Its full name is ToolsCustomizeRemoveMenuShortcut. That's a throwback to the
days of WordBasic, when commands were named according to the menu/submenu on
which they lived; this one was in the Tools > Customize menu and has the
function of removing a menu item. I don't know why MS chose "Shortcut" rather
than "Item", but software engineers aren't necessarily good at consistency in
user interface design
(cf. Alan Cooper's "The Inmates Are Running the
Asylum").
As a coda to this discussion, if you accidentally misuse the big dash (a.k.a.
the destructive cursor), read
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/LostSymbol.htm
for recovery instructions.
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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