I have long used shortcuts for simple macros: e.g., Alt+Ctrl+D = Date, Alt-T
= Time, etc. Now in Word 2007 I can't get these to work in normal.dotm.
They will work in a particular xxx.docx, but even though it indicates that
the customized shortcut is being placed in normal.dotm, it will not work in
normal.dotm or in any other doc. I have also installed the shortcut in
normal.dotm, but it doesn't even work there. Am very confused.

Chuck

FWIW, there's a built-in shortcut for the date: Alt+Shift+D.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Chuckmg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have long used shortcuts for simple macros: e.g., Alt+Ctrl+D = Date,
>Alt-T = Time, etc. Now in Word 2007 I can't get these to work in
>normal.dotm. They will work in a particular xxx.docx, but even though it
>indicates that the customized shortcut is being placed in normal.dotm, it
>will not work in normal.dotm or in any other doc. I have also installed
>the shortcut in normal.dotm, but it doesn't even work there. Am very
>confused.
>
> Chuck
>
>

Would you tell us what steps you are using to save an assigned shortcut?

--
Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP

"Chuckmg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have long used shortcuts for simple macros: e.g., Alt+Ctrl+D = Date,
>Alt-T = Time, etc. Now in Word 2007 I can't get these to work in
>normal.dotm. They will work in a particular xxx.docx, but even though it
>indicates that the customized shortcut is being placed in normal.dotm, it
>will not work in normal.dotm or in any other doc. I have also installed
>the shortcut in normal.dotm, but it doesn't even work there. Am very
>confused.
>
> Chuck
>

Thanks Suzanne. But with the built-in Alt-Shift-D, I can't specify the
format desired.

Chuck

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> FWIW, there's a built-in shortcut for the date: Alt+Shift+D.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>
> "Chuckmg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%23c6V3%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have long used shortcuts for simple macros: e.g., Alt+Ctrl+D = Date,
>>Alt-T = Time, etc. Now in Word 2007 I can't get these to work in
>>normal.dotm. They will work in a particular xxx.docx, but even though it
>>indicates that the customized shortcut is being placed in normal.dotm, it
>>will not work in normal.dotm or in any other doc. I have also installed
>>the shortcut in normal.dotm, but it doesn't even work there. Am very
>>confused.
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>>
>
>

Well, yes, you can. In the Insert | Date and Time dialog, you select a
format and then click Default.... From then on, that format will be used by
the shortcut. And of course, since it inserts a field, you can modify the
field code as desired.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Chuckmg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks Suzanne. But with the built-in Alt-Shift-D, I can't specify the
> format desired.
>
> Chuck
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> FWIW, there's a built-in shortcut for the date: Alt+Shift+D.
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>
>> "Chuckmg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%23c6V3%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I have long used shortcuts for simple macros: e.g., Alt+Ctrl+D = Date,
>>>Alt-T = Time, etc. Now in Word 2007 I can't get these to work in
>>>normal.dotm. They will work in a particular xxx.docx, but even though it
>>>indicates that the customized shortcut is being placed in normal.dotm, it
>>>will not work in normal.dotm or in any other doc. I have also installed
>>>the shortcut in normal.dotm, but it doesn't even work there. Am very
>>>confused.
>>>
>>> Chuck
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>

Terry,

I have a macro called NewEntry which sets the style and creates a date in
the form "Sunday, November 09, 2008". When I run the macro it works fine.
I then go to Word Options > Customize > Keyboard shortcuts: Customize. Then
to Macros category, hightlight NewEntry, enter Alt+Ctrl+D, and assign. In
general, it doesn't work ... either when I enter it in the document or in
the dotm template.

There is one exception. I have an old word doc, my daily journal, in which
the shortcuts work fine. And!! ... not all of the shortcuts that work are
assigned in the document! Utter confusion!!

Chuck




"Terry Farrell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Would you tell us what steps you are using to save an assigned shortcut?
>
> --
> Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP
>
> "Chuckmg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%23c6V3%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have long used shortcuts for simple macros: e.g., Alt+Ctrl+D = Date,
>>Alt-T = Time, etc. Now in Word 2007 I can't get these to work in
>>normal.dotm. They will work in a particular xxx.docx, but even though it
>>indicates that the customized shortcut is being placed in normal.dotm, it
>>will not work in normal.dotm or in any other doc. I have also installed
>>the shortcut in normal.dotm, but it doesn't even work there. Am very
>>confused.
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>

The symptoms suggest that your daily journal is really a template and not a
document, so macros are being saved there instead of with normal.dot. Was
your journal ever a template? In Word, once a template, always a template.
The only way to change a template into a document is to open a new document
from the template: changing the extension from .dot to a .doc does nothing
and Word will still see it as a template regardless of the exention.

