customising keyboard shortcuts in Word

: : for pc and mac : :

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Word comes with a whole heap of keyboard shortcuts, but it also allows you to customise them for your own use.

Word 2003 for PC:

1. From the Tools menu select Customize...
2. Click on the Keyboard button on the Command tab
3. Select the Category and Command from the lists
4. This will display the existing keyboard shortcut (if any)
5. Click in the Press new shortcut key: field
6. Key your preferred shortcut
7. If your shortcut is already assigned to another command, it will be displayed
8. Select which template you want to save your changes (I recommend saving them to Normal.dot so the shortcut is available for all documents)
9. Click on Assign

Word 2004 for Mac:

1. From the Tools menu select Customize, then Customize Keyboard
2. Select the Category and Command from the lists
3. This will display the existing keyboard shortcut (if any)
4. Click in the Press new shortcut key: field
5. Key your preferred shortcut
6. If your shortcut is already assigned to another command, it will be displayed
7. Select which template you want to save your changes (I recommend saving them toNormal.dot so the shortcut is available for all documents)
8. Click on Assign

mac keyboard shortcuts

: : for mac os 10.5 and earlier : :

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For a list of common keyboard shortcuts for mac (OS 10.5 and earlier) click here.

Or you can check out Dan Rodney's (instructor, designer, all round nice guy!) website here. I particularly like Dan because he's a mac AND a pc guy!

Also, most applications will have its own list of shortcuts. You can find these either in Preferences under the Application menu (eg, for Word, click on Word, then Preferences) or sometimes under Edit | Keyboard Shortcuts.

You can also customise your keyboard shortcuts.

Mail Fetcher

: : fetch POP mail using gmail : :

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For a full overview of Mail Fetcher, click here: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=21288

To set up Mail Fetcher:

1. Click Settings at the top of any Gmail page, and open the Accounts tab.


2. In the Get mail from other accounts section, click Add a mail account you own


3. Enter the full email address of the account you'd like to access, then click Next Step.


4. Enter your Username and Password details


5. The default POP Server settings should be fine


6. Tick the 'Leave a copy of retrieved messages on the server' box


7. Tick the 'Label incoming messages' box and create a label (or use the email address as a label, although this may be a little long!)


8. Click Add Account


9. In the next window, select 'Yes, I want to be able to send mail as mail@yourdomain.com.au', then click on Next Step


10. Update your Name: details if required, then click Next Step


11. In the next window, select 'Send through yourdomain.com.au SMTP servers'


12. Enter your password and click 'Add Account'


13. Check your POP email account for a vertification email, then click on the link within that email

Now in gmail, when you click on Compose Mail, you can select either your gmail account or your POP account from the dropdown box in the From: field