[John]

Hello. In assigning a keyboard shortcut for an international character
(Alt+E for á), I accidentally overrode the keyboard shortcut (Alt+E) for
opening the Edit menu. Is there any way I can either undo this change or
reassign Alt+E to open the Edit menu? Thank you for your assistance.

[Jay Freedman]

John wrote:
Hello. In assigning a keyboard shortcut for an international character
(Alt+E for á), I accidentally overrode the keyboard shortcut (Alt+E)
for opening the Edit menu. Is there any way I can either undo this
change or reassign Alt+E to open the Edit menu? Thank you for your
assistance.

Just assign a different shortcut to the á character and remove the Alt+E
assignment (select it in the Current shortcuts box and click the Remove
button). It will automatically go back to the default.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

[John]

Hi Jay. Yes, I had already tried that, but to no avail. I'm at my wit's end.

John


"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
John wrote:
Hello. In assigning a keyboard shortcut for an international character
(Alt+E for á), I accidentally overrode the keyboard shortcut (Alt+E)
for opening the Edit menu. Is there any way I can either undo this
change or reassign Alt+E to open the Edit menu? Thank you for your
assistance.

Just assign a different shortcut to the á character and remove the Alt+E
assignment (select it in the Current shortcuts box and click the Remove
button). It will automatically go back to the default.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so all may benefit.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In addition to what Jay has said, note that in general it's a good idea to
avoid using Alt alone for shortcut keys because it is used as a keyboard
accelerator for menus. Note also that the built-in keyboard shortcut for á
is Ctrl+', a. For more, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/General/InsertSpecChars.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"John" wrote in message
...
Hello. In assigning a keyboard shortcut for an international character
(Alt+E for á), I accidentally overrode the keyboard shortcut (Alt+E) for
opening the Edit menu. Is there any way I can either undo this change or
reassign Alt+E to open the Edit menu? Thank you for your assistance.

[Jay Freedman]

Try this: Press Ctrl+Alt and the + key on the number pad, which changes the
cursor to a cloverleaf symbol. Now press Alt+E. If the keystroke is assigned
to anything other than the menu, this should open the Customize Keyboard
dialog and show the exact assignment. Remove that assignment. Rinse and
repeat until Alt+E opens the Edit menu.

One other thought: Keyboard assignments are stored in templates. By default
it's in the Normal.dot template, but it could be a document or in another
template -- either one that's attached to the current document or a "global"
template in Word's Startup folder. Try changing the "Save changes in" box in
the Customize Keyboard dialog to any other items that are in its list, to
see if it's in one of those.

John wrote:
Hi Jay. Yes, I had already tried that, but to no avail. I'm at my
wit's end.
John


"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
John wrote:
Hello. In assigning a keyboard shortcut for an international
character (Alt+E for á), I accidentally overrode the keyboard
shortcut (Alt+E) for opening the Edit menu. Is there any way I can
either undo this change or reassign Alt+E to open the Edit menu?
Thank you for your assistance.

Just assign a different shortcut to the á character and remove the
Alt+E assignment (select it in the Current shortcuts box and click
the Remove button). It will automatically go back to the default.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

[John]

Hi Jay. I tried what you suggested and neither suggestion worked. In fact,
as to the first suggestion, the cursor turned into a cross as opposed to a
cloverleaf.

John


"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
Try this: Press Ctrl+Alt and the + key on the number pad, which changes
the cursor to a cloverleaf symbol. Now press Alt+E. If the keystroke is
assigned to anything other than the menu, this should open the Customize
Keyboard dialog and show the exact assignment. Remove that assignment.
Rinse and repeat until Alt+E opens the Edit menu.

One other thought: Keyboard assignments are stored in templates. By
default it's in the Normal.dot template, but it could be a document or in
another template -- either one that's attached to the current document or
a "global" template in Word's Startup folder. Try changing the "Save
changes in" box in the Customize Keyboard dialog to any other items that
are in its list, to see if it's in one of those.

John wrote:
Hi Jay. Yes, I had already tried that, but to no avail. I'm at my
wit's end.
John


"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
John wrote:
Hello. In assigning a keyboard shortcut for an international
character (Alt+E for á), I accidentally overrode the keyboard
shortcut (Alt+E) for opening the Edit menu. Is there any way I can
either undo this change or reassign Alt+E to open the Edit menu?
Thank you for your assistance.

Just assign a different shortcut to the á character and remove the
Alt+E assignment (select it in the Current shortcuts box and click
the Remove button). It will automatically go back to the default.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

[Jay Freedman]

All of the symptoms you've described so far are seriously not normal --
something in there is badly hosed. I think you may need the scorched-earth
treatment.

Visit http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm (which,
despite its title, has tools for diagnosing and curing all sorts of
problems, not just startup and crash problems) and read the section from "If
Word crashes as soon as it opens" down to "If in doubt, move the files".

