keyboard shortcut?

[lorry]

is there a way to add keyboard shortcuts to specific submenu items eg i
access the custom animation submenu often and would like to do it withthe
keyboard instead of using the mouse.

If not, is there a way to keep the custom animation dialog box on the screen
when working n normal view mode.

Finally, as per an earlier post as yet unanswered, has anyone had success
with the text transparency effect on ppt 2004 with OSX? I see some effect
with a red text on my blue background, but white text is pretty much
unchanged)

Thank you all

 

[Mickey Stevens]

is there a way to add keyboard shortcuts to specific submenu items eg i
access the custom animation submenu often and would like to do it withthe
keyboard instead of using the mouse.

I'm not sure what you're asking for here. Do you want a keyboard shortcut
to launch a particular menu item? Panther (OS X 10.3) includes a facility
to create keyboard shortcuts. Open System Preferences, and then go to
Keyboard & Mouse Preferences. There you should find a Keyboard Shortcuts
tab that will allow you to create a keyboard shortcut for a menu command.

Or do you mean that you want to navigate the menus using the keyboard? You
can do that too. Go to System Preferences, and then open Keyboard & Mouse
Preferences. Click the Keyboard Access tab, and then choose to turn on full
keyboard access. Then you can use the shortcuts provided to navigate menus
using the keyboard.

If not, is there a way to keep the custom animation dialog box on the screen
when working n normal view mode.

I don't think so. It's a good suggestion though. Be sure to send your
feedback to Microsoft. In Entourage X or 2004, go to Help -> Send Feedback
on Entourage. Otherwise, click on this direct link to enter Mac Product
Feedback:
<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/feedback/suggestion.asp>

 

[lorry]

Thanks for your reply,

in answer to your question, i was trying to get a keyboard shortcut to
launch a particular menu - the slide show- Custom Animation menu in ppt
2004.

Turns out the trick was to have the program off when i did it and to know
that sometimes an wllipsis is just three periods!

Thanks again

Lorry

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