Everyone knows that keyboard shortcuts can help you to get the most out of your software programs. They can speed up your work by letting you perform functions without searching for them on the menus and dialog boxes. If you can memorize these commands, your fingers will literally NEVER have to leave your keyboard.
Here’s the great part! The shortcut keys in Word 2007 are pretty much same as the shortcut keys in earlier versions of Word. But, there is one main difference: if there isn’t a command that works for you, you can customize shortcuts that are easier for you to remember! Maybe you may want to create a key command for a shortcut doesn’t exist, you can do that too.
And it’s SO EASY if you follow these steps:
1. Click the Office button
2. Select Word Options
3. Click Customize
4. In the bottom of the window, click the Customize button beside Keyboard shortcuts.
5. In the Customize Keyboard box, locate the command for which you would like to edit the keyboard shortcut. Start by selecting the category. For each category, the commands will appear at the right side of the window. When you select one, a brief description will appear at the bottom of the dialog box.
6. The current shortcut key, if there is one, will appear in the Current keys box.
7. Click inside the box labeled Press new shortcut key.
8. Press the shortcut key you would like to use. Include the Ctrl, Shift, or Ctrl + Shift keys.
9. If the shortcut key is currently assigned, Word will tell you what command currently uses the shortcut key.
10. You can reassign the shortcut key, or you can select a new one.
11. Choose whether you’d like to save the shortcut key in the Normal template (all documents) or only the current document.
12. Click Assign when you’re happy with your changes.
13. Click Close
That’s it. Now you can create shortcuts that truly make your life easier! I bet you’re already thinking about the possibilities…
