Type the word you want to use as expansion, and then type C-x a gand the abbreviation for it. … See more

Emacs reads abbrevs from ‘abbrev-file-name’on startup, if it exists. If you want to read your abbrev file at a different time, or from a different file you can call ‘read-abbrev-file’ … See more

M-x abbrev-mode toggles Abbrev mode. You can also put the following in your ~/.emacsfile if you want it always on: If you only want it on in text and derived modes, you could d… See more

If you find yourself editing a lot of scientific articles (or even if you don’t), you might find the ‘abbrev-prefix-mark’ (M-') command useful. Basically, this lets you expand one or more ab… See more

The following function allows you to make buffer local abbrevs that are not shared by other buffers with the same major-mode: you call it like this: – JoeBloggs See more

Original conversation on stack exchange By invoking abbrev expansion with two space instead of one, you can use more common abbrevs like “alpha” and not worry about getti… See more