Compatibility with Word 2003: Keyboard Shortcuts

[Paul_C.]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I just switched from Word 2003 for Windows to MacWord 2008.

Does anybody know of any easy way to set up in Mac Word my old (and familiar) keyboard shortcuts from Word 2003 for Windows?

Thank you for your help.

Paul

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Paul:

Yes, and no.

Yes, you define keystrokes in Mac Word using "Customise", exactly as you did
in Word 2003.

"No" it is not practical to do this in Word 2008, because on the Mac, the
system (OS X) steals a much wider range of keystrokes than Windows does. If
OS X is using the keystroke, it requires major surgery to get it back

Instead, get used to the Mac keystrokes. They are really not very
different, but the modifier keys are. So: Option for Control, Command for
Alt, etcetera. The last letter is nearly always the same, and the keys are
in the same position on the keyboard, so you will soon get used to it.

Hope this helps

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I just switched from Word 2003 for Windows to MacWord 2008.

Does anybody know of any easy way to set up in Mac Word my old (and familiar)
keyboard shortcuts from Word 2003 for Windows?

Thank you for your help.

Paul

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[Clive Huggan]

Hello Paul,

Further to John McGhie's comments, you'll find some useful info in an
article titled 'PCs and Macs, main differences in Word interfaces' on page
148 of some notes on the way I use Word for the Mac, "Bend Word to Your
Will", which are available as a free download from the Word MVPs' website
(http://word.mvps.org/Mac/Bend/BendWordToYourWill.html).

[Note: "Bend Word to your will" is designed to be used electronically and
most subjects are self-contained dictionary-style entries. If you decide to
read more widely than the item I've referred to, it's important to read the
front end of the document -- especially pages 3 and 5 -- so you can select
some Word settings that will allow you to use the document effectively.]

"Bend Word to Your Will" doesn't yet cover Word 2008, but it's pretty well
the same in Word 2004 in this regard.

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the Americas and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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