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remove a keyboard shortcut key
I want to remove the Ctrl + N shortcut key from Word (I keep hitting it
accidentally, and never use it to open a "New Blank Document" anyway). I tried following the instructions in Help, but the key does not show up on the current shortcut list in Tools-Customize. I even tried adding it and then removing it, and I still get a new document when I hit Ctrl + N. |
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In Word, click on Tools | Customize | Keyboard | Categories: File
| Commands: FileNew | Current keys: Ctrl+N | Delete | Close. If you are prompted to save changes to your Normal.dot global template when you exit Word, say yes. Chris at FCC wrote: I want to remove the Ctrl + N shortcut key from Word (I keep hitting it accidentally, and never use it to open a "New Blank Document" anyway). I tried following the instructions in Help, but the key does not show up on the current shortcut list in Tools-Customize. I even tried adding it and then removing it, and I still get a new document when I hit Ctrl + N. |
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Are you sure you're looking in the right place? I don't know what it says in
help but I doubt it's specific enough for this one. Tools Customize Keyboard... Select All Commands in the categories list on the left Scroll down the commands list on the right and select FileNewDefault Click on Ctrl+N in the current keys list Press Remove. A quick tip on finding the command name to look for: Select any command in the Keyboard Dialog (the default when it's first displayed is good enough) Click in the "Press New Shortcut Key" box Press the key combination you are interested in (in this case Ctrl+n) The legend "Currently assigned to" will appear under the current keys box And the name of the command (or "[unasigned]") will appear beside it, under the "press new shortcut key" box. You can then locate the command in the All Commands list, as described above. -- Enjoy, Tony "Chris at FCC" wrote in message ... I want to remove the Ctrl + N shortcut key from Word (I keep hitting it accidentally, and never use it to open a "New Blank Document" anyway). I tried following the instructions in Help, but the key does not show up on the current shortcut list in Tools-Customize. I even tried adding it and then removing it, and I still get a new document when I hit Ctrl + N. |
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FileNewDefault does not show up on the list . . . but when I type in ctrl +
N, it shows up as the command to which it's currently assigned . . . I see FileNew and FileNewContext . . . p.s. thanks for taking the time to answer on a Sunday! "Tony Jollans" wrote: Are you sure you're looking in the right place? I don't know what it says in help but I doubt it's specific enough for this one. Tools Customize Keyboard... Select All Commands in the categories list on the left Scroll down the commands list on the right and select FileNewDefault Click on Ctrl+N in the current keys list Press Remove. A quick tip on finding the command name to look for: Select any command in the Keyboard Dialog (the default when it's first displayed is good enough) Click in the "Press New Shortcut Key" box Press the key combination you are interested in (in this case Ctrl+n) The legend "Currently assigned to" will appear under the current keys box And the name of the command (or "[unasigned]") will appear beside it, under the "press new shortcut key" box. You can then locate the command in the All Commands list, as described above. -- Enjoy, Tony "Chris at FCC" wrote in message ... I want to remove the Ctrl + N shortcut key from Word (I keep hitting it accidentally, and never use it to open a "New Blank Document" anyway). I tried following the instructions in Help, but the key does not show up on the current shortcut list in Tools-Customize. I even tried adding it and then removing it, and I still get a new document when I hit Ctrl + N. |
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The only choices I have in the File commands list are FileNew and
FileNewContext. Neither of them indicate Ctrl + N as the currently assigned key. I tried assigning Ctrl + N to another command and got the message that it was already assigned to FileNewDefault. FileNewDefault is not on the list. Might it exist somewhere else? (I'm fairly comfortable with computers, but sometimes I really miss the ability to physically put my hands on a piece of information instead of trying to guess where it's stored in invisible electronic land!) "garfield-n-odie" wrote: In Word, click on Tools | Customize | Keyboard | Categories: File | Commands: FileNew | Current keys: Ctrl+N | Delete | Close. If you are prompted to save changes to your Normal.dot global template when you exit Word, say yes. Chris at FCC wrote: I want to remove the Ctrl + N shortcut key from Word (I keep hitting it accidentally, and never use it to open a "New Blank Document" anyway). I tried following the instructions in Help, but the key does not show up on the current shortcut list in Tools-Customize. I even tried adding it and then removing it, and I still get a new document when I hit Ctrl + N. |
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Have you selected "All Commands" under categories (on the left) - you will
need to scroll down to find it. It rather sounds like you have selected "File". -- Enjoy, Tony "Chris at FCC" wrote in message ... FileNewDefault does not show up on the list . . . but when I type in ctrl + N, it shows up as the command to which it's currently assigned . . . I see FileNew and FileNewContext . . . p.s. thanks for taking the time to answer on a Sunday! "Tony Jollans" wrote: Are you sure you're looking in the right place? I don't know what it says in help but I doubt it's specific enough for this one. Tools Customize Keyboard... Select All Commands in the categories list on the left Scroll down the commands list on the right and select FileNewDefault Click on Ctrl+N in the current keys list Press Remove. A quick tip on finding the command name to look for: Select any command in the Keyboard Dialog (the default when it's first displayed is good enough) Click in the "Press New Shortcut Key" box Press the key combination you are interested in (in this case Ctrl+n) The legend "Currently assigned to" will appear under the current keys box And the name of the command (or "[unasigned]") will appear beside it, under the "press new shortcut key" box. You can then locate the command in the All Commands list, as described above. -- Enjoy, Tony "Chris at FCC" wrote in message ... I want to remove the Ctrl + N shortcut key from Word (I keep hitting it accidentally, and never use it to open a "New Blank Document" anyway). I tried following the instructions in Help, but the key does not show up on the current shortcut list in Tools-Customize. I even tried adding it and then removing it, and I still get a new document when I hit Ctrl + N. |
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Select the "All Commands" category instead of "File."
