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Unable to modify shortcut keys
Suzanne,
Tks for your response...I hope this helps to better explain my problem. I have an IBM X40 Notepad, XP Operating System & runing either Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel 2002(10.6854.6854)SP3. After launching either Word or Excel, I am able to insert symbols from the symbol menu (font, subset) with out a problem. My two problems a (1)Default shortcut keys do not work, (2) Unable to change default shortcut keys. Regarding Changes: Once I have the Symbol Menu Window open, no matter which Symbol, Font, or Subset I select, the correct default shortcut key for that Symbol appears next to the €śShortcut Key:€ť display line directly to the Right of the €śShortcut Key€¦€ť button. Also, the €śCharacter code:€ť field appears correct as well. But when I attempt to change any Shortcut Key by clicking the €śShortcut Key€¦€ť button, the €śCustomize Keyboard Menu appears but the €śCurrent Key€ť box is empty and Im unable to enter any changes to the €śPress new shortcut key:€ť field. As an example: Font: Arial Subset: General Punctuation Symbol Displayed: BULLET Recently used symbols: BULLET Character code: 2022 from Unicode (hex) Shortcut ket: Alt+0149 When I click the €śShortcut key€¦ €ś button to make a change, the €śCurrent keys€ť field is empty but the BULLET symbol is displayed to the right of the €śSymbol€ť Field directly beneath the €śPress New Shortcut Key€ť Field. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Just to clarify. Are you trying to use the shortcut keys while you have the Symbol dialog open? If so, that's not necessary, as you can insert the symbol directly by double-clicking or by selecting and clicking Insert. If you're saying that clicking the "Shortcut Key..." button opens the dialog but doesn't allow you to change the keyboard shortcut, what kind of shortcut are you trying to enter in the "Press new shortcut key" box? As for the Alt codes, as Terry points out, these have to be entered from the numeric keypad, not the number row on the main keyboard. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "tomincnj" wrote in message ... I'm running Microsoft Word 2002 with XP...when I open a new or old document and then click "Insert", "Symbol" the "Symbol" character map menu opens. If I then click any font/subset the symbol is displayed along with its shortcut key. If I then click the shortcut key for any symbol....the shortcut menu opens but it doesn't display the shortcut key nor am I able to change the shortcut key. I've tried running repair but it didn't fix the shortcut key problem. Also, unable to insert and any symbol using so called displayed shortcut key....ie "Bullet" symbol is displayed as ALT + 0149 but it doesn't work. What do you suggest doing at this point? Tks, Tom |
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