WD: Macro Shortcut Key Assignments Do Not Appear on Menu, Toolbar (190073)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
This article was previously published under Q190073

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 or toolbar:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Customize. Click the Commands tab, and under Categories, select Macros.
  2. Under Commands, find your macro and drag it to a menu or toolbar.
  3. Click Modify Selection, click in the Name box, and then change the name of the macro, if necessary. Following the name of the macro, type in the shortcut key assignment.
  4. Click Close on the Customize dialog box.

MORE INFORMATION

Any built-in Word commands that display shortcut keys on menus or in screen tips will automatically show key assignments when customized to toolbars or menus.

For additional information about customizing features of Word, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163547 WD97: How to Create Custom Toolbars and Toolbar Buttons

165070 OFF97: How to Add a Command to a New Toolbar

169870 WD: Customizing and Sharing Toolbars In Microsoft Word

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/18/2005
Keywords:kbhowto kbmacro kbusage KB190073
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