How to disable some features? Ray19 12/20/2008 2:54:04 PM I am using Word 2003 on a Vista Ultimate system. I am not the most efficient typist. Often when I mistrike a key or keys different unwanted features pop up for installation or to be used. Nothing further can be entered until some action is taken on the feature suddenly presented! This is very frustrating! Is there any way to disable some (or all ) of these features that are evidently easily accessable from the keyboard but become quite irritating for a noivice typist who is just trying to create a simple Word document? Thanks, in advance, for any advice provided. Ray19

Re: How to disable some features? Jay Freedman <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> 12/20/2008 4:49:35 PM On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:54:04 -0800, Ray19 <sanray19-subscriptions[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >I am using Word 2003 on a Vista Ultimate system. I am not the most efficient >typist. Often when I mistrike a key or keys different unwanted features pop >up for installation or to be used. Nothing further can be entered until some >action is taken on the feature suddenly presented! This is very frustrating! >Is there any way to disable some (or all ) of these features that are >evidently easily accessable from the keyboard but become quite irritating for >a noivice typist who is just trying to create a simple Word document? >Thanks, in advance, for any advice provided. >Ray19 There are simple options in the Options dialog to disable some features (such as the Insert key, which normally toggles between insert mode and overtype mode). There isn't a simple way to disable many others, but there is a way. If you can figure out which keystrokes cause the problem, you can disable the command as follows: Press the Ctrl key, the Alt key, and the number-pad plus key all at once. The cursor changes to a cloverleaf symbol. Then press the problem key combination, and the Keyboard Shortcut dialog will open to the corresponding command. Select the combination in the Current Keys box and click the Remove button. If you want the command to still be accessible from the keyboard but with some other, less easily hit combination, you can assign the new combination by putting the cursor in the Press New Shortcut Key box, pressing the new combination, and clicking the Assign button. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit.

Re: How to disable some features? CyberTaz <onlygeneraltaz1[ at ]com.cast.net> 12/20/2008 5:36:42 PM Unless you specify what these "unwanted features" are it's almost impossible to suggest how to control them - there is no On/Off setting for "Stop Everything I Don't Like". Not only are the settings for different features accessed in different locations, but depending on what keystrokes you're accidentally hitting you may be triggering operating system features or something else totally unrelated to Word. Regards |:>) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac On 12/20/08 9:54 AM, in article 2226A8F0-82D3-4F7A-8DE4-149BEA083D2E[ at ]microsoft.com, "Ray19" <sanray19-subscriptions[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] > I am using Word 2003 on a Vista Ultimate system. I am not the most efficient > typist. Often when I mistrike a key or keys different unwanted features pop > up for installation or to be used. Nothing further can be entered until some > action is taken on the feature suddenly presented! This is very frustrating! > Is there any way to disable some (or all ) of these features that are > evidently easily accessable from the keyboard but become quite irritating for > a noivice typist who is just trying to create a simple Word document? > Thanks, in advance, for any advice provided. > Ray19

Re: How to disable some features? Ray19 12/20/2008 9:43:01 PM Jay, Thanks, your reply was very helpful. I was wondering - is there a way to determine the mistruck key combinations from the feature that is activiated? Thanks, for any additional info. Ray19 "Jay Freedman" wrote: [Quoted Text] > On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:54:04 -0800, Ray19 <sanray19-subscriptions[ at ]yahoo.com> > wrote: > > >I am using Word 2003 on a Vista Ultimate system. I am not the most efficient > >typist. Often when I mistrike a key or keys different unwanted features pop > >up for installation or to be used. Nothing further can be entered until some > >action is taken on the feature suddenly presented! This is very frustrating! > >Is there any way to disable some (or all ) of these features that are > >evidently easily accessable from the keyboard but become quite irritating for > >a noivice typist who is just trying to create a simple Word document? > >Thanks, in advance, for any advice provided. > >Ray19 > > There are simple options in the Options dialog to disable some features (such as > the Insert key, which normally toggles between insert mode and overtype mode). > There isn't a simple way to disable many others, but there is a way. > > If you can figure out which keystrokes cause the problem, you can disable the > command as follows: Press the Ctrl key, the Alt key, and the number-pad plus key > all at once. The cursor changes to a cloverleaf symbol. Then press the problem > key combination, and the Keyboard Shortcut dialog will open to the corresponding > command. Select the combination in the Current Keys box and click the Remove > button. > > If you want the command to still be accessible from the keyboard but with some > other, less easily hit combination, you can assign the new combination by > putting the cursor in the Press New Shortcut Key box, pressing the new > combination, and clicking the Assign button. > > > -- > Regards, > Jay Freedman > Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. >

