Q163094: WD97: Define Command Missing from Shortcut Menu

Article: Q163094
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop
Last Modified: 02-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Define command does not appear on the Lists shortcut menu. (To access the
Lists shortcut menu, right-click in a numbered list.)

CAUSE
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This problem occurs when you apply a numbering or bullet format to the text.

When text has a number or bullet applied, the Define command is missing from the
List shortcut menu.

NOTE: The Define command is added to the Text shortcut menu when Microsoft
Bookshelf (Bookshelf Basics) is installed during Microsoft Office/Word setup,
but is not added to the List shortcut menu.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use the appropriate method.

Method 1: Use Look Up Reference
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1. Select the text to be defined.

2. On the Tools menu, click Look Up Reference.

3. In the Look Up Reference dialog box, select either Microsoft Bookshelf Basics
  or Microsoft Bookshelf 97, and click OK.

Definitions and topics will now be available from Bookshelf.

Method 2: Copy Define to the Lists Shortcut Menu
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1. On the Tools menu, click Customize, and click the Toolbars tab.

2. In the Toolbars list, click to select the Shortcut Menus check box.

  The Shortcut Menus toolbar appears on the screen.

3. On the Shortcut Menus toolbar, click Text, and then click Text.

  The Text shortcut menu appears.

4. Press CTRL and drag the Define command to the Lists menu.

  The Lists shortcut menu appears.

  Release the CTRL key and the mouse button when the horizontal bar appears
  where you want to position the Define command.

5. In the Customize dialog box, click Close.

MORE INFORMATION
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Microsoft Bookshelf is a multimedia reference collection that provides you with
online reference books and materials to look up and cite information. To find
information, you can search for article titles in a table of contents or you can
search for article contents in any single reference or in all of the references
at once.

When you have Microsoft Bookshelf 1996-97 or Microsoft Bookshelf Basics installed
with Microsoft Office 97, special Bookshelf commands are added to Microsoft
Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. You can click Look Up Reference on the Tools menu
to look up information in Bookshelf without leaving your document. You can
right-click a word in your document and then click Define on the shortcut menu
to quickly find a definition without leaving your work. And you can copy entire
articles or selected text and images from Bookshelf directly into a new or
existing file in any of the integrated programs, and Bookshelf automatically
includes copyright information in your file.

For additional help with Bookshelf, click the Office Assistant, type "bookshelf"
(without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click the appropriate
topic.

Additional query words: 97 8.0 word8 word97

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Keywords          : kbinterop 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
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