How to disable some features?

[Ray19]

I am using Word 2003 on a Vista Ultimate system. I am not the most efficient
typist. Often when I mistrike a key or keys different unwanted features pop
up for installation or to be used. Nothing further can be entered until some
action is taken on the feature suddenly presented! This is very frustrating!
Is there any way to disable some (or all ) of these features that are
evidently easily accessable from the keyboard but become quite irritating for
a noivice typist who is just trying to create a simple Word document?
Thanks, in advance, for any advice provided.
Ray19

 

[CyberTaz]

Unless you specify what these "unwanted features" are it's almost impossible
to suggest how to control them - there is no On/Off setting for "Stop
Everything I Don't Like". Not only are the settings for different features
accessed in different locations, but depending on what keystrokes you're
accidentally hitting you may be triggering operating system features or
something else totally unrelated to Word.

Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[Ray19]

Jay,
Thanks, your reply was very helpful. I was wondering - is there a way to
determine the mistruck key combinations from the feature that is activiated?
Thanks, for any additional info.
Ray19

 

[Jay Freedman]

It may be possible, if you know the menu command structure reasonably well.

For example, let's say you hit some key combination and a field with today's
date appears in the document. The menu command for this is Insert > Date and
Time. Open the Tools > Customize dialog and click the Keyboard button there to
open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog. Choose the All Commands category. In the
right-hand list, you'll find the InsertDateTime command (that is, collapse the
menu path into one word), which shows the shortcut Alt+Shift+D.

It isn't always so simple. The menu command for the Track Changes feature is
Tools > Track Changes. But the command in the shortcut dialog is
ToolsRevisionMarksToggle (probably because Track Changes was known as Revision
Marks in an earlier version, and MS felt it was important to maintain backward
compatibility). Once you find that, you'll see the shortcut Ctrl+Shift+E.

 

[Ray19]

Thanks again Jay,
Excellent very clear advice. I appreciate the sharing of your experience and
knowledge. Thanks for taking the time to give very clear and detailed
explanations in answer to my queries.
Best wishes for future success in all your endeavors.
Ray19