Adding new acronyms

AcroLexic allows you to increase the acronyms database with new acronyms and definition for them.

You can add, edit or delete acronyms and definitions for them in the Manage Custom Acronyms window.

To open the Manage Custom Acronyms window select menu Custom > Manage:

General look of Manage Custom Acronyms window:

Manage Custom Acronyms window consists of two sections:

Acronym section

In the Acronym section you can do the following:

Adding a new acronym

To add new custom acronym do the following:

1) Click on the New button in the left part of the Managing Custom Acronyms window.

New Acronym window will open:

2) Enter the name and definitions for new custom acronym.

3) Click OK button to save the acronym or click Cancel to discard changes.

Note: you can also select Custom > New in the main window of the program to open New Acronym window.

Editing custom acronyms

To edit existing custom acronym do the following:

1) Click Edit button in the left upper corner of of the Manage Custom Acronyms window.

The Edit Acronym window will open:

2) Enter the new caption for existing custom acronym.

3) Click OK button to save changes or click Cancel to discard changes.

Note: you can double-click the acronym, caption of which you want to edit, to open Edit Acronym window.

Delete a custom acronym

To delete existing custom acronym do the following:

1) Click Delete button in the left upper corner of of the Manage Custom Acronyms window.

Confirm window will open:

2) Click Yes button to confirm deleting of the acronym or No button to cancel it.

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Definition (right part of the window)

In the definition section you can do the following:

Adding new definition for the custom acronym

To add the definition to the custom do the following:

1) Select the acronym definition to which you want add in the left part of Managing Custom Acronyms window

2) Click New button in the right part of Managing Custom Acronyms window:

The New Definition for window will open:

3) Enter new definition for the selected custom acronym.

4) Click OK button to save the acronym or click Cancel to discard changes.

Editing of definition for custom acronym

To edit existing definition for the selected custom acronym do the following:

1) Click Edit button in the right upper corner of of the Manage Custom Acronyms window.

The Edit Definition for window will open:

2) Make the necessary corrections to the definition for the selected custom acronym.

3) Click OK button to save changes or click Cancel to discard changes.

Note: you can also double-click the definition, which you want to edit, to open Edit Definition for window.

Deleting definition of a custom acronym

To delete existing custom acronyms do the following:

1) Click Delete button in the left upper corner of of the Manage Custom Acronyms window.

Confirm window will open:

2) Click Yes button to confirm deletion of the acronym or No button to cancel it.

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Acronym Section

See Also: Export and import acronyms' definitions

See Also: Satistics