Re: A question only a typist would love...

From: Bill Weylock (bill_at_nospam.net)
Date: 06/04/04 

Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 09:43:32 -0700

Yeah. Wish I'd said that. :)

On 6/4/04 8:47 AM, in article BCE611CA.3DDF%rcopeland@asdflkjh.munis.com,
"Rick Copeland" <rcopeland@asdflkjh.munis.com> wrote:

> I have the same issue as Bill, and Walt's response isn't exactly what we're
> looking for. I know where the list of keyboard shortcuts is documented...
> The problem is that the shortcuts seemed to have CHANGED from Office X to
> Office 2004, for no good reason that I can see, either. For example, in
> Word, forward and backward one word used to be Cmd-arrow, and now it's
> Opt-arrow. Why? Is there a preference somewhere that needs to be
> set/reset, or do I just have to "get used to it," as I've been trying to do?
>
> Regards,
> Rick
>
>
> On 6/4/04 12:54 AM, in article
> BCE55CAB.1AB5%see_signature_for_real_email@address.com, "Walt Basil"
> <see_signature_for_real_email@address.com> wrote:
>
>> On 6/3/04 22:13, in article BCE544F8.15DE9%bill@nospam.net, "Bill Weylock"
>> <bill@nospam.net> wrote:
>>
>>> In all the years I have been using MS products for the Mac, the convention
>>> has been Cmd-arrow to advance or go back one whole word at a time. Same
>>> thing for deleting one word at a time.
>>>
>>> Seems to me now that Word and Entourage behave differently, and it does not
>>> seem entirely predictable.
>>>
>>>
>>> In Entourage it seems you advance with Cmd but have to go back using Opt.
>>> Did someone stay up late worrying about how to annoy me? I would figure its
>>> something to do with Windows compatibility except that Control-arrow works
>>> forward and back in Word XP.
>>>
>>> Is there a good help file or info article on this? Or can someone just clue
>>> me in?
>>
>> Click on Help>Entourage Help and type in "keyboard shortcut"
>> Microsoft Entourage keyboard shortcuts
>> You can quickly accomplish tasks you perform frequently by using shortcut
>> keys ‹ one or more keys you press on the keyboard to complete a task. For
>> example, pressing z+F opens the Find dialog box, just as clicking Find on
>> the Edit menu opens the Find dialog box.
>> Note Settings in some versions of the Macintosh operating system and some
>> utility programs might conflict with keyboard shortcuts and function key
>> operations in Microsoft Office. See Help for your version of the Macintosh
>> operating system or your utility program for information about changing
>> their keyboard shortcuts and function key settings.
>> Keyboard shortcuts for working with items
>> € Keys for common Microsoft Entourage functions
>> € Keys for working in windows and dialog boxes
>> € Keys for working with the Message list
>> € Keys for assigning items to categories
>> € Keys for searching
>> € Keys for working with notes
>> € Keys for working with tasks
>> € Keys for using the Calendar
>> € Keys for using the Address Book
>> € Keys for using the Project Center
>> € Keys for using the Help window
>> Keyboard shortcuts for messages
>> € Keys for reading messages
>> € Keys for reading grouped messages
>> € Keys for creating, addressing, and sending messages
>> € Keys for responding to messages
>> Keyboard shortcuts for editing text
>> € Keys for cutting, copying, and pasting text
>> € Keys for formatting text
>> € Keys for Microsoft Office-style text editing
>> € Keys for Macintosh-style text editing
>>
>> Same thing works for Word.
>>
>
>

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