Re: Word Shortcut Keys and Help System
- From: "Debbie Kessler" <jessesgirl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 06:41:42 -0700
Yardbird, Fransis, and everyone else;
Fransis's help was grately appreciated by myself. This is why comments on how
one can always go to the help system or Freedom Scientific sometimes irk me.
Also, although we can make our own shortcut keys, most people do not. Those of
us who teach in this area try to stay stricktly to out of the box if possible
when it comes to software. i e. Here is how the application works in its
default state and now we will make changes to fit your needs.
Now, with that said, hope to be able to write script someday. Maybe when I am
not working so much at my job.
College students work in other areas and their needs do not require my
learning such things at this time. If I were working more with persons seeking
employment, then, that would be another matter. Most people get themselves into
trouble when trying to modify keystrokes. In short, glad to know however, there
are a variety of persons with a variety of skills on this list. There when we
need them.
Again, thanks for the key commands, Fransis.
From a very tired Debbie
----- Original Message -----
From: Yardbird
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: Word Shortcut Keys and Help System
Hi Debbie and Edward,
I hope it will be helpful to explain that what Francis offered is simply a
list that he took the trouble to compile in a readily accessible format of
nothing but the full complement of Word hotkey combinations that are an
intrinsic part of Word, many of which old Word users like myself have been
employing forever. There isn't some kind of problem with nonstandard key
combinations, or homemade hotkeys, or commands that have changed or become
obsolete. Francis is as responsible a person as you could imagine in regard
to something like this. He's an instructor of blind computer skills, and as
such takes very close care not to distribute anything like this in an
irresponsible or casual manner. I hope that will put some minds at ease.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Debbie Kessler" <jessesgirl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: Word Shortcut Keys and Help System
I would think that anyone giving shortcut keys that they have created
themselves would state this fact. Most people do not create their own macros
and simply use the factory defaults.
Maybe sending information to others that one has can be accompanied with
where they were found. No need in recreating the wheel and help by saving
time. There are those persons who use the computer to learn the computer
while others use the computer to conduct work.
Debbie
----- Original Message -----
From: Edward Marquette
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 3:38 AM
Subject: Word Shortcut Keys and Help System
Hello all:
If this is duplicative, I'm sorry. I partly followed a thread about
getting Word shortcut keys, and saw where someone sent or offered to send a
file.
The thread then turned into a discussion about adding names to a contacts
list -- something
which does not work for Webmail users.
Nevertheless, the discussion needed a little explanation that goes beyond
merely sending a file. =
There is one potential problem with sending someone else's list of
shortcut
keys. They may not be the same!
That may sound surprising, but the list of shortcut keys can be changed,
added to, or otherwise modified. Also, some IS manager may have added or
altered shortcut keys without necessarily bothering to let the user know
that the shortcut keys are not the factory settings.
If you want to find out the Word shortcut keys on your system, there is a
remarkable facility within Word that I highly recommend. It is called
"Help."
I created my own list of shortcut keys some time ago. So I went into
Word's help to create a new list and test the steps before sending this
message. There I found a list of 7 straightforward steps. Although it used
mouse language, it was clear enough to follow. I have reproduced the list
below. I changed the order of the steps to fit the order of the tab items
in the dialog boxes and changed to screen reader language from
mouse language. Otherwise, here are the steps from Microsoft Word's own
help file.
1. On the Tools menu (Alt plus T), arrow to Macro, and then press ENTER.
2. In the Macro name box, arrow to ListCommands (Use "l" to jump well
into the list).
3. In the Macros in box, arrow to Word commands.
4. Tab to Run and press spacebar.
5. In the List Commands dialog box, make sure "Current menu and
keyboard settings" is checked. It should be by default.
6. Press spacebar on OK.
The 7th step had to do with printing. At this point, however, you should
have a very nice word table with all commands that have shortcut keys. By
the way, you will find some blanks. Feel free to add your own shortcut
keys
there.
To learn how to do this, you need to go to the same mysterious source --
the Word help files.
Happy computing! <SMILE>
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