WD98: Macro Shortcut Key Assignments Do Not Appear on Menu, Toolbar
Article ID: 190072
Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q190072
SYMPTOMS
If you assign a shortcut key combination to a macro in Word and you then
add the macro to a menu or toolbar, the shortcut key assignment will not
appear on the menu or toolbar.
WORKAROUND
When you create a custom macro with an assigned shortcut key, follow these
steps to place the macro and its shortcut key assignment on a menu:
- On the Tools menu, click Customize. Click the Toolbars tab, and
under Toolbars, select Menu Bar.
NOTE: The actual menu bar will become inactive (grey) and a new
activated menu bar will appear.
- Click the Commands tab.
- Under Commands, find your macro and drag it to a menu.
- Click Modify Selection. Click in the Name box and, if necessary,
change the name of the macro. Following the name of the macro,
type in the shortcut key assignment.
- Click Close.
To place the macro and its shortcut key assignment on a toolbar, follow
these steps:
- On the Tools menu, click Customize. Click the Commands tab, and
under Categories, select Macros.
- Under Commands, find your macro and drag it to a menu or toolbar.
- Click Modify Selection. Click in the Name box and, if necessary,
change the name of the macro. Following the name of the macro,
type in the shortcut key assignment.
- Click Close.
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