In previous versions of Office, with Word being available as Outlook word
processor, I had no problems using about twelve macros assigned to key
strokes. These are mainly the German Umlaute, ae, oe, etc but also symbols
for degree F or C. I had no problem transferring these macros from Office
XPs file normal.dot to Office 2007s normal.dotm & all macros work as designed
in Word 2007.

I also got the macros successfully copied int NormalEmail.dotm, however,
they do not execute with the keystrokes I use. Nor can I find any procedure
to assign keystrokes to macros in Outlook.

How can I get back to using these macros in Outlook?

"Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B3811058-AE58-4754-9416-(E-Mail Removed)...
> In previous versions of Office, with Word being available as Outlook word
> processor, I had no problems using about twelve macros assigned to key
> strokes. These are mainly the German Umlaute, ae, oe, etc but also
> symbols
> for degree F or C. I had no problem transferring these macros from Office
> XPs file normal.dot to Office 2007s normal.dotm & all macros work as
> designed
> in Word 2007.
>
> I also got the macros successfully copied int NormalEmail.dotm, however,
> they do not execute with the keystrokes I use. Nor can I find any
> procedure
> to assign keystrokes to macros in Outlook.
>
> How can I get back to using these macros in Outlook?

You didn't mention: Did you upgrade to Outlook 2007 as well, or just the
rest of Office? (not all versions of Office come with Outlook, so I figured
I'd make sure)
--
f.h.

I have Office 2007 Professional, which includes Outlook.

"F. H. Muffman" wrote:

> "Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:B3811058-AE58-4754-9416-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > In previous versions of Office, with Word being available as Outlook word
> > processor, I had no problems using about twelve macros assigned to key
> > strokes. These are mainly the German Umlaute, ae, oe, etc but also
> > symbols
> > for degree F or C. I had no problem transferring these macros from Office
> > XPs file normal.dot to Office 2007s normal.dotm & all macros work as
> > designed
> > in Word 2007.
> >
> > I also got the macros successfully copied int NormalEmail.dotm, however,
> > they do not execute with the keystrokes I use. Nor can I find any
> > procedure
> > to assign keystrokes to macros in Outlook.
> >
> > How can I get back to using these macros in Outlook?
>
> You didn't mention: Did you upgrade to Outlook 2007 as well, or just the
> rest of Office? (not all versions of Office come with Outlook, so I figured
> I'd make sure)
> --
> f.h.
>
>

Does anyone know how to asign macros to shortcut keystrokes in Outlook 2007?

Any help would be appreciated

"Peter K" wrote:

> I have Office 2007 Professional, which includes Outlook.
>
> "F. H. Muffman" wrote:
>
> > "Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:B3811058-AE58-4754-9416-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > In previous versions of Office, with Word being available as Outlook word
> > > processor, I had no problems using about twelve macros assigned to key
> > > strokes. These are mainly the German Umlaute, ae, oe, etc but also
> > > symbols
> > > for degree F or C. I had no problem transferring these macros from Office
> > > XPs file normal.dot to Office 2007s normal.dotm & all macros work as
> > > designed
> > > in Word 2007.
> > >
> > > I also got the macros successfully copied int NormalEmail.dotm, however,
> > > they do not execute with the keystrokes I use. Nor can I find any
> > > procedure
> > > to assign keystrokes to macros in Outlook.
> > >
> > > How can I get back to using these macros in Outlook?
> >
> > You didn't mention: Did you upgrade to Outlook 2007 as well, or just the
> > rest of Office? (not all versions of Office come with Outlook, so I figured
> > I'd make sure)
> > --
> > f.h.
> >
> >

Same way as in all previous versions -- put the macro on the toolbar and assign an accelerator key to it. In Outlook 2007, of course, that only works with the main Outlook window's toolbars.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


"Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:65AEA18E-CD97-40AF-914B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does anyone know how to asign macros to shortcut keystrokes in Outlook 2007?
>
> Any help would be appreciated
>
> "Peter K" wrote:
>
>> I have Office 2007 Professional, which includes Outlook.
>>
>> "F. H. Muffman" wrote:
>>
>> > "Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> > news:B3811058-AE58-4754-9416-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > > In previous versions of Office, with Word being available as Outlook word
>> > > processor, I had no problems using about twelve macros assigned to key
>> > > strokes. These are mainly the German Umlaute, ae, oe, etc but also
>> > > symbols
>> > > for degree F or C. I had no problem transferring these macros from Office
>> > > XPs file normal.dot to Office 2007s normal.dotm & all macros work as
>> > > designed
>> > > in Word 2007.
>> > >
>> > > I also got the macros successfully copied int NormalEmail.dotm, however,
>> > > they do not execute with the keystrokes I use. Nor can I find any
>> > > procedure
>> > > to assign keystrokes to macros in Outlook.
>> > >
>> > > How can I get back to using these macros in Outlook?
>> >
>> > You didn't mention: Did you upgrade to Outlook 2007 as well, or just the
>> > rest of Office? (not all versions of Office come with Outlook, so I figured
>> > I'd make sure)
>> > --
>> > f.h.
>> >
>> >

Sory, but I cannot find any way to assign keystrokes to macros in Outlook
2007. In Word, I right click on the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT), select
Customize & the window opening is 'Customize QAT and keyboard shortcuts',
with a customize button for keyboard shortcuts at the bottom of the page.

Not so in Outlook. The window opening on customizing the QAT does not
include keyboard shortcuts.

I have extensively searched in Outlook 2007 help for customizing keyboard
shortcuts, no luck.

I have put one shortcut onto the main window toolbar, no indication how to
assign a keystroke to that either. It would also be pretty unwieldy to put
12 to 15 buttons for macros either onto the main window toolbars or onto the
QAT.

Peter K

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> Same way as in all previous versions -- put the macro on the toolbar and assign an accelerator key to it. In Outlook 2007, of course, that only works with the main Outlook window's toolbars.
>
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
> Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
> http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54
>
>
> "Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:65AEA18E-CD97-40AF-914B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Does anyone know how to asign macros to shortcut keystrokes in Outlook 2007?
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated
> >
> > "Peter K" wrote:
> >
> >> I have Office 2007 Professional, which includes Outlook.
> >>
> >> "F. H. Muffman" wrote:
> >>
> >> > "Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> > news:B3811058-AE58-4754-9416-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > > In previous versions of Office, with Word being available as Outlook word
> >> > > processor, I had no problems using about twelve macros assigned to key
> >> > > strokes. These are mainly the German Umlaute, ae, oe, etc but also
> >> > > symbols
> >> > > for degree F or C. I had no problem transferring these macros from Office
> >> > > XPs file normal.dot to Office 2007s normal.dotm & all macros work as
> >> > > designed
> >> > > in Word 2007.
> >> > >
> >> > > I also got the macros successfully copied int NormalEmail.dotm, however,
> >> > > they do not execute with the keystrokes I use. Nor can I find any
> >> > > procedure
> >> > > to assign keystrokes to macros in Outlook.
> >> > >
> >> > > How can I get back to using these macros in Outlook?
> >> >
> >> > You didn't mention: Did you upgrade to Outlook 2007 as well, or just the
> >> > rest of Office? (not all versions of Office come with Outlook, so I figured
> >> > I'd make sure)
> >> > --
> >> > f.h.
> >> >
> >> >
>

Sorry, I made the assumption, mistakenly, that you wanted to add a macro to the main Outlook window, not the QAT. I don't know any way to add a keystroke to the QAT. On the main Outlook window, you modify the button caption to put a & character before the character you want to use as an Alt+ hotkey.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


"Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:CBADAB89-08CF-4002-9208-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Sory, but I cannot find any way to assign keystrokes to macros in Outlook
> 2007. In Word, I right click on the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT), select
> Customize & the window opening is 'Customize QAT and keyboard shortcuts',
> with a customize button for keyboard shortcuts at the bottom of the page.
>
> Not so in Outlook. The window opening on customizing the QAT does not
> include keyboard shortcuts.
>
> I have extensively searched in Outlook 2007 help for customizing keyboard
> shortcuts, no luck.
>
> I have put one shortcut onto the main window toolbar, no indication how to
> assign a keystroke to that either. It would also be pretty unwieldy to put
> 12 to 15 buttons for macros either onto the main window toolbars or onto the
> QAT.
>
> Peter K
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> Same way as in all previous versions -- put the macro on the toolbar and assign an accelerator key to it. In Outlook 2007, of course, that only works with the main Outlook window's toolbars.
>>
>>
>> "Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:65AEA18E-CD97-40AF-914B-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Does anyone know how to asign macros to shortcut keystrokes in Outlook 2007?
>> >
>> > Any help would be appreciated
>> >
>> > "Peter K" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I have Office 2007 Professional, which includes Outlook.
>> >>
>> >> "F. H. Muffman" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > "Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> > news:B3811058-AE58-4754-9416-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > > In previous versions of Office, with Word being available as Outlook word
>> >> > > processor, I had no problems using about twelve macros assigned to key
>> >> > > strokes. These are mainly the German Umlaute, ae, oe, etc but also
>> >> > > symbols
>> >> > > for degree F or C. I had no problem transferring these macros from Office
>> >> > > XPs file normal.dot to Office 2007s normal.dotm & all macros work as
>> >> > > designed
>> >> > > in Word 2007.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > I also got the macros successfully copied int NormalEmail.dotm, however,
>> >> > > they do not execute with the keystrokes I use. Nor can I find any
>> >> > > procedure
>> >> > > to assign keystrokes to macros in Outlook.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > How can I get back to using these macros in Outlook?
>> >> >
>> >> > You didn't mention: Did you upgrade to Outlook 2007 as well, or just the
>> >> > rest of Office? (not all versions of Office come with Outlook, so I figured
>> >> > I'd make sure)
>> >> > --
>> >> > f.h.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>>

Thxs for your reply.

I don't really care whether I have any of those macros on a toolbar & where.
That's a nuisance to me. All I want, is do what I have done since about
1990, i.e. before Outlook ever came about: When typing in Word processors or
in an email application, I want about 12 (before I was retired, about 25)
macros, so that, for instance, when I type 'Alt & e' I get the Euro symbol in
my text. (That macro itself is, of course much more recent.) I did it in
Word Perfect & an email application from Australia or New Zealand in the
early 90s. I switched to Word with Office 95 & to Outlook the latest with
Office 97, I think earlier.

All I had to do, was record the macros & assign the keyboeard shortcuts.

With Office 2007 (I've been with the beta program, so I have run it since
spring of 2006 and in general find an excellent package) that became a
problem. In Word I can still do it, but appparently not in Outlook. If that
is so, I will definitely launch a complaint somewhere in the MS hierarchy.

Now, you indicated that if I put the macros onto a toolbar in the main
window (a nuisance to me, but I will do it if necessary) and name it '&e',
then I can invoke it in an email by typing 'alt e'?

I tried that, but, it did not work.