Terry

"Chuckmg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Terry,
>
> I have a macro called NewEntry which sets the style and creates a date in
> the form "Sunday, November 09, 2008". When I run the macro it works fine.
> I then go to Word Options > Customize > Keyboard shortcuts: Customize.
> Then to Macros category, hightlight NewEntry, enter Alt+Ctrl+D, and
> assign. In general, it doesn't work ... either when I enter it in the
> document or in the dotm template.
>
> There is one exception. I have an old word doc, my daily journal, in
> which the shortcuts work fine. And!! ... not all of the shortcuts that
> work are assigned in the document! Utter confusion!!
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
>
> "Terry Farrell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Would you tell us what steps you are using to save an assigned shortcut?
>>
>> --
>> Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP
>>
>> "Chuckmg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%23c6V3%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I have long used shortcuts for simple macros: e.g., Alt+Ctrl+D = Date,
>>>Alt-T = Time, etc. Now in Word 2007 I can't get these to work in
>>>normal.dotm. They will work in a particular xxx.docx, but even though it
>>>indicates that the customized shortcut is being placed in normal.dotm, it
>>>will not work in normal.dotm or in any other doc. I have also installed
>>>the shortcut in normal.dotm, but it doesn't even work there. Am very
>>>confused.
>>>
>>> Chuck
>>>
>>
>
>

Terry,

You're great!!! ... and right on the money! Many thanks ... wished I'd
asked sooner instead of spending the time trying to debug it myself.

Cheers,
Chuck


"Terry Farrell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:eCYL$D%(E-Mail Removed)...
> The symptoms suggest that your daily journal is really a template and not
> a document, so macros are being saved there instead of with normal.dot.
> Was your journal ever a template? In Word, once a template, always a
> template. The only way to change a template into a document is to open a
> new document from the template: changing the extension from .dot to a .doc
> does nothing and Word will still see it as a template regardless of the
> exention.
>
> Terry
>
> "Chuckmg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%236$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Terry,
>>
>> I have a macro called NewEntry which sets the style and creates a date in
>> the form "Sunday, November 09, 2008". When I run the macro it works
>> fine. I then go to Word Options > Customize > Keyboard shortcuts:
>> Customize. Then to Macros category, hightlight NewEntry, enter
>> Alt+Ctrl+D, and assign. In general, it doesn't work ... either when I
>> enter it in the document or in the dotm template.
>>
>> There is one exception. I have an old word doc, my daily journal, in
>> which the shortcuts work fine. And!! ... not all of the shortcuts that
>> work are assigned in the document! Utter confusion!!
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Terry Farrell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Would you tell us what steps you are using to save an assigned shortcut?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Terry Farrell - MSWord MVP
>>>
>>> "Chuckmg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:%23c6V3%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I have long used shortcuts for simple macros: e.g., Alt+Ctrl+D = Date,
>>>>Alt-T = Time, etc. Now in Word 2007 I can't get these to work in
>>>>normal.dotm. They will work in a particular xxx.docx, but even though it
>>>>indicates that the customized shortcut is being placed in normal.dotm,
>>>>it will not work in normal.dotm or in any other doc. I have also
>>>>installed the shortcut in normal.dotm, but it doesn't even work there.
>>>>Am very confused.
>>>>
>>>> Chuck
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

Thanks, Suzanne, I never thought about doing it that way. Live and learn!

Chuck

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Well, yes, you can. In the Insert | Date and Time dialog, you select a
> format and then click Default.... From then on, that format will be used
> by the shortcut. And of course, since it inserts a field, you can modify
> the field code as desired.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>
> "Chuckmg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thanks Suzanne. But with the built-in Alt-Shift-D, I can't specify the
>> format desired.
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> FWIW, there's a built-in shortcut for the date: Alt+Shift+D.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>>> Words into Type
>>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>>
>>> "Chuckmg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:%23c6V3%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>I have long used shortcuts for simple macros: e.g., Alt+Ctrl+D = Date,
>>>>Alt-T = Time, etc. Now in Word 2007 I can't get these to work in
>>>>normal.dotm. They will work in a particular xxx.docx, but even though it
>>>>indicates that the customized shortcut is being placed in normal.dotm,
>>>>it will not work in normal.dotm or in any other doc. I have also
>>>>installed the shortcut in normal.dotm, but it doesn't even work there.
>>>>Am very confused.
>>>>
>>>> Chuck
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>