There should be a way in Microsoft Word to create a shortcut for a font - and
not just the font itself, but a whole range of options. For example, I could
program Ctrl+Alt+4 to be Century Gothic, size 10, bold, red text, so that
whenever I wanted to use that style I could simply press Ctrl+Alt+4. Then if
I pressed it again, the font would revert back to whatever it was beforehand.
It could also be made so that one or more of the parameters is variable.
You could choose a color for the text, for example, or check a "use previous
color" box. Then instead of specifying a color it would use whatever the
font color was before you pressed the shortcut. Options that would be
included could include font, font color, size, bold, italics, underline,
alignment, etc. The reason this would be so useful is that without this
shortcut you would have to navigate multiple menus and settings every time
you wanted this style, and depending on the application, many people may be
switching back and forth between fonts in a single document.

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You can do exactly this with a paragraph or character style. That's what
styles are for. You can assign a keyboard shortcut to any style.

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Words into Type
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"Mitch" wrote in message
...
There should be a way in Microsoft Word to create a shortcut for a font -
and
not just the font itself, but a whole range of options. For example, I
could
program Ctrl+Alt+4 to be Century Gothic, size 10, bold, red text, so that
whenever I wanted to use that style I could simply press Ctrl+Alt+4. Then
if
I pressed it again, the font would revert back to whatever it was
beforehand.
It could also be made so that one or more of the parameters is variable.
You could choose a color for the text, for example, or check a "use
previous
color" box. Then instead of specifying a color it would use whatever the
font color was before you pressed the shortcut. Options that would be
included could include font, font color, size, bold, italics, underline,
alignment, etc. The reason this would be so useful is that without this
shortcut you would have to navigate multiple menus and settings every time
you wanted this style, and depending on the application, many people may
be
switching back and forth between fonts in a single document.

----------------
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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
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http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ord.pagelayout

Suzanne

Thanks for the reply! I'm conflicted whether to be happy and excited that
Microsoft is on top of things like that, and a little sad that my epiphanic
thought this morning was somewhat naive and silly. I appreciate your help!

Mitch

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You can do exactly this with a paragraph or character style. That's what
styles are for. You can assign a keyboard shortcut to any style.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mitch" wrote in message
...
There should be a way in Microsoft Word to create a shortcut for a font -
and
not just the font itself, but a whole range of options. For example, I
could
program Ctrl+Alt+4 to be Century Gothic, size 10, bold, red text, so that
whenever I wanted to use that style I could simply press Ctrl+Alt+4. Then
if
I pressed it again, the font would revert back to whatever it was
beforehand.
It could also be made so that one or more of the parameters is variable.
You could choose a color for the text, for example, or check a "use
previous
color" box. Then instead of specifying a color it would use whatever the
font color was before you pressed the shortcut. Options that would be
included could include font, font color, size, bold, italics, underline,
alignment, etc. The reason this would be so useful is that without this
shortcut you would have to navigate multiple menus and settings every time
you wanted this style, and depending on the application, many people may
be
switching back and forth between fonts in a single document.

----------------
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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.


http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ord.pagelayout

Well, styles have been part of Word as long as it has existed AFAIK.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mitch" wrote in message
...
Suzanne

Thanks for the reply! I'm conflicted whether to be happy and excited that
Microsoft is on top of things like that, and a little sad that my
epiphanic
thought this morning was somewhat naive and silly. I appreciate your
help!

Mitch

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

You can do exactly this with a paragraph or character style. That's what
styles are for. You can assign a keyboard shortcut to any style.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Mitch" wrote in message
...
There should be a way in Microsoft Word to create a shortcut for a
font -
and
not just the font itself, but a whole range of options. For example,
I
could
program Ctrl+Alt+4 to be Century Gothic, size 10, bold, red text, so
that
whenever I wanted to use that style I could simply press Ctrl+Alt+4.
Then
if
I pressed it again, the font would revert back to whatever it was
beforehand.
It could also be made so that one or more of the parameters is
variable.
You could choose a color for the text, for example, or check a "use
previous
color" box. Then instead of specifying a color it would use whatever
the
font color was before you pressed the shortcut. Options that would be
included could include font, font color, size, bold, italics,
underline,
alignment, etc. The reason this would be so useful is that without
this
shortcut you would have to navigate multiple menus and settings every
time
you wanted this style, and depending on the application, many people
may
be
switching back and forth between fonts in a single document.

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.



http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ord.pagelayout

http://addbalance.com/usersguide/styles.htm
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styl...sOnStyles.html

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Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!

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"Mitch" wrote in message
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There should be a way in Microsoft Word to create a shortcut for a font -
and
not just the font itself, but a whole range of options. For example, I
could
program Ctrl+Alt+4 to be Century Gothic, size 10, bold, red text, so that
whenever I wanted to use that style I could simply press Ctrl+Alt+4. Then
if
I pressed it again, the font would revert back to whatever it was
beforehand.
It could also be made so that one or more of the parameters is variable.
You could choose a color for the text, for example, or check a "use
previous
color" box. Then instead of specifying a color it would use whatever the
font color was before you pressed the shortcut. Options that would be
included could include font, font color, size, bold, italics, underline,
alignment, etc. The reason this would be so useful is that without this
shortcut you would have to navigate multiple menus and settings every time
you wanted this style, and depending on the application, many people may
be
switching back and forth between fonts in a single document.

----------------
This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.

http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ord.pagelayout