I am editing-rewriting a major document and want to insert text in a second
color. Each time I get to an insertion point do I have to go through the
tedious user interface to make the change? Is there a way to with some slick
keyboard fingering I could insert text in red without going through the
Format-Font-Color routine? Thank you for your help.

WMD in Houston

You can make it a Character Style, and assign a keyboard shortcut to
it (from the Modify Style panel, which you get at in different ways
depending on your version of Word).

On Jan 28, 5:56*pm, WMD in Houston
<WMDinHous...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I am editing-rewriting a major document and want to insert text in a second
> color. *Each time I get to an insertion point do I have to go through the
> tedious user interface to make the change? *Is there a way to with someslick
> keyboard fingering I could insert text in red without going through the
> Format-Font-Color routine? *Thank you for your help.
>
> WMD in Houston

Thank you for your help.

I've managed to create a style that enables the creation of "red" characters
with a keyboard combination. How do I, with the keyboard, switch back to
"Normal?"

Your help is very much appreciated.

WMD in Houston

"grammatim" wrote:

> You can make it a Character Style, and assign a keyboard shortcut to
> it (from the Modify Style panel, which you get at in different ways
> depending on your version of Word).
>
> On Jan 28, 5:56 pm, WMD in Houston
> <WMDinHous...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > I am editing-rewriting a major document and want to insert text in a second
> > color. Each time I get to an insertion point do I have to go through the
> > tedious user interface to make the change? Is there a way to with some slick
> > keyboard fingering I could insert text in red without going through the
> > Format-Font-Color routine? Thank you for your help.
> >
> > WMD in Houston
>
>

Character style keyboard shortcuts are toggle switches -- type the
same keyboard shortcut to get out of the character style.

On Jan 29, 6:28*am, WMD in Houston
<WMDinHous...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Thank you for your help. *
>
> I've managed to create a style that enables the creation of "red" characters
> with a keyboard combination. *How do I, with the keyboard, switch back to
> "Normal?"
>
> Your help is very much appreciated.
>
> WMD in Houston
>
>
>
> "grammatim" wrote:
> > You can make it a Character Style, and assign a keyboard shortcut to
> > it (from the Modify Style panel, which you get at in different ways
> > depending on your version of Word).
>
> > On Jan 28, 5:56 pm, WMD in Houston
> > <WMDinHous...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > I am editing-rewriting a major document and want to insert text in a second
> > > color. *Each time I get to an insertion point do I have to go through the
> > > tedious user interface to make the change? *Is there a way to with some slick
> > > keyboard fingering I could insert text in red without going through the
> > > Format-Font-Color routine? *Thank you for your help.
>
> > > WMD in Houston-

Or press Ctrl+Spacebar to remove all direct font formatting.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"grammatim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:fd09ce41-b833-46c4-825e-(E-Mail Removed)...
Character style keyboard shortcuts are toggle switches -- type the
same keyboard shortcut to get out of the character style.

On Jan 29, 6:28 am, WMD in Houston
<WMDinHous...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Thank you for your help.
>
> I've managed to create a style that enables the creation of "red"
> characters
> with a keyboard combination. How do I, with the keyboard, switch back to
> "Normal?"
>
> Your help is very much appreciated.
>
> WMD in Houston
>
>
>
> "grammatim" wrote:
> > You can make it a Character Style, and assign a keyboard shortcut to
> > it (from the Modify Style panel, which you get at in different ways
> > depending on your version of Word).
>
> > On Jan 28, 5:56 pm, WMD in Houston
> > <WMDinHous...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > I am editing-rewriting a major document and want to insert text in a
> > > second
> > > color. Each time I get to an insertion point do I have to go through
> > > the
> > > tedious user interface to make the change? Is there a way to with some
> > > slick
> > > keyboard fingering I could insert text in red without going through
> > > the
> > > Format-Font-Color routine? Thank you for your help.
>
> > > WMD in Houston-

Thank you, Control+Spacebar does it perfectly.

WMD in Houston

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> Or press Ctrl+Spacebar to remove all direct font formatting.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> http://word.mvps.org
>
> "grammatim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:fd09ce41-b833-46c4-825e-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Character style keyboard shortcuts are toggle switches -- type the
> same keyboard shortcut to get out of the character style.
>
> On Jan 29, 6:28 am, WMD in Houston
> <WMDinHous...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Thank you for your help.
> >
> > I've managed to create a style that enables the creation of "red"
> > characters
> > with a keyboard combination. How do I, with the keyboard, switch back to
> > "Normal?"
> >
> > Your help is very much appreciated.
> >
> > WMD in Houston
> >
> >
> >
> > "grammatim" wrote:
> > > You can make it a Character Style, and assign a keyboard shortcut to
> > > it (from the Modify Style panel, which you get at in different ways
> > > depending on your version of Word).
> >
> > > On Jan 28, 5:56 pm, WMD in Houston
> > > <WMDinHous...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > > I am editing-rewriting a major document and want to insert text in a
> > > > second
> > > > color. Each time I get to an insertion point do I have to go through
> > > > the
> > > > tedious user interface to make the change? Is there a way to with some
> > > > slick
> > > > keyboard fingering I could insert text in red without going through
> > > > the
> > > > Format-Font-Color routine? Thank you for your help.
> >
> > > > WMD in Houston-
>
>
>

A toggle switch, that's very useful information... (I should have thought of
that...) Thanks again for everything.

WMD in Houston

"grammatim" wrote:

> Character style keyboard shortcuts are toggle switches -- type the
> same keyboard shortcut to get out of the character style.
>
> On Jan 29, 6:28 am, WMD in Houston
> <WMDinHous...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Thank you for your help.
> >
> > I've managed to create a style that enables the creation of "red" characters
> > with a keyboard combination. How do I, with the keyboard, switch back to
> > "Normal?"
> >
> > Your help is very much appreciated.
> >
> > WMD in Houston
> >
> >
> >
> > "grammatim" wrote:
> > > You can make it a Character Style, and assign a keyboard shortcut to
> > > it (from the Modify Style panel, which you get at in different ways
> > > depending on your version of Word).
> >
> > > On Jan 28, 5:56 pm, WMD in Houston
> > > <WMDinHous...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > > I am editing-rewriting a major document and want to insert text in a second
> > > > color. Each time I get to an insertion point do I have to go through the
> > > > tedious user interface to make the change? Is there a way to with some slick
> > > > keyboard fingering I could insert text in red without going through the
> > > > Format-Font-Color routine? Thank you for your help.
> >
> > > > WMD in Houston-
>