John wrote:
Hi Jay. I tried what you suggested and neither suggestion worked. In
fact, as to the first suggestion, the cursor turned into a cross as
opposed to a cloverleaf.

John


"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
Try this: Press Ctrl+Alt and the + key on the number pad, which
changes the cursor to a cloverleaf symbol. Now press Alt+E. If the
keystroke is assigned to anything other than the menu, this should
open the Customize Keyboard dialog and show the exact assignment.
Remove that assignment. Rinse and repeat until Alt+E opens the Edit
menu. One other thought: Keyboard assignments are stored in templates. By
default it's in the Normal.dot template, but it could be a document
or in another template -- either one that's attached to the current
document or a "global" template in Word's Startup folder. Try
changing the "Save changes in" box in the Customize Keyboard dialog
to any other items that are in its list, to see if it's in one of
those. John wrote:
Hi Jay. Yes, I had already tried that, but to no avail. I'm at my
wit's end.
John


"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
John wrote:
Hello. In assigning a keyboard shortcut for an international
character (Alt+E for á), I accidentally overrode the keyboard
shortcut (Alt+E) for opening the Edit menu. Is there any way I can
either undo this change or reassign Alt+E to open the Edit menu?
Thank you for your assistance.

Just assign a different shortcut to the á character and remove the
Alt+E assignment (select it in the Current shortcuts box and click
the Remove button). It will automatically go back to the default.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The cross is what you get if you press Ctrl+Alt+Plus on the regular keyboard
(as opposed to the Plus sign on the numeric keypad).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
All of the symptoms you've described so far are seriously not normal --
something in there is badly hosed. I think you may need the scorched-earth
treatment.

Visit http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/...peningWord.htm (which,
despite its title, has tools for diagnosing and curing all sorts of
problems, not just startup and crash problems) and read the section from
"If Word crashes as soon as it opens" down to "If in doubt, move the
files".

John wrote:
Hi Jay. I tried what you suggested and neither suggestion worked. In
fact, as to the first suggestion, the cursor turned into a cross as
opposed to a cloverleaf.

John


"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
Try this: Press Ctrl+Alt and the + key on the number pad, which
changes the cursor to a cloverleaf symbol. Now press Alt+E. If the
keystroke is assigned to anything other than the menu, this should
open the Customize Keyboard dialog and show the exact assignment.
Remove that assignment. Rinse and repeat until Alt+E opens the Edit
menu. One other thought: Keyboard assignments are stored in templates.
By
default it's in the Normal.dot template, but it could be a document
or in another template -- either one that's attached to the current
document or a "global" template in Word's Startup folder. Try
changing the "Save changes in" box in the Customize Keyboard dialog
to any other items that are in its list, to see if it's in one of
those. John wrote:
Hi Jay. Yes, I had already tried that, but to no avail. I'm at my
wit's end.
John


"Jay Freedman" wrote in message
...
John wrote:
Hello. In assigning a keyboard shortcut for an international
character (Alt+E for á), I accidentally overrode the keyboard
shortcut (Alt+E) for opening the Edit menu. Is there any way I can
either undo this change or reassign Alt+E to open the Edit menu?
Thank you for your assistance.

Just assign a different shortcut to the á character and remove the
Alt+E assignment (select it in the Current shortcuts box and click
the Remove button). It will automatically go back to the default.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

[djprius]

Suzanne,

I don't get any change in the cursor or any symbol being entered if
the "plus" is used on the regular keyboard. I tried both Ctrl+AlT+"plus
sign" AND Ctrl+Alt+Shift+"plus sign".

What am I missing?

What function does the cross have -- or is it merely entering a
typographic symbol?

David


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Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
The cross is what you get if you press Ctrl+Alt+Plus on the regular keyboard
(as opposed to the Plus sign on the numeric keypad).

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, first of all, Alt+Ctrl+Plus = Alt+Ctrl+Shift+=, so the Shift would be
required, but in fact the shortcut I was thinking of was Alt+Ctrl+=, which
is ToolsCustomizeAddMenuShortcut. I have no idea what it does, but perhaps
you use it to click on a button and then click somewhere else to duplicate
it? It's difficult for me to test because I have that shortcut assigned to
?.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"djprius" wrote in message
...
Suzanne,

I don't get any change in the cursor or any symbol being entered if the
"plus" is used on the regular keyboard. I tried both Ctrl+AlT+"plus sign"
AND Ctrl+Alt+Shift+"plus sign".

What am I missing?

What function does the cross have -- or is it merely entering a
typographic symbol?

David


**********************************************


Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
The cross is what you get if you press Ctrl+Alt+Plus on the regular
keyboard (as opposed to the Plus sign on the numeric keypad).