[Mridul]

Why there is underline under some letters of menus in microsoft word and how
to remove those underlines?

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

The underlining indicates that the key corresponding to the underlined
letter can be used in conjuction with the Alt key as a keyboard shortcut to
invoking the menu item.

They cannot be removed from the built-in menus.

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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Mridul" wrote in message
...
Why there is underline under some letters of menus in microsoft word and
how
to remove those underlines?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Are you sure, Doug? With Tools | Customize open, I right-clicked on File,
deleted the ampersand from &File, and clicked out of the menu. I got a funny
sort of beep, but File did appear with the F not underlined. Since I
immediately restored the ampersand before closing the Customize dialog, I
can't guarantee that it would actually work, however.

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

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
The underlining indicates that the key corresponding to the underlined
letter can be used in conjuction with the Alt key as a keyboard shortcut
to invoking the menu item.

They cannot be removed from the built-in menus.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Mridul" wrote in message
...
Why there is underline under some letters of menus in microsoft word and
how
to remove those underlines?

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

You maybe right, but why would anyone get upset with one of the letters
being underlined (unless they did not know what it was for).

If I was the worrying kind, there would be a lot more to worry about before
that bugged me.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Are you sure, Doug? With Tools | Customize open, I right-clicked on File,
deleted the ampersand from &File, and clicked out of the menu. I got a
funny sort of beep, but File did appear with the F not underlined. Since I
immediately restored the ampersand before closing the Customize dialog, I
can't guarantee that it would actually work, however.

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

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
The underlining indicates that the key corresponding to the underlined
letter can be used in conjuction with the Alt key as a keyboard shortcut
to invoking the menu item.

They cannot be removed from the built-in menus.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Mridul" wrote in message
...
Why there is underline under some letters of menus in microsoft word and
how
to remove those underlines?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Oh, I totally agree about that, and I imagine that your explanation of the
purpose will probably have settled the issue. Many people even come to terms
with "dots between words" once they know what they're for. g

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

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
You maybe right, but why would anyone get upset with one of the letters
being underlined (unless they did not know what it was for).

If I was the worrying kind, there would be a lot more to worry about
before that bugged me.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Are you sure, Doug? With Tools | Customize open, I right-clicked on File,
deleted the ampersand from &File, and clicked out of the menu. I got a
funny sort of beep, but File did appear with the F not underlined. Since
I immediately restored the ampersand before closing the Customize dialog,
I can't guarantee that it would actually work, however.

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

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
The underlining indicates that the key corresponding to the underlined
letter can be used in conjuction with the Alt key as a keyboard shortcut
to invoking the menu item.

They cannot be removed from the built-in menus.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Mridul" wrote in message
...
Why there is underline under some letters of menus in microsoft word
and how
to remove those underlines?

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

In Word 2007, there's the opposite problem. The ribbon tabs have, IMO,
largely unintuitive shortcuts and no underlines. You have to tap the Alt key
to get them to show up at all. I guess some fussy program thought they were
ugly or cluttered. A continuing problem for many GUIs is that programmers
don't seem to grasp that not everyone is in love with pointing devices.

Back to Word 2003... I'm not sure why Suzanne got a beep. I don't get a beep
and can remove/change the hot key designators at will. When I remove the &
from File, Alt+F no longer works -- as expected. I have remapped a number of
hot keys, particularly in Outlook, so that I can use shortcuts to access
items I add to the different toolbars.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
You maybe right, but why would anyone get upset with one of the letters
being underlined (unless they did not know what it was for).

If I was the worrying kind, there would be a lot more to worry about
before that bugged me.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Are you sure, Doug? With Tools | Customize open, I right-clicked on File,
deleted the ampersand from &File, and clicked out of the menu. I got a
funny sort of beep, but File did appear with the F not underlined. Since
I immediately restored the ampersand before closing the Customize dialog,
I can't guarantee that it would actually work, however.

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

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
The underlining indicates that the key corresponding to the underlined
letter can be used in conjuction with the Alt key as a keyboard shortcut
to invoking the menu item.

They cannot be removed from the built-in menus.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Mridul" wrote in message
...
Why there is underline under some letters of menus in microsoft word
and how
to remove those underlines?

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

correction: fussy programMER

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message
...
In Word 2007, there's the opposite problem. The ribbon tabs have, IMO,
largely unintuitive shortcuts and no underlines. You have to tap the Alt
key to get them to show up at all. I guess some fussy program thought they
were ugly or cluttered. A continuing problem for many GUIs is that
programmers don't seem to grasp that not everyone is in love with pointing
devices.

Back to Word 2003... I'm not sure why Suzanne got a beep. I don't get a
beep and can remove/change the hot key designators at will. When I remove
the & from File, Alt+F no longer works -- as expected. I have remapped a
number of hot keys, particularly in Outlook, so that I can use shortcuts
to access items I add to the different toolbars.

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com


"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
You maybe right, but why would anyone get upset with one of the letters
being underlined (unless they did not know what it was for).

If I was the worrying kind, there would be a lot more to worry about
before that bugged me.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
...
Are you sure, Doug? With Tools | Customize open, I right-clicked on
File, deleted the ampersand from &File, and clicked out of the menu. I
got a funny sort of beep, but File did appear with the F not underlined.
Since I immediately restored the ampersand before closing the Customize
dialog, I can't guarantee that it would actually work, however.

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

"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote in message
...
The underlining indicates that the key corresponding to the underlined
letter can be used in conjuction with the Alt key as a keyboard
shortcut to invoking the menu item.

They cannot be removed from the built-in menus.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"Mridul" wrote in message
...
Why there is underline under some letters of menus in microsoft word
and how
to remove those underlines?