how to set up 3 key trigger for macros?

[Gil]

Hi All,
I've often wondered how to set up 3 key stroke macro triggers. By this I
mean, Alt+a,b,c to trigger a macro rather than the usual 2
key trigger.

tia

Gil
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[gil]

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[Stefan Blom]

Just type the keys you want to use in the Customize Keyboard dialog box,
and attach the macro. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AsgnCmdOrMacroToHotkey.htm.

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[gil]

But the customize Keyboard dialog box does not allow me to add a third key.
What is the secret to make it allow a third key?

Cheers,
Gil

 

[gil]

Perhaps another way to address the question is, ... how do you assign a single initial letter to drop down a 1st level toolbar item?

Gil

 

[Stefan Blom]

For example, to create Alt+X,C as as shortcut: Hold Alt, press X,
release X, press C.

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[gil]

Ah, .... I should have said 4 key rather than 3 key, like Alt+c,d,e. How to do this?

 

[Stefan Blom]

If you are trying to add an accelerator key: Edit the Name of the
control (via Tools | Customize), adding "&" before the appropriate
character.

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Perhaps another way to address the question is, ... how do you assign

a single initial letter to drop down a 1st level toolbar item?

 

[Stefan Blom]

That, on the other hand, cannot be done, as far as I know.

Have we finally exhausted the capabilities of Word?

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[Jonathan West]

Ah, .... I should have said 4 key rather than 3 key, like Alt+c,d,e. How
to do this?

If you want a menu to drop down then you assign an accelerator key to it.
This is done by prefixing the appropriate letter with an ampersand in the
caption.. Suppose you have a menu called "Caption". To cause it to drop down
on Alt-c, set the caption property to "&Caption". You will now see that the
actual caption has a underline on the C.

You can do the same to submenus, which will then dropbown when you press the
appropriate accelerator key once the menu has been opened.

 

[gil]

Does this work only if there is no other shortcut key beginning with the same letter? I do understand that the underline shows up
when using and ampersand in front of the letter, ... but I've not been able to make the Alt+single key down the submenu even when
using a key that has not been assigned.

Cheers,
Gil

 

[Stefan Blom]

Yes, it should work the same as with the items on the main menu. For
example: Alt+T displays the Tools menu; then press O for the Options
dialog box.

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Microsoft Word MVP


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Does this work only if there is no other shortcut key beginning with

the same letter? I do understand that the underline shows up

when using and ampersand in front of the letter, ... but I've not been

able to make the Alt+single key down the submenu even when

 

[gil]

Aha! I see that what you've described works in regular MS Word when I do not have an attached template. Is there a way for this to
work with attached template toolbars?
Cheers,

Gil

 

[Jonathan West]

Aha! I see that what you've described works in regular MS Word when I do
not have an attached template. Is there a way for this to work with
attached template toolbars?

Yes, see my email of 28 May


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