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Q176312: WD97: Macro Shortcut Key Assignments Do Not Appear

Article: Q176312
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-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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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
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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, if necessary,
  the name of the macro. Following the name of the macro, type in the shortcut
  key assignment.

4. Click Close on the Customize dialog box.

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

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

  Q163547 WD97: How to Create Custom Toolbars and Toolbar Buttons

  Q163547 OFF97: How to Add a Command to a New Toolbar

  Q169870 WD: Customizing and Sharing Toolbars In Microsoft Word

Additional query words: vba visual basic

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Keywords          : kbdta word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbhowto

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