Definition list in MS Word 2007?

[MikeB]

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?

 

[MikeB]

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.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

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]

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?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

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

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?