Re: remove a keyboard shortcut key

[garfield-n-odie]

In Word, click on Tools | Customize | Keyboard | Categories: File
| Commands: FileNew | Current keys: Ctrl+N | Delete | Close. If
you are prompted to save changes to your Normal.dot global
template when you exit Word, say yes.

Chris at FCC wrote:

> I want to remove the Ctrl + N shortcut key from Word (I keep hitting it
> accidentally, and never use it to open a "New Blank Document" anyway). I
> tried following the instructions in Help, but the key does not show up on the
> current shortcut list in Tools-Customize. I even tried adding it and then
> removing it, and I still get a new document when I hit Ctrl + N.

[Tony Jollans]

Are you sure you're looking in the right place? I don't know what it says in
help but I doubt it's specific enough for this one.

Tools > Customize > Keyboard...
Select All Commands in the categories list on the left
Scroll down the commands list on the right and select FileNewDefault
Click on Ctrl+N in the current keys list
Press Remove.

A quick tip on finding the command name to look for:
Select any command in the Keyboard Dialog (the default when it's first
displayed is good enough)
Click in the "Press New Shortcut Key" box
Press the key combination you are interested in (in this case Ctrl+n)
The legend "Currently assigned to" will appear under the current keys box
And the name of the command (or "[unasigned]") will appear beside it, under
the "press new shortcut key" box.
You can then locate the command in the All Commands list, as described
above.
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Enjoy,
Tony

"Chris at FCC" <Chris...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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[Chris at FCC]

FileNewDefault does not show up on the list . . . but when I type in ctrl +
N, it shows up as the command to which it's currently assigned . . . I see
FileNew and FileNewContext . . . p.s. thanks for taking the time to answer on
a Sunday!

[Chris at FCC]

The only choices I have in the File commands list are FileNew and
FileNewContext. Neither of them indicate Ctrl + N as the currently assigned
key. I tried assigning Ctrl + N to another command and got the message that
it was already assigned to FileNewDefault. FileNewDefault is not on the list.
Might it exist somewhere else? (I'm fairly comfortable with computers, but
sometimes I really miss the ability to physically put my hands on a piece of
information instead of trying to guess where it's stored in invisible
electronic land!)

[Tony Jollans]

Have you selected "All Commands" under categories (on the left) - you will
need to scroll down to find it. It rather sounds like you have selected
"File".

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Enjoy,
Tony

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Select the "All Commands" category instead of "File."

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Words into Type
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[Chris at FCC]

Ah . . . success!!!! Thanks!

[Andy]

> I want to remove the Ctrl + N shortcut key from Word (I keep hitting it
> accidentally, and never use it to open a "New Blank Document" anyway). I
> tried following the instructions in Help, but the key does not show up on the
> current shortcut list in Tools-Customize. I even tried adding it and then
> removing it, and I still get a new document when I hit Ctrl + N.

Another way -

You can always get right to the "Customize Keyboard" dialog box
showing the command that a key combination is assigned to by first
hitting Ctrl-Alt-Plus. The cursor will turn to sort of a pound sign
with the corners rounded, then hit your key combination (Ctrl-N or
whatever) and you will see your command.

You can then select the key-combination and hit Remove.

Andy