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