Style will not apply via shortcut key?

[Thief_]

Word2003

I have defined a style and named it. Basically it is a combination of font,
font-size, paragraph indent & font-colour changes. I have assigned it the
shortcut key Ctrl-Shft-Z. The style will work OK when applied manually, but
if I press Ctrl-Shft-Z, nothing happens.

The template I am using was created on a Windows2K Word2002 workstation and
since moving to a new workstation, it will not work. My shortcut key macros
work fine (Ctrl-Shft-C & Ctrl-Shft-X).

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Julian

When this happens to me, I go through a process as follows.

Open normal.dot, use Tools > Customize > Keyboard and find out what, if
anything, is attached to ctrl-shift-z in normal.dot. If anything is assigned
to that shortcut key combination, delete it. Now, open the document itself
and do the same: delete any assignment to ctrl-shift-z.

Now, open the document template using File > Open (that is, open the
template; don't create a new document from it). Use Tools > Customize >
Keyboard to associate ctrl-shift-z with your style. Make sure that the
dialog box says that you're saving the changes in the template.

That should clear it up.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word

 

[Thief_]

Thanks Shauna,

It works like a charm!!