Record a macro of you actions and assign it to a keyboard shortcut.

See: Keyboard Shortcut

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Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.


egrolman wrote:
is there a way to assign a keyboard shortcut to change the text color
from black to red (or any other color I want)? I hate having to leave
the document to get the cursor up to the toolbar each time I want to
change the color.