Proofing Suite
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first letter exception
Plural
first letter exceptions
Represents an abbreviation excluded from automatic correction.
Note The first character following a period is automatically capitalized when the correct sentence
caps property of the autocorrect class is set to true. The character you type following a first letter
exception item is not capitalized.
Use first letter exception index, where index is the abbreviation or the index number, to return a first
letter exception object. The following example deletes the abbreviation "appt." from the First Letter
list in the AutoCorrect Exceptions dialog box.
delete first letter exception "appt." of autocorrect object
The following example displays the name of the first item in the First Letter list in the AutoCorrect
Exceptions dialog box.
display dialog (get name of first letter exception 1 of autocorrect object)
To add an abbreviation to the list of first-letter exceptions, use the standard make command. The
following example adds the abbreviation "addr." to this list.
make new first letter exception at autocorrect object ¬
with properties {name:"appt."}
Properties
entry index
Returns the index number that indicates the position of an item in its container element list.
Read-only.
name
Returns the word that is excepted from AutoCorrect actions. Read-only.
language
Plural
languages
Represents a language used for proofing or formatting in Word.
To return a single language object, use the retrieve language command.
The name property returns the name of a language, whereas the name local property returns the
name of a language in the language of the user. The following example returns the string "Italiano"
for name and "Italian" for name local when it's run in the U.S. English version of Word.
display dialog (get name of (retrieve language italian))
display dialog (get name local of (retrieve language italian))