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re-introduce keyboard shortcuts in Task Pane
pre-Office 2003, the Format Style was in a floating box that I could close
by pressing the esc key. If I wanted to change the style of a selected text, I did the following: 1. Select text 2. alt+"o"+"s" 3. "n" (if I wanted Normal style) 4. alt+"o"+enter to format the Font 5. change whatever font, etc. and press enter 6. press enter to exit the format style "floating box" I didn't need the mouse at all! Now, with Office 2003, I can still do # 1 and # 2, but I have to use the mouse to: 1. look for the style (scroll up and down) 2. click on the drop-down arrow next to the style 3. Click on "Modify" to modify the style before I can proceed with alt+"o" to make modifications. More keyboard shortcuts please! ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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You can still do all of that the same way if you restore the FormatStyle
dialog to your menu. -- 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. "Melissa" wrote in message ... pre-Office 2003, the Format Style was in a floating box that I could close by pressing the esc key. If I wanted to change the style of a selected text, I did the following: 1. Select text 2. alt+"o"+"s" 3. "n" (if I wanted Normal style) 4. alt+"o"+enter to format the Font 5. change whatever font, etc. and press enter 6. press enter to exit the format style "floating box" I didn't need the mouse at all! Now, with Office 2003, I can still do # 1 and # 2, but I have to use the mouse to: 1. look for the style (scroll up and down) 2. click on the drop-down arrow next to the style 3. Click on "Modify" to modify the style before I can proceed with alt+"o" to make modifications. More keyboard shortcuts please! ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Hi Melissa
FWIW, I agree with you whole-heartedly. But, in order to help you stay productive, you can get back to some of the functionality by using a macro to display the list of styles (similar to what one had in Word 2000 and earlier) Sub ShowStylesDialog() Dialogs(wdDialogFormatStyle).Show End Sub Assign this to a keyboard shortcut and it will open the Styles dialog box. Using it is a bit different than what you were used to, but it's better than what you're dealing with right now... pre-Office 2003, the Format Style was in a floating box that I could close by pressing the esc key. If I wanted to change the style of a selected text, I did the following: 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 :-) |
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Hi Suzanne,
can you please explain further how I restore the FormatStyle as per your suggestion? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You can still do all of that the same way if you restore the FormatStyle dialog to your menu. -- 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. "Melissa" wrote in message ... pre-Office 2003, the Format Style was in a floating box that I could close by pressing the esc key. If I wanted to change the style of a selected text, I did the following: 1. Select text 2. alt+"o"+"s" 3. "n" (if I wanted Normal style) 4. alt+"o"+enter to format the Font 5. change whatever font, etc. and press enter 6. press enter to exit the format style "floating box" I didn't need the mouse at all! Now, with Office 2003, I can still do # 1 and # 2, but I have to use the mouse to: 1. look for the style (scroll up and down) 2. click on the drop-down arrow next to the style 3. Click on "Modify" to modify the style before I can proceed with alt+"o" to make modifications. More keyboard shortcuts please! ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Cindy,
loved your suggestion! But can you teach me how to assign a keyboard shortcut to it? I've already assigned F2 to Categories-All Commands -- Commands/ ViewTaskPane. Which category -- command should I use for the macro I've just created? "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi Melissa FWIW, I agree with you whole-heartedly. But, in order to help you stay productive, you can get back to some of the functionality by using a macro to display the list of styles (similar to what one had in Word 2000 and earlier) Sub ShowStylesDialog() Dialogs(wdDialogFormatStyle).Show End Sub Assign this to a keyboard shortcut and it will open the Styles dialog box. Using it is a bit different than what you were used to, but it's better than what you're dealing with right now... pre-Office 2003, the Format Style was in a floating box that I could close by pressing the esc key. If I wanted to change the style of a selected text, I did the following: 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 :-) |
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Open Tools | Customize. In the All Commands list on the Commands tab, find
