I have MS Word 2002 installed on my Windows XP Home SP2. I use switch
between English and Cyrillic keyboards, which worked fine for some time in
all applications - Word, Outlook Express, etc.. However, recently, the
switch (Left Alt+Shift) stopped to work in Word, although it continue to
work in all other applications. In Word, I still can switch between
keyboards manually, by clicking on a language icon and choosing language.
How can I restore the switch in Word?

--

Ilya Zeldes
Fort Myers, Florida

Hi Ilyaz,

If you go into Tools/Customize, click on Keyboard, click in the "press key
combination" box, then use the language switching keyboard shortcut that's
not working in Word...

Do you see [unassigned] below the box, or has it been assigned to a command?

If it's been assigned to something in Word, Find that something in the lists
at the top. Click on the entry. ou should see the keyboard combination in
the list at the mid-left. Click on that, then click "Remove".

I have MS Word 2002 installed on my Windows XP Home SP2. I use switch
between English and Cyrillic keyboards, which worked fine for some time in
all applications - Word, Outlook Express, etc.. However, recently, the
switch (Left Alt+Shift) stopped to work in Word, although it continue to
work in all other applications. In Word, I still can switch between
keyboards manually, by clicking on a language icon and choosing language.
How can I restore the switch in Word?


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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Cindy,
thanks a lot for your suggestion. I followed your instructions. Clicking in
press new shortcut key produced nothing. I looked through many of the key
combinations there, but found no Left Shift+Alt, which I use to toggle.
Moreover, I was unable to find the toggle in the list of Commands. In the
Categories, there is Tools, and in the Commands, there is ToolsLanguage.
Description of this combination says Changes the language formatting of the
selected characters, but there is no key combination assigned and pressing
my combination produces nothing. What do I do now? Your assistance is
appreciated.
Ilya

"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message
news:VA.0000a74b.0077849e@speedy...
Hi Ilyaz,

If you go into Tools/Customize, click on Keyboard, click in the "press key
combination" box, then use the language switching keyboard shortcut that's
not working in Word...

Do you see [unassigned] below the box, or has it been assigned to a
command?

If it's been assigned to something in Word, Find that something in the
lists
at the top. Click on the entry. ou should see the keyboard combination in
the list at the mid-left. Click on that, then click "Remove".

I have MS Word 2002 installed on my Windows XP Home SP2. I use switch
between English and Cyrillic keyboards, which worked fine for some time
in
all applications - Word, Outlook Express, etc.. However, recently, the
switch (Left Alt+Shift) stopped to work in Word, although it continue to
work in all other applications. In Word, I still can switch between
keyboards manually, by clicking on a language icon and choosing language.
How can I restore the switch in Word?


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or
reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)

Hi Ilyaz,

Clicking in
press new shortcut key produced nothing.

If there wasn't any previous assignment, here, then I don't
know what may be blocking the shortcut on your system.
Sorry.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update
Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail
:-)

Did you actually press Left Shift+Alt in the press new shortcut key box?
If I press Alt+Shift+Left Arrow (which is how I interpret your combination),
I see OutlinePromote as the command to which this is assigned.

I see you originally said Left Alt+Shift, which is something different. For
this you will not see anything because Alt and Shift are merely combination
keys; without the addition of any other keys, they should not accomplish
anything.

--
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.

"ilyaz" wrote in message
...
Cindy,
thanks a lot for your suggestion. I followed your instructions. Clicking
in
press new shortcut key produced nothing. I looked through many of the
key
combinations there, but found no Left Shift+Alt, which I use to toggle.
Moreover, I was unable to find the toggle in the list of Commands. In the
Categories, there is Tools, and in the Commands, there is ToolsLanguage.
Description of this combination says Changes the language formatting of
the
selected characters, but there is no key combination assigned and
pressing
my combination produces nothing. What do I do now? Your assistance is
appreciated.
Ilya

"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message
news:VA.0000a74b.0077849e@speedy...
Hi Ilyaz,

If you go into Tools/Customize, click on Keyboard, click in the "press
key
combination" box, then use the language switching keyboard shortcut
that's
not working in Word...

Do you see [unassigned] below the box, or has it been assigned to a
command?

If it's been assigned to something in Word, Find that something in the
lists
at the top. Click on the entry. ou should see the keyboard combination
in
the list at the mid-left. Click on that, then click "Remove".

I have MS Word 2002 installed on my Windows XP Home SP2. I use switch
between English and Cyrillic keyboards, which worked fine for some time
in
all applications - Word, Outlook Express, etc.. However, recently, the
switch (Left Alt+Shift) stopped to work in Word, although it continue
to
work in all other applications. In Word, I still can switch between
keyboards manually, by clicking on a language icon and choosing
language.
How can I restore the switch in Word?


