Office products should include tools to help manage acronym lists

[D-Perreault]

With such a significant military client base, Microsoft Office products
should include tools to assist with managing the very expansive acronym-based
"language" that is used extensively, and always evolving, in the United
States military (and the government as a whole). Most military documents are
drafted using MS Word. That being the case, it would be significantly
helpful if Word provided tools to aid in the compiling of an acronym list
appendix which is made available for reference at the end of such documents
(after being built manually). This could be done in much the same way that
Word 07 now handles Endnotes and Bibliographies. This tool could also aid in
ensuring that acronyms are only spelled out once - the first time each is
used in the document - as is the custom with military & government
professional/technical writing.

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[macropod]

So what's wrong with using end-notes?

Alternatively, surely an organisation with the budget of the US military could afford the cost (if justified) of creating an add-in
for Word to handle this task.

 

[grammatim]

Or an index?

So what's wrong with using end-notes?

Alternatively, surely an organisation with the budget of the US military could afford the cost (if justified) of creating an add-in
for Word to handle this task.

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Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]

With such a significant military client base, Microsoft Office products
should include tools to assist with managing the very expansive acronym-based
"language" that is used extensively, and always evolving, in the United
States military (and the government as a whole).  Most military documents are
drafted using MS Word.  That being the case, it would be significantly
helpful if Word provided tools to aid in the compiling of an acronym list
appendix which is made available for reference at the end of such documents
(after being built manually).  This could be done in much the same way that
Word 07 now handles Endnotes and Bibliographies.  This tool could also aid in
ensuring that acronyms are only spelled out once - the first time each is
used in the document - as is the custom with military & government
professional/technical writing.

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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the"I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, followthis
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click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=6452....-