Re: Entourage 2004 Toolbar - Customizable?

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From: Paul Berkowitz (berkowit_at_spoof_silcom.com)
Date: 05/26/04 

Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 22:11:51 -0700

On 5/25/04 9:42 PM, in article BCD96E2A.16B5%daterminator@mac.com, "The
Terminator" <daterminator@mac.com> wrote:

> I think I know the answer (but Iıll ask anyway...)
>
> Is the Entourage 2004 toolbar customizable?
>
Nope.
>
> For example, Iıd LOVE to have a button on the Calendar view that does what the
> command-T does (Go To Today), as well as the ³View Date...² option in the View
> menu. I know long-time Mac users are used to keyboard shortcuts, but Iım not
> quite there yet. If itıs not customizable, is there any ³hack² around it?
>
Usually you can script the action and assign a keyboard shortcut to the
script. This particular action should be doable by "GUI scripting", once
you've gone to System Preferences/Universal Access/Enable access for
assistive devices. But it doesn't seem to work.

However, you can do it another way: Go to System Preferences/Keyboard &
Mouse/Keyboard Shortcuts. In Application Keyboard Shortcuts, add (+) an
application/Entourage, if it's not there already. Then add a shortcut for
'Go To Today' and another for 'View Date' (no quotes). Don't pick one that
already exists. (It's easier to avoid conflicts if you include Control key.)

To be able to do it by button/toolbar someone would have to create an add-on
app on AppleScript Studio, RealBasic, or maybe using FaceSpan. Not simple. 

-- 
Paul Berkowitz
MVP Entourage
Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/toc.html>
AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/>
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