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short cut for -year-old - Weary MT

Posted: Jun 11, 2012

How can I get a short cut created for -year-old. I used to know how to do this but have forgotten. Tyvm.

;yo this is what I use NM - MT

year old - Weary MT

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but how do I get a short cut of -year-old to butt up against the age, not 96 -year-old, but 96-year-old. Make sense?

/y equals -year-old nm - Hope this helps

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nm

I can't get it to work in Microsoft Word. It leaves - a space between 76 and -year-old

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I would like to know this also.

using ;yo - MT

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Go to the replace text box in autocorrect and type -year-old (no spaces) in the "with box" and ";yo" in the "replace box." Then to test, when you type the age don't use a space type like this: 76;yo and hit the spacebar. The semicolon will force it to close the space between the number. HTH a little bit more.

Will try; if it works, you are my hero!!!! - no name

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Thanks.

-yo - Bailey

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Did you try putting in a backspace command {backspace}before -yo to make it backspace to the number?

-yo - Bailey

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Since I have trouble reading this small font, make sure it is the "curley" parenthesis and not the ( ) ones. The curly ones puts in a command to back it up a space. This has worked on every expander I have had. Not saying that suggestings won't work but this one has for me.

just type the darn hyphen lol - Hiya07

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In Word, I just have "yo" defined as year-old, so any age number plus hyphen, then "yo." 24-yo comes out 24-year-old. If it's easier to type a semi-colon like someone advised here, so be it, but I'm so used to typing the hyphen, that it's not extra time. Just works for me, not having to define in Word every age up to 99 years old like someone else suggested. If you use Shorthand, then you would define the macro with a back space too. Not sure what software OP wanted this to work in tho.

that's what I do, too - nm

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Autocorrect - hopeful1

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I use formatted text in autocorrect to do the -year-old expander.

short cut for -year-old - nhmt

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Highlight -year-old, hit alt-T-A (saving it in Autocorrect). In "Replace," type "yo". You'll already have it spelled out "year-old" on the "With" side, but then, choose the circle for "Formatted Text" instead of "Plain Text." You'll see that the "With" side will look a bit different than when choosing the "Plain Text," but no matter. It will connect the hyphen in "-year-old" directly to the number. Good luck!

This works perfectly for Word. Thx! NM - HIya07

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nm

personally for me what I use - anonmt

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1yo for 1-year-old, 2yo for 2-year-old, etc. all the way to 99yo or 99-year-old.
or 1mo for 1-month-old etc. It works well for me.

That's Exactly What I Do - Works Just Dandily

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I do that same thing; 15yo 80yo. Works beautifully. (You don't have to make an expansion for every age, just the yo.) Everyone has their own style and has to do what they're comfortable with and what won't interfere with other shorcuts and expand to the wrong thing.

My yo expands to -year-old 57o to 57-year-old. - NM

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I use -yo and it works well. nm - wannie

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nm

I use yo also, but it expands with a space - 57 -year-old

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Will try these hints and see if one works.

Short cut for -year-old with no space - Joy

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In Shorthand, I use yo for the key word and {@KEY BkSp}-year-old for the description. It's done by entering ctl k, then the backspace key, then -year-old. When you type yo it actually backs up a space before typing -year-old. Hope this helps.

;yo works! - Tony

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;yo works in Word 2007, I just tried it and it works! I'm so happy because I've been trying to figure this out for a very long time!

Actually, no it doesn't. - Tony

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It seemed to work when directly in Word 2007 but didn't work when I started typing in the program I work in =(

ack - you have to define shortcuts in different programs - nm

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You can - Nina

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use two hyphens for -year-old

so the next time you type 27-- you will get 27-year-old

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