WordPerfect commands

[Carlena]

We are converting to Word after 15 years of WordPerfect
use. Since I am very familiar with those commands, I have
converted many of the Word keyboard commands to those I am
used to in WordPerfect. In WP, you can hit CTRL+DEL to
delete all of the text from the cursor to the end of the
line. There does not seem to be a similar keyboard
function in Word. Even when customizing the keyboard, I
cannot find a command similar to "delete text to end of
line." Anybody able to help? Thanks!

 

[TF]

Carlena

Use Shift+End to select from the cursor to the end of the line and then
press delete.

But you MUST have the WordPerfect options deselected under Tools, Options,
File Locations tab (you probably have already realised that these WP options
are applicable to some ancient Aztec version of Word when Windows were just
holes in the walls to let in the light!).

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

: We are converting to Word after 15 years of WordPerfect
: use. Since I am very familiar with those commands, I have
: converted many of the Word keyboard commands to those I am
: used to in WordPerfect. In WP, you can hit CTRL+DEL to
: delete all of the text from the cursor to the end of the
: line. There does not seem to be a similar keyboard
: function in Word. Even when customizing the keyboard, I
: cannot find a command similar to "delete text to end of
: line." Anybody able to help? Thanks!

 

[Guest]

Thank you!

 

[Charles Kenyon]

I don't know of any.

The following macro will delete to the end of the current line. It will not
delete a paragraph mark (at least in Word 2003).

Sub deleteToEnd()
'
' deleteToEnd Macro
' Macro recorded 2/16/2004 by Charles Kyle Kenyon
'
Selection.Extend
Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdLine
Selection.Delete Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1
End Sub

You can attach this to the keyboard shortcut of Ctrl-Del if you want. This
will replace the Word command to delete the rest of the word.

Tools => Customize => Keyboard (button)

Make sure the location you are saving your change is what you want. If you
are going to distribute these changes to your users, I would recommend
putting the changes into a global template (not in normal.dot). Normal.dot
should not usually be shared or centrally changed/controlled.

In the keyboard customization dialog, find macros in the list on the left
(scroll down) and then find your macro in the list on the right. Mouse-click
in the box for entering the keyboard shortcut and press the Ctrl-Del
combination. Then click on the Assign button.

As an aside, you do _not_ want to check the option boxes for Word Perfect
commands and Word Perfect help.

Further aside. Word and Word Perfect work very differently from one another.
Each program's methods have strengths and weaknesses; but, if you try to use
one of these programs as if it were the other, it is like pushing on a
string! You can easily make a lot of extra work for yourself. If you are
unwilling to take the time to learn to use Word's methods, you should stick
to using Word Pad. You'll have a lot less grief, although you'll miss out on
a lot of raw power. I _strongly_ recommend reading each of the following
links before going very far in your conversion. You'll save everyone a lot
of time and grief!

See <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WordVsWordPerfect.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/TipsAndGotchas.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/RevealCodes.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/WordPerfectConverters.htm>
<URL:
http://businesssoft.about.com/compute/businesssoft/library/blconvert.htm>
for information on Word for Word Perfect users.
--
For more:
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart2.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/CreateATemplatePart1.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Numbering/WordsNumberingExplained.htm>
<URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization/WhatTemplatesStore.htm>

In Word 2000 (or later) You can get the function keys to display in a
special toolbar at the bottom of the screen if you want (something like
pressing F3 twice in WP). The following macro will do this.
Sub ShowMeFunctionKeys()
Commandbars("Function Key Display").Visible = True
End Sub

Learn about Styles - really learn! I resisted for years and now regret every
day of those years because although that string was still very hard to push,
it kept getting longer and longer, and had some very important projects tied
to it!


--

Charles Kenyon

See the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome!
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