Create abbreviation list
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Add title and additional descriptions
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A list of abbreviated terms list can be added in any clause or sub-clause within your draft.
Add abbreviations list
- Click anywhere within a (sub) clause, go to the INSERT menu, and click on Abbreviations list. An Abbreviation list element is created with a single row and two columns.
- Enter the abbreviated term or symbol in the first column, and a description of the abbreviated term or symbol in the second column
- To add more rows of abbreviated terms (or symbols),
- click on the contextual menu of the element and select Add row
OR - Click inside one row and simply press the Tab key on your keyboard
OR - Right-click on the element and select Add row above or Add row below
- click on the contextual menu of the element and select Add row
Please note
Abbreviation lists can be added in any (sub)clause, except in Normative references, Bibliography and top level Annex groups.
Multiple Abbreviated term lists can be added in the same or different (sub)clauses.
Add title and additional descriptions
- To add a title to the Abbreviation list
- click on the contextual menu of the element and select Add title
OR - Right-click on the element and select Add title
- click on the contextual menu of the element and select Add title
- To add an additional description of an abbreviated term (or symbol)
- Right-click on the abbreviated term (or symbol) and select Add description
OR - Right-click on the description and select Add description
- Right-click on the abbreviated term (or symbol) and select Add description
Remove abbreviated terms and descriptions
- To remove an Abbreviation list
- click on the contextual menu of the element and select remove
OR - Right-click on the element and select remove
- click on the contextual menu of the element and select remove
- To remove a row containing an abbreviated term (or symbol)
- Click on the row and simply press the Backspace key on your keyboard
OR - Right-click on the row and select remove
- Click on the row and simply press the Backspace key on your keyboard
- To remove a description, click on the description and simply press the Backspace key on your keyboard
Sort abbreviations list
To sort a list of abbreviations in alphabetical order A-Z, go to the abbreviation list context menu, and click on Sort abbreviations