Adding words to an abbreviation dictionary

1. Ensure that you have the Maplex Label Engine enabled and that you have an abbreviation dictionary either created or loaded.
2. On the Labeling toolbar, click Labeling > Abbreviation Dictionaries.
3. Click the Dictionary Name drop-down arrow and choose a dictionary.
4. Click Add Row.
5. Type a word that you want to abbreviate. If you want to abbreviate a group of words, such as Post Office, enclose the words in double quotation marks.
6. Type an abbreviation for the word. If you want to use more than one abbreviation, separate them with a space. If your abbreviation contains a space or nonalphabetical characters, enclose the abbreviation in double quotation marks.
7. Click in the Type column and choose the type of abbreviation you want to use from the drop-down list.
8. Repeat steps 3–7 for each word you want to abbreviate.
9. Click OK.

Tip:

When more than one abbreviation is possible, separate the entries with a space. The first abbreviation entry is tried first, followed by the next, and so on. As soon as the string is placed, no further abbreviation entries are tried.