Edit Toolbar/Abbreviations

List

Lists currently defined abbreviations. Pick an abbreviation in this area to select it (it will appear in the Selection edit box). You can edit or delete the selected abbreviation.

Selection

This area serves two purposes:

To specify an abbreviation using the *ABBR command format, type the abbreviation in the box and choose Accept to define it.
To edit or delete a selected abbreviation (picked from the list area), modify the abbreviation and choose Accept to change it.
The format to define an abbreviation is *ABBR, Abbr, String, where Abbr is the abbreviation (up to 8 characters) representing the string String. The string can be a command, a macro name (an "unknown command" macro), or a GUI function name (which calls a dialog box).