When Smart Tags are turned on, Excel recognizes specific entries and will add
a smart tag where applicable. For example, if you enter MSFT, Excel will
recognize this as a stock symbol and add the smart tag. My question is how
do I get Excel to recognize an entry as a stock symbol and add the smart tag
if it doesn't do it automatically?

I've never used smart tags, but I typed "smart tags" into the "ask a question"
box.

Part of the help screen (xl2002) showed this:

How to get more smart tags

You can click More Smart Tags (on the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect Options, and
then click the Smart Tags tab) to go to Web sites to find new smart tags and
actions.

Ah, you can read the rest in Help.

I clicked on a couple of links and found this:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...833041033.aspx
with this as a label to a link:
Creating smart tags and setting smart tag properties

I clicked on it and it didn't work for me. Maybe you'll have better luck.




SauveC wrote:

When Smart Tags are turned on, Excel recognizes specific entries and will add
a smart tag where applicable. For example, if you enter MSFT, Excel will
recognize this as a stock symbol and add the smart tag. My question is how
do I get Excel to recognize an entry as a stock symbol and add the smart tag
if it doesn't do it automatically?

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Dave Peterson

Dave, thanks for trying. I had already been there and all it did was provide
me with more "types" of Smart Tags. I was not able to figure out how to make
Excel recognize a cell entry as a stock symbol if it didn't attach the Smart
Tag automatically. If you have Smart Tags turned on and you enter MSFT in a
cell, it will automatically attach the Smart Tag, but when I try to enter the
stock symbol for my company it doesn't.

"SauveC" wrote:

When Smart Tags are turned on, Excel recognizes specific entries and will add
a smart tag where applicable. For example, if you enter MSFT, Excel will
recognize this as a stock symbol and add the smart tag. My question is how
do I get Excel to recognize an entry as a stock symbol and add the smart tag
if it doesn't do it automatically?

Could you get that link that had the label of:
Creating smart tags and setting smart tag properties
to work for you?

Maybe there's something in there that will help.

SauveC wrote:

Dave, thanks for trying. I had already been there and all it did was provide
me with more "types" of Smart Tags. I was not able to figure out how to make
Excel recognize a cell entry as a stock symbol if it didn't attach the Smart
Tag automatically. If you have Smart Tags turned on and you enter MSFT in a
cell, it will automatically attach the Smart Tag, but when I try to enter the
stock symbol for my company it doesn't.

"SauveC" wrote:

When Smart Tags are turned on, Excel recognizes specific entries and will add
a smart tag where applicable. For example, if you enter MSFT, Excel will
recognize this as a stock symbol and add the smart tag. My question is how
do I get Excel to recognize an entry as a stock symbol and add the smart tag
if it doesn't do it automatically?

--

Dave Peterson