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Two problems with macros
First, I have Ctrl+Shift+U set to Underline. But something I'm doing
seems to add more and more Underline symbols to the Macro toolbar, and I can't seem to get rid of them. Second, I have Ctrl+Shift+D set to Symbol - Alt+0186 - Times New Roman, but occasionally it switches to MS Mincho instead of Symbol for no apparent reason! This seems to happen only after a certain point in the document, and I have to delete the section and type everything over again. Any advice? |
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Two problems with macros
Macros in Word do not record keystrokes, but results.
Ctrl-U is already set to underline by default. Why do you need a macro? How are you adding to the Macro toolbar? Why? Consider using AutoText instead of a macro for your symbol. Macros are not a good way to reproduce text in Word. (Sort of like using a band saw to slice bread.) If you really need these macros, look at them in the vba editor (Alt-F11) and step through them using the F8 key. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. wrote in message oups.com... First, I have Ctrl+Shift+U set to Underline. But something I'm doing seems to add more and more Underline symbols to the Macro toolbar, and I can't seem to get rid of them. Second, I have Ctrl+Shift+D set to Symbol - Alt+0186 - Times New Roman, but occasionally it switches to MS Mincho instead of Symbol for no apparent reason! This seems to happen only after a certain point in the document, and I have to delete the section and type everything over again. Any advice? |
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Two problems with macros
I'm curious as to why you have assigned Ctrl+Shift+U to Underline when there
is already a built-in keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+U) for underline. There is also, FWIW, a built-in keyboard shortcut for the degree symbol (Alt+0186 or U00BA) in any font: Ctrl+@, Spacebar. If you have assigned a keyboard shortcut to the degree symbol in a specific font (rather than "(normal text)"), this may be part of the problem. FWIW, I have problems in documents based on some older templates with en and em spaces becoming MS Mincho when copied and pasted or when I use Ctrl+Spacebar (ResetChar) on text, and there is also a bug whereby form text sometimes becomes MS Mincho. -- 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. wrote in message oups.com... First, I have Ctrl+Shift+U set to Underline. But something I'm doing seems to add more and more Underline symbols to the Macro toolbar, and I can't seem to get rid of them. Second, I have Ctrl+Shift+D set to Symbol - Alt+0186 - Times New Roman, but occasionally it switches to MS Mincho instead of Symbol for no apparent reason! This seems to happen only after a certain point in the document, and I have to delete the section and type everything over again. Any advice? |
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Two problems with macros
I missed the fact that he's using macros to do this. Keyboard shortcuts can
be applied to commands directly through the Tools | Customize | Keyboard dialog; they can be assigned to symbols directly through the Insert | Symbol: Shortcut Key... dialog. -- 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. "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... Macros in Word do not record keystrokes, but results. Ctrl-U is already set to underline by default. Why do you need a macro? How are you adding to the Macro toolbar? Why? Consider using AutoText instead of a macro for your symbol. Macros are not a good way to reproduce text in Word. (Sort of like using a band saw to slice bread.) If you really need these macros, look at them in the vba editor (Alt-F11) and step through them using the F8 key. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. wrote in message oups.com... First, I have Ctrl+Shift+U set to Underline. But something I'm doing seems to add more and more Underline symbols to the Macro toolbar, and I can't seem to get rid of them. Second, I have Ctrl+Shift+D set to Symbol - Alt+0186 - Times New Roman, but occasionally it switches to MS Mincho instead of Symbol for no apparent reason! This seems to happen only after a certain point in the document, and I have to delete the section and type everything over again. Any advice? |
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Two problems with macros
Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
I'm curious as to why you have assigned Ctrl+Shift+U to Underline when there is already a built-in keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+U) for underline. There is also, FWIW, a built-in keyboard shortcut for the degree symbol (Alt+0186 or U00BA) in any font: Ctrl+@, Spacebar. If you have assigned a keyboard shortcut to the degree symbol in a specific font (rather than "(normal text)"), this may be part of the problem. FWIW, I have problems in documents based on some older templates with en and em spaces becoming MS Mincho when copied and pasted or when I use Ctrl+Spacebar (ResetChar) on text, and there is also a bug whereby form text sometimes becomes MS Mincho. I accidentally assigned Ctrl+U to another macro for a mathematical symbol without knowing that it was used for Underline. I'm disappointed that the MS Mincho switch is actually a bug. I ended up deleting MS Mincho altogether. |
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