Re: How to disable some features? Jay Freedman <jay.freedman[ at ]verizon.net> 12/20/2008 10:17:31 PM It may be possible, if you know the menu command structure reasonably well. For example, let's say you hit some key combination and a field with today's date appears in the document. The menu command for this is Insert > Date and Time. Open the Tools > Customize dialog and click the Keyboard button there to open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog. Choose the All Commands category. In the right-hand list, you'll find the InsertDateTime command (that is, collapse the menu path into one word), which shows the shortcut Alt+Shift+D. It isn't always so simple. The menu command for the Track Changes feature is Tools > Track Changes. But the command in the shortcut dialog is ToolsRevisionMarksToggle (probably because Track Changes was known as Revision Marks in an earlier version, and MS felt it was important to maintain backward compatibility). Once you find that, you'll see the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+E. On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:43:01 -0800, Ray19 <sanray19-subscriptions[ at ]yahoo.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >Jay, >Thanks, your reply was very helpful. I was wondering - is there a way to >determine the mistruck key combinations from the feature that is activiated? >Thanks, for any additional info. >Ray19 > > >"Jay Freedman" wrote: > >> On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:54:04 -0800, Ray19 <sanray19-subscriptions[ at ]yahoo.com> >> wrote: >> >> >I am using Word 2003 on a Vista Ultimate system. I am not the most efficient >> >typist. Often when I mistrike a key or keys different unwanted features pop >> >up for installation or to be used. Nothing further can be entered until some >> >action is taken on the feature suddenly presented! This is very frustrating! >> >Is there any way to disable some (or all ) of these features that are >> >evidently easily accessable from the keyboard but become quite irritating for >> >a noivice typist who is just trying to create a simple Word document? >> >Thanks, in advance, for any advice provided. >> >Ray19 >> >> There are simple options in the Options dialog to disable some features (such as >> the Insert key, which normally toggles between insert mode and overtype mode). >> There isn't a simple way to disable many others, but there is a way. >> >> If you can figure out which keystrokes cause the problem, you can disable the >> command as follows: Press the Ctrl key, the Alt key, and the number-pad plus key >> all at once. The cursor changes to a cloverleaf symbol. Then press the problem >> key combination, and the Keyboard Shortcut dialog will open to the corresponding >> command. Select the combination in the Current Keys box and click the Remove >> button. >> >> If you want the command to still be accessible from the keyboard but with some >> other, less easily hit combination, you can assign the new combination by >> putting the cursor in the Press New Shortcut Key box, pressing the new >> combination, and clicking the Assign button. >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> Jay Freedman >> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org >> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. >>

Re: How to disable some features? Ray19 12/20/2008 10:43:01 PM Thanks again Jay, Excellent very clear advice. I appreciate the sharing of your experience and knowledge. Thanks for taking the time to give very clear and detailed explanations in answer to my queries. Best wishes for future success in all your endeavors. Ray19 "Jay Freedman" wrote: [Quoted Text] > It may be possible, if you know the menu command structure reasonably well. > > For example, let's say you hit some key combination and a field with today's > date appears in the document. The menu command for this is Insert > Date and > Time. Open the Tools > Customize dialog and click the Keyboard button there to > open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog. Choose the All Commands category. In the > right-hand list, you'll find the InsertDateTime command (that is, collapse the > menu path into one word), which shows the shortcut Alt+Shift+D. > > It isn't always so simple. The menu command for the Track Changes feature is > Tools > Track Changes. But the command in the shortcut dialog is > ToolsRevisionMarksToggle (probably because Track Changes was known as Revision > Marks in an earlier version, and MS felt it was important to maintain backward > compatibility). Once you find that, you'll see the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+E. > > > On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:43:01 -0800, Ray19 <sanray19-subscriptions[ at ]yahoo.com> > wrote: > > >Jay, > >Thanks, your reply was very helpful. I was wondering - is there a way to > >determine the mistruck key combinations from the feature that is activiated? > >Thanks, for any additional info. > >Ray19 > > > > > >"Jay Freedman" wrote: > > > >> On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:54:04 -0800, Ray19 <sanray19-subscriptions[ at ]yahoo.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> >I am using Word 2003 on a Vista Ultimate system. I am not the most efficient > >> >typist. Often when I mistrike a key or keys different unwanted features pop > >> >up for installation or to be used. Nothing further can be entered until some > >> >action is taken on the feature suddenly presented! This is very frustrating! > >> >Is there any way to disable some (or all ) of these features that are > >> >evidently easily accessable from the keyboard but become quite irritating for > >> >a noivice typist who is just trying to create a simple Word document? > >> >Thanks, in advance, for any advice provided. > >> >Ray19 > >> > >> There are simple options in the Options dialog to disable some features (such as > >> the Insert key, which normally toggles between insert mode and overtype mode). > >> There isn't a simple way to disable many others, but there is a way. > >> > >> If you can figure out which keystrokes cause the problem, you can disable the > >> command as follows: Press the Ctrl key, the Alt key, and the number-pad plus key > >> all at once. The cursor changes to a cloverleaf symbol. Then press the problem > >> key combination, and the Keyboard Shortcut dialog will open to the corresponding > >> command. Select the combination in the Current Keys box and click the Remove > >> button. > >> > >> If you want the command to still be accessible from the keyboard but with some > >> other, less easily hit combination, you can assign the new combination by > >> putting the cursor in the Press New Shortcut Key box, pressing the new > >> combination, and clicking the Assign button. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> Jay Freedman > >> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org > >> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > >> >