And I should have added that they'll work in documents based on that
template only if that template is available. That is, if you send the
documents to someone else who doesn't have the template, the recipient won't
be able to use the shortcuts.

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Words into Type
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"Jackie D" wrote in message
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I understand. Thanks for your help Suzanne.

Many thanks

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If you saved the keyboard shortcuts in that particular template (which
you
would have to have done intentionally because all customizations are
saved
to Normal.dot by default), then yes, they'll work only in documents
based on
that template.

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Words into Type
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"Jackie D" wrote in message
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Hi Suzanne

Yes I do have control over my normal.dot template.

But something has just occurred to me. If I had put the keyboard
shortcuts
into a template I've created, will they only appear in that particular
template? For instance, I have one I call 'research' and that is where
I
set
up the keyboard shortcuts.

Thanks

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Do you have control over your Normal.dot? If not (that is, if you
are on
a
network where Normal.dot is in a common network folder or is
replaced at
startup), then you will need to save your keyboard customizations in
another
template that you load at startup. If you do have control over
Normal.dot
and are prompted to save it when you quit Word, then you need to
answer
yes
to assure that these keyboard shortcuts are saved.

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Jackie D" wrote in message
...
Hi

I have assigned special characters in Word 2000 to the F keys on
my
keyboard
(em dash and en dash) but when I go back to a particular F key to
use
the
special character again, it either default back to the original
assignment
(F12 becomes Save As) or disappears altogether.

I have a Microsoft Natrual Multimedia 1.0 A keyboard.

Has anyone experienced this problem?


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Many thanks
JD