\documentclass[12pt]{article}
% standard incantations
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
% clickable links in the PDF
\usepackage[colorlinks]{hyperref}
% acronyms
\usepackage{acronym}
\title{Automatic Acronym List in \LaTeX}
\author{LianTze Lim}
\date{\today}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\input{acro_list}
\section{Example}
The \texttt{acronym} package automatically generates a list of acronyms. It's great for keeping track of your domain-knowledge and \ac{TLA}. In this example we've put the acronym definitions in a separate \verb|acro_list.tex| file, which you can edit via the project menu.
\end{document}