Peter K

"Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> Sorry, I made the assumption, mistakenly, that you wanted to add a macro to the main Outlook window, not the QAT. I don't know any way to add a keystroke to the QAT. On the main Outlook window, you modify the button caption to put a & character before the character you want to use as an Alt+ hotkey.
> --
> Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
> Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
> Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
> http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54
>
>
> "Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:CBADAB89-08CF-4002-9208-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Sory, but I cannot find any way to assign keystrokes to macros in Outlook
> > 2007. In Word, I right click on the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT), select
> > Customize & the window opening is 'Customize QAT and keyboard shortcuts',
> > with a customize button for keyboard shortcuts at the bottom of the page.
> >
> > Not so in Outlook. The window opening on customizing the QAT does not
> > include keyboard shortcuts.
> >
> > I have extensively searched in Outlook 2007 help for customizing keyboard
> > shortcuts, no luck.
> >
> > I have put one shortcut onto the main window toolbar, no indication how to
> > assign a keystroke to that either. It would also be pretty unwieldy to put
> > 12 to 15 buttons for macros either onto the main window toolbars or onto the
> > QAT.
> >
> > Peter K
> >
> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> >
> >> Same way as in all previous versions -- put the macro on the toolbar and assign an accelerator key to it. In Outlook 2007, of course, that only works with the main Outlook window's toolbars.
> >>
> >>
> >> "Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:65AEA18E-CD97-40AF-914B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Does anyone know how to asign macros to shortcut keystrokes in Outlook 2007?
> >> >
> >> > Any help would be appreciated
> >> >
> >> > "Peter K" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I have Office 2007 Professional, which includes Outlook.
> >> >>
> >> >> "F. H. Muffman" wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > "Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:B3811058-AE58-4754-9416-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> > > In previous versions of Office, with Word being available as Outlook word
> >> >> > > processor, I had no problems using about twelve macros assigned to key
> >> >> > > strokes. These are mainly the German Umlaute, ae, oe, etc but also
> >> >> > > symbols
> >> >> > > for degree F or C. I had no problem transferring these macros from Office
> >> >> > > XPs file normal.dot to Office 2007s normal.dotm & all macros work as
> >> >> > > designed
> >> >> > > in Word 2007.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > I also got the macros successfully copied int NormalEmail.dotm, however,
> >> >> > > they do not execute with the keystrokes I use. Nor can I find any
> >> >> > > procedure
> >> >> > > to assign keystrokes to macros in Outlook.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > How can I get back to using these macros in Outlook?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > You didn't mention: Did you upgrade to Outlook 2007 as well, or just the
> >> >> > rest of Office? (not all versions of Office come with Outlook, so I figured
> >> >> > I'd make sure)
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > f.h.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >>
>

> Now, you indicated that if I put the macros onto a toolbar in the main
> window (a nuisance to me, but I will do it if necessary) and name it '&e',
> then I can invoke it in an email by typing 'alt e'?

No, that's not what I meant. Accelerator keys work only in the window where the toolbar button/menu command is visible. There is no way to do what you want to do. Outlook has never had the ability to assign keyboard shortcuts to macros other than through toolbar/menu accelerator characters. As I'm sure you know, what you used before was part of Word, not Outlook. If you have a retail version of Office/Outlook 2007, you could file a support incident on this issue. This is the best way to let Microsoft know that there's a problem with the application. Unlimited support for Office/Outlook 2007 is free for the first 90 days after activation. See http://support.microsoft.com/gp/vista_supoffnew for more information on this support policy.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Microsoft Outlook 2007 Programming:
Jumpstart for Power Users and Administrators
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54


"Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:F43DF753-D779-4F2D-801B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thxs for your reply.
>
> I don't really care whether I have any of those macros on a toolbar & where.
> That's a nuisance to me. All I want, is do what I have done since about
> 1990, i.e. before Outlook ever came about: When typing in Word processors or
> in an email application, I want about 12 (before I was retired, about 25)
> macros, so that, for instance, when I type 'Alt & e' I get the Euro symbol in
> my text. (That macro itself is, of course much more recent.) I did it in
> Word Perfect & an email application from Australia or New Zealand in the
> early 90s. I switched to Word with Office 95 & to Outlook the latest with
> Office 97, I think earlier.
>
> All I had to do, was record the macros & assign the keyboeard shortcuts.
>
> With Office 2007 (I've been with the beta program, so I have run it since
> spring of 2006 and in general find an excellent package) that became a
> problem. In Word I can still do it, but appparently not in Outlook. If that
> is so, I will definitely launch a complaint somewhere in the MS hierarchy.
>
> Now, you indicated that if I put the macros onto a toolbar in the main
> window (a nuisance to me, but I will do it if necessary) and name it '&e',
> then I can invoke it in an email by typing 'alt e'?
>
> I tried that, but, it did not work.
>
> Peter K
>
> "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I made the assumption, mistakenly, that you wanted to add a macro to the main Outlook window, not the QAT. I don't know any way to add a keystroke to the QAT. On the main Outlook window, you modify the button caption to put a & character before the character you want to use as an Alt+ hotkey.
>>
>>
>> "Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:CBADAB89-08CF-4002-9208-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Sory, but I cannot find any way to assign keystrokes to macros in Outlook
>> > 2007. In Word, I right click on the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT), select
>> > Customize & the window opening is 'Customize QAT and keyboard shortcuts',
>> > with a customize button for keyboard shortcuts at the bottom of the page.
>> >
>> > Not so in Outlook. The window opening on customizing the QAT does not
>> > include keyboard shortcuts.
>> >
>> > I have extensively searched in Outlook 2007 help for customizing keyboard
>> > shortcuts, no luck.
>> >
>> > I have put one shortcut onto the main window toolbar, no indication how to
>> > assign a keystroke to that either. It would also be pretty unwieldy to put
>> > 12 to 15 buttons for macros either onto the main window toolbars or onto the
>> > QAT.
>> >
>> > Peter K
>> >
>> > "Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Same way as in all previous versions -- put the macro on the toolbar and assign an accelerator key to it. In Outlook 2007, of course, that only works with the main Outlook window's toolbars.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:65AEA18E-CD97-40AF-914B-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > Does anyone know how to asign macros to shortcut keystrokes in Outlook 2007?
>> >> >
>> >> > Any help would be appreciated
>> >> >
>> >> > "Peter K" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I have Office 2007 Professional, which includes Outlook.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "F. H. Muffman" wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> > "Peter K" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> >> > news:B3811058-AE58-4754-9416-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> > > In previous versions of Office, with Word being available as Outlook word
>> >> >> > > processor, I had no problems using about twelve macros assigned to key
>> >> >> > > strokes. These are mainly the German Umlaute, ae, oe, etc but also
>> >> >> > > symbols
>> >> >> > > for degree F or C. I had no problem transferring these macros from Office
>> >> >> > > XPs file normal.dot to Office 2007s normal.dotm & all macros work as
>> >> >> > > designed
>> >> >> > > in Word 2007.
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > I also got the macros successfully copied int NormalEmail.dotm, however,
>> >> >> > > they do not execute with the keystrokes I use. Nor can I find any
>> >> >> > > procedure
>> >> >> > > to assign keystrokes to macros in Outlook.
>> >> >> > >
>> >> >> > > How can I get back to using these macros in Outlook?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > You didn't mention: Did you upgrade to Outlook 2007 as well, or just the
>> >> >> > rest of Office? (not all versions of Office come with Outlook, so I figured
>> >> >> > I'd make sure)

Peter K <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I don't really care whether I have any of those macros on a toolbar &
> where. That's a nuisance to me. All I want, is do what I have done
> since about 1990, i.e. before Outlook ever came about: When typing
> in Word processors or in an email application, I want about 12
> (before I was retired, about 25) macros, so that, for instance, when
> I type 'Alt & e' I get the Euro symbol in my text. (That macro
> itself is, of course much more recent.) I did it in Word Perfect &
> an email application from Australia or New Zealand in the early 90s.
> I switched to Word with Office 95 & to Outlook the latest with Office
> 97, I think earlier.

Perhaps this tool would be of help, then: http://allchars.zwolnet.com/
--
Brian Tillman