Alt+W Does Not Work

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Michael Lang

The key combination Alt+W does not work in MS Office or any other application
installed. All are legal versions and work fine in all other respects.
Problem occurs regardless of whether or not I am using the built-in keyboard
on my laptop or an external keyboard.
 
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Bob I

If Alt+W doesn't work in ANY application, then it's not due to an Office
application problem. You might post to the group for the operating
system you have installed or review any third party applications that
would redirect that key combo within the operating system.
 
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Beth Melton

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JoAnn Paules

That may be but unless the OP lets us know, we can't be sure. Like Beth
suggests, it's so simple to use the wrong combination of keys and get a
different result. We've all done that at one time. :)

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Og said:
Beth Melton said:
I think what you really want is Ctrl+W? That is, if what you are trying to
do is close the window.

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Microsoft Office MVP
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JoAnn & Beth:
Perhaps the OP is referring to MS Office keyboard short-cuts?
e.g. Alt +F expands the "File" menu, Alt + W expands the "Window" menu
[New Window / Arrange All / Compare side by side with... / Split]
Steve
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James Silverton

Og wrote on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:15:25 -0700:


O> ??>> I think what you really want is Ctrl+W? That is, if what
??>> you are trying to do is close the window.
??>>
??>> Please post all follow-up questions to the newsgroup.
??>> Requests for assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

O> JoAnn & Beth:
O> Perhaps the OP is referring to MS Office keyboard
O> short-cuts?
O> e.g. Alt +F expands the "File" menu, Alt + W expands the
O> "Window" menu [New Window / Arrange All / Compare side by
O> side with... / Split] Steve

??>> "Michael Lang" <[email protected]>
??>> wrote in message
??>>> The key combination Alt+W does not work in MS Office or
??>>> any other application installed. All are legal versions
??>>> and work fine in all other respects. Problem occurs
??>>> regardless of whether or not I am using the built-in
??>>> keyboard on my laptop or an external keyboard. -- Thanks,

As I've said before I am no fan of keyboard shortcuts tho' they
do have their uses. I use Office Professional (2002) and there
ALT+W produces the Window menu in Word and Excel but in only
gives what I call the "DUH" noise elsewhere. Can you tell me if
the the ALT+W shortcut only works in Word and Excel?




http://www.cpearson.com/excel/KeyboardShortcuts.htm lists
ALT+W as the "Window Menu" but does not specify the programs
where it works even if the page is an excellent summary.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
 
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Beth Melton

JoAnn & Beth:
Perhaps the OP is referring to MS Office keyboard short-cuts?
e.g. Alt +F expands the "File" menu, Alt + W expands the "Window" menu
[New Window / Arrange All / Compare side by side with... / Split]
Steve
Click to expand...

Yeah, the Alt key accelerator for the Windows menu is a good possibility
too.

My thought was since it also doesn't work for other applications, not all
have a Windows menu but Ctrl+W usually works for all applications, that it
could be a matter of the wrong key. But, hey, you never know. :)

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Beth Melton

It depends on a couple things. Whether the window has a Window menu and
whether the "W" in Window is underlined. So if Alt+W isn't working then do
you see a Window menu and is the "W" underlined?

The Alt key accelerators are a bit different than keyboard shortcuts, such
as Ctrl+<letter>, or Ctrl+Alt+<letter>. The Alt key accelerators are
assigned by naming the menu (or command name). For example the Window menu
is actually named "&Window". The ampersand preceding the "W" automatically
assigns "W" as the accelerator. The same is true for command buttons and
other options found in various dialog boxes and such.

Now, if you are using Windows XP it might be harder to identify the
accelerators since they are turned off by default. In some applications* you
won't see the underlined letters until you press the Alt key. This can be
controlled in the Display Properties on the Appearance tab under Effects.
The option is titled, "Hide underlined letters for keyboard navigation until
press the Alt key".

*Whether or not you see them depends on if the application follows Windows
Display Properties. Incidentally, Office doesn't follow the Display
Properties. <g>

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Microsoft Office MVP

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http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

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James Silverton

Beth wrote on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:13:37 -0500:
BM> *Whether or not you see them depends on if the application
BM> follows Windows Display Properties. Incidentally, Office
BM> doesn't follow the Display Properties. <g>

Thanks very much! It is rather pathetic that Windows' most
important application is not fully integrated :) Why did I
ever stop using Unix?


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
 
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Beth Melton

James Silverton said:
Beth wrote on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:13:37 -0500:
BM> *Whether or not you see them depends on if the application
BM> follows Windows Display Properties. Incidentally, Office
BM> doesn't follow the Display Properties. <g>

Thanks very much! It is rather pathetic that Windows' most important
application is not fully integrated :) Why did I ever stop using Unix?
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You're welcome. :)

I suspect the reason they elected to show them in the Office apps was a
conscience effort. Maybe, I don't know for sure (considering other things
don't follow the display properties either), but it does make sense to show
them in since there are numerous folks who do actually use them. I can just
hear the feedback if they were hidden. <g> What *doesn't* make sense is to
hide them by default. <sigh>

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assistance by email cannot be acknowledged.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Beth Melton
Microsoft Office MVP

Coauthor of Word 2007 Inside Out:
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/9801.aspx#AboutTheBook

Word FAQ: http://mvps.org/word
TechTrax eZine: http://mousetrax.com/techtrax/
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