your family, a number of people can share
> the same last name.
>
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * last names are usually given at birth from
> the father's last name.
> <nickname> * * * *A name or term that is applied to you, usually in
> familiar format.
>
> Makes sense?

Ugh, the list formatting is all messed up. My apologies.

You could certainly set this up as a two-column table with the left column
formatted as bold. What I generally do for dictionary-style entries,
however, is create a paragraph style for the entire entry (usually with a
hanging indent) and a character style for the defined term (usually bold). I
also create character styles for cross-references, references to the defined
term in any examples given as part of the definition, etc. That way if I
change my mind about the desired formatting (or, in most cases, if the
publisher wants to change the formatting), it's a simple matter of modifying
the styles.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"MikeB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8a8e0757-aa50-4a06-8232-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I believe MS has killed these newsgroups? I hope not, I don't know
> where I will go to get help if that is the case.
>
> What I need is a way to create a definition list in MS Word.
>
> That means a tabular form where the left has a term (in bold) and the
> right has anywhere from one sentence to a few paragraphs describing
> the term.
>
> I can do this in HTML, and I always thought this wa sa standard type
> of markup, but now I can't seem to do this in Word 2007? What am I
> missing?
>
> Example: (words <like this> should be bold)
>
> <Name> that by which you are generally addressed.
> <last name> Name of your family, a number of people can share
> the same last name.
>
> last names are usually given at birth from
> the father's last name.
> <nickname> A name or term that is applied to you, usually in
> familiar format.
>
> Makes sense?
>

On Oct 3, 4:27*pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnh...@mvps.org> wrote:
> You could certainly set this up as a two-column table with the left column
> formatted as bold. What I generally do for dictionary-style entries,
> however, is create a paragraph style for the entire entry (usually with a
> hanging indent) and a character style for the defined term (usually bold).. I
> also create character styles for cross-references, references to the defined
> term in any examples given as part of the definition, etc. That way if I
> change my mind about the desired formatting (or, in most cases, if the
> publisher wants to change the formatting), it's a simple matter of modifying
> the styles.
>

Ack, that sounds good! Now if only...

Where can I read up on how to create these styles?

Good information on styles generally at
http://www.shaunakelly.com/topic/word/styles

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"MikeB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:5152285d-cdd0-4483-b4e0-(E-Mail Removed)...
On Oct 3, 4:27 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnh...@mvps.org> wrote:
> You could certainly set this up as a two-column table with the left column
> formatted as bold. What I generally do for dictionary-style entries,
> however, is create a paragraph style for the entire entry (usually with a
> hanging indent) and a character style for the defined term (usually bold).
> I
> also create character styles for cross-references, references to the
> defined
> term in any examples given as part of the definition, etc. That way if I
> change my mind about the desired formatting (or, in most cases, if the
> publisher wants to change the formatting), it's a simple matter of
> modifying
> the styles.
>

Ack, that sounds good! Now if only...

Where can I read up on how to create these styles?