Using Nicknames

---

Nicknames allow you to create short names for functional groups to use as an atom label or part of a label. When an atom is labeled with a Nickname, the chemical significance of the expanded structure is retained.

Commonly used Nicknames, such as Me, Et, and Ph are provided with ChemDraw in the ChemDraw Nicknames file located in your ChemDraw Items folder. You can add to or delete from this list.

You can assign HotKeys to Nicknames. For example, in the Nicknames and HotKeys provided with ChemDraw, the HotKey, "4" labels an atom with "Ph" which is a Nickname representing a phenyl group. For more information, see "Labeling Atoms with HotKeys".

You can use Generic Nicknames when drawing query structures. For more information, see "Generic Nicknames".