What do you call the shortcuts for long words in MS Word?

[raccoon]

I mean, for example, you can fix it so when you type "DU" it fills in "Democratic Underground?"

[RebelOne]

1. I have no idea. I didn't know there was such a function.

But it has been a couple of years since I used MS Word. My e-mail has a function called auto-fill. That could be what it is called on Word.

[suninvited]

2. shortcut keys

I don't think they have another name.

misread the question. I was thinking of the shortcut keys like CTRL + Z to undo your last action.

[applegrove]

3. You could do a search and replace. Type in DUn everywhere you want Democratic Underground to appear.

They search "DUn" and replace it with Democratic Underground. Are you talking about macros? Never used them.

[IcyPeas]

4. go to Tools, then Autocorrect....

put in the shortcut e.g., DU and replace with Democratic Underground

[raccoon]

5. Autocorrect! Yes! Thank you. nt

[Bucky]

6. So now you have to type "D-U-Cntl-Z" every time you want to just type "DU"?

By the way, manipulating "autocorrect" is a great practical joke for April 1st. If you can get on a coworker's computer, make their Word program autocorrect the word "Dear" to "Hey Asshole!" and see how much trouble they get into whenever they write a business letter. Trust me, wackiness ensues.

[elleng]

7. Crap. (I hate WORD, tho might not hate if I could tell it what to do.)