FormatStyle. Drag it to your Format menu. In order to be able to use Alt+O, S for it, you'll need to either remove the Styles and Formatting command (this will still leave its toolbar button, so it's no great loss) or change the accelerator key for that command. For more on all of this, see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/C...ngWord2002.htm -- 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. "Melissa" wrote in message ... Hi Suzanne, can you please explain further how I restore the FormatStyle as per your suggestion? "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: You can still do all of that the same way if you restore the FormatStyle dialog to your menu. -- 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. "Melissa" wrote in message ... pre-Office 2003, the Format Style was in a floating box that I could close by pressing the esc key. If I wanted to change the style of a selected text, I did the following: 1. Select text 2. alt+"o"+"s" 3. "n" (if I wanted Normal style) 4. alt+"o"+enter to format the Font 5. change whatever font, etc. and press enter 6. press enter to exit the format style "floating box" I didn't need the mouse at all! Now, with Office 2003, I can still do # 1 and # 2, but I have to use the mouse to: 1. look for the style (scroll up and down) 2. click on the drop-down arrow next to the style 3. Click on "Modify" to modify the style before I can proceed with alt+"o" to make modifications. More keyboard shortcuts please! ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...ocmanagemen t |
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Hi Melissa,
Categories: Macros, Command: Normal.NewMacros.ShowStylesDialog. Cindy's macro does the same as Suzanne's built-in command: Categories: All commands, Command: FormatStyle. Greetings, Klaus "Melissa" wrote: Cindy, loved your suggestion! But can you teach me how to assign a keyboard shortcut to it? I've already assigned F2 to Categories-All Commands -- Commands/ ViewTaskPane. Which category -- command should I use for the macro I've just created? "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi Melissa FWIW, I agree with you whole-heartedly. But, in order to help you stay productive, you can get back to some of the functionality by using a macro to display the list of styles (similar to what one had in Word 2000 and earlier) Sub ShowStylesDialog() Dialogs(wdDialogFormatStyle).Show End Sub Assign this to a keyboard shortcut and it will open the Styles dialog box. Using it is a bit different than what you were used to, but it's better than what you're dealing with right now... pre-Office 2003, the Format Style was in a floating box that I could close by pressing the esc key. If I wanted to change the style of a selected text, I did the following: 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 :-) |
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Klaus,
I've adopted Suzanne's suggestion in the end coz I don't know how to save a macro... when I go to Categories: Macros, I get a blank Command list... "Klaus Linke" wrote: Hi Melissa, Categories: Macros, Command: Normal.NewMacros.ShowStylesDialog. Cindy's macro does the same as Suzanne's built-in command: Categories: All commands, Command: FormatStyle. Greetings, Klaus "Melissa" wrote: Cindy, loved your suggestion! But can you teach me how to assign a keyboard shortcut to it? I've already assigned F2 to Categories-All Commands -- Commands/ ViewTaskPane. Which category -- command should I use for the macro I've just created? "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi Melissa FWIW, I agree with you whole-heartedly. But, in order to help you stay productive, you can get back to some of the functionality by using a macro to display the list of styles (similar to what one had in Word 2000 and earlier) Sub ShowStylesDialog() Dialogs(wdDialogFormatStyle).Show End Sub Assign this to a keyboard shortcut and it will open the Styles dialog box. Using it is a bit different than what you were used to, but it's better than what you're dealing with right now... pre-Office 2003, the Format Style was in a floating box that I could close by pressing the esc key. If I wanted to change the style of a selected text, I did the following: 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 :-) |
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In this case, since the command already exists, a macro is overkill. But for
next time, see http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm -- 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. "Melissa" wrote in message ... Klaus, I've adopted Suzanne's suggestion in the end coz I don't know how to save a macro... when I go to Categories: Macros, I get a blank Command list... "Klaus Linke" wrote: Hi Melissa, Categories: Macros, Command: Normal.NewMacros.ShowStylesDialog. Cindy's macro does the same as Suzanne's built-in command: Categories: All commands, Command: FormatStyle. Greetings, Klaus "Melissa" wrote: Cindy, loved your suggestion! But can you teach me how to assign a keyboard shortcut to it? I've already assigned F2 to Categories-All Commands -- Commands/ ViewTaskPane. Which category -- command should I use for the macro I've just created? "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi Melissa FWIW, I agree with you whole-heartedly. But, in order to help you stay productive, you can get back to some of the functionality by using a macro to display the list of styles (similar to what one had in Word 2000 and earlier) Sub ShowStylesDialog() Dialogs(wdDialogFormatStyle).Show End Sub Assign this to a keyboard shortcut and it will open the Styles dialog box. Using it is a bit different than what you were used to, but it's better than what you're dealing with right now... pre-Office 2003, the Format Style was in a floating box that I could close by pressing the esc key. If I wanted to change the style of a selected text, I did the following: 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 :-) |
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Suzanne,
Thanks heaps! That was great stuff you sent.  "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: In this case, since the command already exists, a macro is overkill. But for next time, see http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm |
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