Autocomplete for Terms and Acronyms

To configure and use autocomplete during patent application drafting, follow these steps:

1. Open Boilerplate Preferences

   From the ClaimMaster tab, click on the Boilerplate Tools menu, then Settings:

   

   Alternatively, you can bring up Boilerplate Settings from the general Preferences in ClaimMaster:

   

2. Enable and Add Autocomplete Entries

   In the Boilerplate Settings window that shows up, check the Enable autocomplete of defined terms and acronyms checkbox.

   

   In the same window, you can specify the desired autocomplete phrases and acronyms. Each phrase should start on a new line. Acronyms are defined using [ACRONYM]::[ACRONYM DEFINITION] syntax.  For example, FED::Field Emission Display (FED).  

   In addition, if you press Import terms from the current document button, you can use ClaimMaster to populate the autocomplete list using phrases and acronyms imported directly from claims, specification, and acronym definitions.

   Once you are done editing the list of autocomplete entries , click the Save Settings button.

3. Manually Edit Autocomplete Entries (Optional)

   Alternatively, you can edit the autocomplete entries directly in the Word document used by ClaimMaster to store all configured boilerplate entries. To do so, open the Word boilerplate table from the location shown at the top of the Boilerplate Settings window:

   

   Once the Word document opens, locate the Auto-complete row in the table. If there isn’t one, simply add a row to the table and make sure to type Autocomplete in the first column of the row.

   Next, add your autocomplete phrases and acronym definitions to the last column of the table, as shown below. Each autocomplete phrase should start on a new line. Acronyms are defined using [ACRONYM]::[ACRONYM DEFINITION] syntax.  For example, FED::Field Emission Display (FED).  

   

   Once you are done editing the table, save and close the Word document containing boilerplate entries. Make sure to reload boilerplate entries into ClaimMaster after this by clicking on the Reload boilerplate table menu option.

   

4. Start Typing

   Once autocomplete entries are configured for terms and acronym definitions, you can simply start typing. Suggestions will appear after four characters are typed into the document.  You can then press “Enter” to bring up a menu that lets you select from a list of suggestions for autocompleting your term when you type.

   

   For acronyms, use $ before the acronym, such as $TFT or $LCD, and ClaimMaster will bring up a list of suggested definitions for the acronym: