Re: Word Shortcut Keys and Help System
- From: "Debbie Kessler" <jessesgirl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:03:08 -0700
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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