Abbreviated terms list

1 Adding abbreviated terms

• Click anywhere within a (sub) clause, go to the INSERT menu, and click on Abbreviations list. An Abbreviated terms 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): 

• on the contextual menu of the element and select Add row  

OR 

• inside a row simply press the Tab key on your keyboard 

OR 

• right-click on the element and select Add row above or Add row below:

Please note

• Abbreviated term 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.

2 Adding titles and additional descriptions

• To add a title to the Abbreviated term list:

• click on the contextual menu of the element and select Add title

OR

• right-click on 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:

3 Removing abbreviated terms and description

• To remove an Abbreviated term list:

• click on the contextual menu of the element and select Remove

OR 

• right-click on 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

• To remove a description, click on the description and simply press the Backspace key on your keyboard

4 Sorting an abbreviations list

• To sort a list of abbreviations in alphabetical order (A-Z):

• select the abbreviation list’s context menu

• click on Sort abbreviations: