WD97: How to Add or Remove a Command from a Shortcut Menu (157195)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q157195

SUMMARY

Word 97 does not allow you to add or delete a shortcut menu. However, you can add or delete a command from an existing shortcut menu. This article describes how to add and remove a command from a shortcut menu in Word 97.

MORE INFORMATION

Adding a Command to a Shortcut Menu

  1. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Toolbars tab.
  2. In the Toolbars list, select the Shortcut Menus check box.

    The Shortcut Menus Toolbar appears.
  3. Click the menu you want to modify. For example, click Text.

    A list of shortcut submenus appears.
  4. Select a submenu. For example, select the Text submenu.
  5. In the Customize dialog box, click the Commands tab. In the Categories list, select a category. For example, select Format. In the Commands list, select a command. For example, select Double Spacing.
  6. Drag the command to the submenu. For example, drag Double Spacing to the Text submenu. Release the mouse button when a horizontal bar that indicates where the command will be inserted appears.
  7. In the Customize dialog box, click Close.

Removing a Command from a Submenu

  1. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and then click the Toolbars tab.
  2. In the Toolbars list, select the Shortcut Menus check box.

    The Shortcut Menus Toolbar appears.
  3. Click the menu you want to modify. For example, click Text.

    A list of shortcut submenus appears.
  4. Click the submenu that contains the command you want to delete.
  5. Click with the right mouse button (right-click) the command you want to delete, and then click Delete.
For information about how to do this in earlier versions of Word, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

107224 How to Add a Command to a Shortcut Menu

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/14/2000
Keywords:KB157195
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