-- 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. "Chris at FCC" wrote in message ... The only choices I have in the File commands list are FileNew and FileNewContext. Neither of them indicate Ctrl + N as the currently assigned key. I tried assigning Ctrl + N to another command and got the message that it was already assigned to FileNewDefault. FileNewDefault is not on the list. Might it exist somewhere else? (I'm fairly comfortable with computers, but sometimes I really miss the ability to physically put my hands on a piece of information instead of trying to guess where it's stored in invisible electronic land!) "garfield-n-odie" wrote: In Word, click on Tools | Customize | Keyboard | Categories: File | Commands: FileNew | Current keys: Ctrl+N | Delete | Close. If you are prompted to save changes to your Normal.dot global template when you exit Word, say yes. Chris at FCC wrote: I want to remove the Ctrl + N shortcut key from Word (I keep hitting it accidentally, and never use it to open a "New Blank Document" anyway). I tried following the instructions in Help, but the key does not show up on the current shortcut list in Tools-Customize. I even tried adding it and then removing it, and I still get a new document when I hit Ctrl + N. |
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Ah . . . success!!!! Thanks!
"Tony Jollans" wrote: Have you selected "All Commands" under categories (on the left) - you will need to scroll down to find it. It rather sounds like you have selected "File". -- Enjoy, Tony "Chris at FCC" wrote in message ... FileNewDefault does not show up on the list . . . but when I type in ctrl + N, it shows up as the command to which it's currently assigned . . . I see FileNew and FileNewContext . . . p.s. thanks for taking the time to answer on a Sunday! "Tony Jollans" wrote: Are you sure you're looking in the right place? I don't know what it says in help but I doubt it's specific enough for this one. Tools Customize Keyboard... Select All Commands in the categories list on the left Scroll down the commands list on the right and select FileNewDefault Click on Ctrl+N in the current keys list Press Remove. A quick tip on finding the command name to look for: Select any command in the Keyboard Dialog (the default when it's first displayed is good enough) Click in the "Press New Shortcut Key" box Press the key combination you are interested in (in this case Ctrl+n) The legend "Currently assigned to" will appear under the current keys box And the name of the command (or "[unasigned]") will appear beside it, under the "press new shortcut key" box. You can then locate the command in the All Commands list, as described above. -- Enjoy, Tony "Chris at FCC" wrote in message ... I want to remove the Ctrl + N shortcut key from Word (I keep hitting it accidentally, and never use it to open a "New Blank Document" anyway). I tried following the instructions in Help, but the key does not show up on the current shortcut list in Tools-Customize. I even tried adding it and then removing it, and I still get a new document when I hit Ctrl + N. |
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remove a keyboard shortcut key
I want to remove the Ctrl + N shortcut key from Word (I keep hitting it
accidentally, and never use it to open a "New Blank Document" anyway). I tried following the instructions in Help, but the key does not show up on the current shortcut list in Tools-Customize. I even tried adding it and then removing it, and I still get a new document when I hit Ctrl + N. Another way - You can always get right to the "Customize Keyboard" dialog box showing the command that a key combination is assigned to by first hitting Ctrl-Alt-Plus. The cursor will turn to sort of a pound sign with the corners rounded, then hit your key combination (Ctrl-N or whatever) and you will see your command. You can then select the key-combination and hit Remove. Andy |
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