MichelleM613
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Hello,
I'm trying to create a functional document to place on my company's internal site so new hires can have a centralized reference guide to figure out what we're talking about when we spout off acronyms and such. Nothing I'm doing seems to be working out the way I want so I'm in need of tips, tricks, solutions and/or help!
End Goal:
I have an Excel document created that lists out the commonly used terms and acronyms, what they stand for, what it does and where it falls in the system wide flow chart. Since it's IT based, they all intertwine and work together so it's impossible to not use other acronyms in the definitions. If the definition you're reading has 10 words in it that you don't understand, you're not going to understand that definition. Rather than have the user flip flop back and forth through a document 20 times while trying to read one definition, I want them to be able to hover over the unknown word and catch a summarized synopsis of what it is. They can bounce over to that word later to get the full run down, so the pop up only needs to be a sentence or two long.
Example:
Acronym: ISP
Stands For: Internet Service Provider
Definition: Internet access is provided ISPs that employ a range of technologies to connect users to their network.Available technologies have ranged from computer modems with acoustic couplers to telephone lines, CATV, wi-fi, and fiber optics.
I want to be able to hover over network and have a box pop up that says "a group of two or more computer systems linked together", then hover over over modems and receive a pop up that says "a device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over telephone or other communication lines".
I would rather do this in Excel because of the easy sort/filter method, but i cannot get the Mouseover to restrict to just one word vs the whole cell. I tried adding a comment and also a data validation input method.
I can do it in Word but cannot seem to format the table well enough for it to functionally hold the amount of info I'm inputting.
So... HOW can I have my cake and eat it too?
I'm trying to create a functional document to place on my company's internal site so new hires can have a centralized reference guide to figure out what we're talking about when we spout off acronyms and such. Nothing I'm doing seems to be working out the way I want so I'm in need of tips, tricks, solutions and/or help!
End Goal:
I have an Excel document created that lists out the commonly used terms and acronyms, what they stand for, what it does and where it falls in the system wide flow chart. Since it's IT based, they all intertwine and work together so it's impossible to not use other acronyms in the definitions. If the definition you're reading has 10 words in it that you don't understand, you're not going to understand that definition. Rather than have the user flip flop back and forth through a document 20 times while trying to read one definition, I want them to be able to hover over the unknown word and catch a summarized synopsis of what it is. They can bounce over to that word later to get the full run down, so the pop up only needs to be a sentence or two long.
Example:
Acronym: ISP
Stands For: Internet Service Provider
Definition: Internet access is provided ISPs that employ a range of technologies to connect users to their network.Available technologies have ranged from computer modems with acoustic couplers to telephone lines, CATV, wi-fi, and fiber optics.
I want to be able to hover over network and have a box pop up that says "a group of two or more computer systems linked together", then hover over over modems and receive a pop up that says "a device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over telephone or other communication lines".
I would rather do this in Excel because of the easy sort/filter method, but i cannot get the Mouseover to restrict to just one word vs the whole cell. I tried adding a comment and also a data validation input method.
I can do it in Word but cannot seem to format the table well enough for it to functionally hold the amount of info I'm inputting.
So... HOW can I have my cake and eat it too?