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question
or
reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)

Suzanne,
finally I got you involved ;-))
The Left Alt+Shift is a toggle, which is set up in the Control Panel
Regional and Language Options. This means that the Alt and Shift keys on the
left side of a keyboard are used to toggle between two languages. As I
mentioned it in my previous post, nothing happens when I press this Left
Shift+Alt combination in the Word Tools Customize Keyboard Press
new.... In this window, I tried many other combinations with Alt+ and Ctrl+
something. All work fine. But I'm limited to this toggle Left Shift+Alt
set up in the Control Panel... Looks like catch 22 to me. Moreover, in the
Commands, there is a combination Alt+X for ToggleCharacterCpde. But it
didn't work either...
Regards, Ilya

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Did you actually press Left Shift+Alt in the press new shortcut key box?
If I press Alt+Shift+Left Arrow (which is how I interpret your
combination),
I see OutlinePromote as the command to which this is assigned.

I see you originally said Left Alt+Shift, which is something different.
For
this you will not see anything because Alt and Shift are merely
combination
keys; without the addition of any other keys, they should not accomplish
anything.

--
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.

"ilyaz" wrote in message
...
Cindy,
thanks a lot for your suggestion. I followed your instructions. Clicking
in
press new shortcut key produced nothing. I looked through many of the
key
combinations there, but found no Left Shift+Alt, which I use to toggle.
Moreover, I was unable to find the toggle in the list of Commands. In the
Categories, there is Tools, and in the Commands, there is
ToolsLanguage.
Description of this combination says Changes the language formatting of
the
selected characters, but there is no key combination assigned and
pressing
my combination produces nothing. What do I do now? Your assistance is
appreciated.
Ilya

"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message
news:VA.0000a74b.0077849e@speedy...
Hi Ilyaz,

If you go into Tools/Customize, click on Keyboard, click in the "press
key
combination" box, then use the language switching keyboard shortcut
that's
not working in Word...

Do you see [unassigned] below the box, or has it been assigned to a
command?

If it's been assigned to something in Word, Find that something in the
lists
at the top. Click on the entry. ou should see the keyboard combination
in
the list at the mid-left. Click on that, then click "Remove".

I have MS Word 2002 installed on my Windows XP Home SP2. I use switch
between English and Cyrillic keyboards, which worked fine for some
time
in
all applications - Word, Outlook Express, etc.. However, recently, the
switch (Left Alt+Shift) stopped to work in Word, although it continue
to
work in all other applications. In Word, I still can switch between
keyboards manually, by clicking on a language icon and choosing
language.
How can I restore the switch in Word?


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question
or
reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)

Apparently you have the choice of using Ctrl+Shift instead of Left Alt+Shift
to toggle languages.

--
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.

"ilyaz" wrote in message
...
Suzanne,
finally I got you involved ;-))
The Left Alt+Shift is a toggle, which is set up in the Control Panel
Regional and Language Options. This means that the Alt and Shift keys on
the
left side of a keyboard are used to toggle between two languages. As I
mentioned it in my previous post, nothing happens when I press this Left
Shift+Alt combination in the Word Tools Customize Keyboard Press
new.... In this window, I tried many other combinations with Alt+ and
Ctrl+
something. All work fine. But I'm limited to this toggle Left Shift+Alt
set up in the Control Panel... Looks like catch 22 to me. Moreover, in the
Commands, there is a combination Alt+X for ToggleCharacterCpde. But it
didn't work either...
Regards, Ilya

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Did you actually press Left Shift+Alt in the press new shortcut key
box?
If I press Alt+Shift+Left Arrow (which is how I interpret your
combination),
I see OutlinePromote as the command to which this is assigned.

I see you originally said Left Alt+Shift, which is something different.
For
this you will not see anything because Alt and Shift are merely
combination
keys; without the addition of any other keys, they should not accomplish
anything.

--
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.

"ilyaz" wrote in message
...
Cindy,
thanks a lot for your suggestion. I followed your instructions.
Clicking
in
press new shortcut key produced nothing. I looked through many of the
key
combinations there, but found no Left Shift+Alt, which I use to toggle.
Moreover, I was unable to find the toggle in the list of Commands. In
the
Categories, there is Tools, and in the Commands, there is
ToolsLanguage.
Description of this combination says Changes the language formatting
of
the
selected characters, but there is no key combination assigned and
pressing
my combination produces nothing. What do I do now? Your assistance is
appreciated.
Ilya

"Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote in message
news:VA.0000a74b.0077849e@speedy...
Hi Ilyaz,

If you go into Tools/Customize, click on Keyboard, click in the
"press
key
combination" box, then use the language switching keyboard shortcut
that's
not working in Word...

Do you see [unassigned] below the box, or has it been assigned to a
command?

If it's been assigned to something in Word, Find that something in
the
lists
at the top. Click on the entry. ou should see the keyboard
combination
in
the list at the mid-left. Click on that, then click "Remove".

I have MS Word 2002 installed on my Windows XP Home SP2. I use
switch
between English and Cyrillic keyboards, which worked fine for some
time
in
all applications - Word, Outlook Express, etc.. However, recently,
the
switch (Left Alt+Shift) stopped to work in Word, although it
continue
to
work in all other applications. In Word, I still can switch between
keyboards manually, by clicking on a language icon and choosing
language.
How can I restore the switch in Word?


Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow
question
or
reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-)