Re: Keyboard shortcut not working

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From: Emma Thornett (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/27/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 00:24:28 -0700

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. This is the first time I've used a
community group like this. Sorry for neglecting to say which version I
use. I use Word X for Mac, Release 1.

I tried Beth's shortcut (option+shift+hypen key) and that works. Thanks
Beth.

My mac keyboard number pad does not have a Numlock key so I don't
think that is the problem.

Command+option+numpad hyphen is definitely the Mac Word X
default, and it is still set to that in my Word settings. I am still mystified
why it is suddenly not working. Think I'll go with the autocorrect option
(less keys to press) but the sudden loss of the short cut bugs me. So to
speak.

Thanks everyone. I appreciate it.

Emma
>-----Original Message-----
>The two numpad commands are defaults in Word, originating from
Windows,
>which does not have the easy, system-wide commands that the Mac
does:
>Option-hyphen for en dash, Shift-Option-hyphen for em dash.
>
>I customized for AutoCorrect to replace two hyphens with an en dash
and -=
>(chosen because they are adjacent keys) with an em dash. I vaguely
recall
>the former may be the default, but that's lost in the mists of time for
me.
>
>Clive Huggan
>Canberra, Australia
>==========================================
==================
>* If anyone is still reading down this far, here's a question: if your
>settings files were corrupted right now, would you have an up-to-
date
>back-up? It's best to back up your Normal template and all your Word
>settings files on a medium other than the internal hard drive and, if
you
>also want to protect against theft and fire, to stored them in a
different
>building.
>==========================================
==================
>
>
>
>in article
BCAE36C6.2933A%dayomitchell_1997@NOhotmailSPAM.com.invalid,
Dayo
>Mitchell at dayomitchell_1997@NOhotmailSPAM.com.invalid wrote on
24/4/04
>12:13 AM:
>
>> Mine (in 2001) is command-option-numpad hyphen, as Emma
said. I don't
>> remember changing it, but by this point, I don't remember what I've
>> customized or not.
>>
>> Dayo
>>
>> "Beth Rosengard" wrote:
>>
>>> Number keypads *do* have a NumLock key so that's worth
checking out. But I
>>> use an entirely different keyboard shortcut for an em dash. It's
Option+
>>> Shift+ - (that's the hyphen key). Don't know if this could be a
2001 vs X
>>> difference (but then we don't know what version Emma is in since
she didn't
>>> bother to tell us).
>>
>
>.
>

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