Return to Last Edit

[irasiegel1]

In work, to return to the place where the cursor was last placed (or
at least where the last edit was), the instructions in Word Help say
to push the F5 key (or maybe shift-F5).

This works fine on my iMac, but not at all on my MacBook Pro. All I
get is a brief image of the Macbook Pro's volume adjustment icon.

Any suggestions?

 

[irasiegel1]

That message should be:

In MS Word, in order to return to the place where the cursor was last
placed (or
at least where the last edit was), the instructions in Word Help say
to push the F5 key (or maybe shift-F5).
This works fine on my iMac, but not at all on my MacBook Pro. All I
get is a brief image of the Macbook Pro's volume adjustment icon.

Any suggestions?

 

[Elliott Roper]

That message should be:

In MS Word, in order to return to the place where the cursor was last
placed (or
at least where the last edit was), the instructions in Word Help say
to push the F5 key (or maybe shift-F5).
This works fine on my iMac, but not at all on my MacBook Pro. All I
get is a brief image of the Macbook Pro's volume adjustment icon.

cmd-opt-z is an alternative shortcut.
Or you could tell your Mac OS X in system preferences È Keyboard È Use
Function keys as standard keys.
Which is what any sane person does 15ns after starting OS X.
OR, if you wanted to be particularly idiosyncratic, in Word, hop into
Tools È Customize È Customize Keyboard È Categories = All Commands È
Commands =GoBack and assign yourself yet another keyboard shortcut.

 

[Clive Huggan]

On 16/11/07 7:28 AM, in article 151120072028534613%[email protected],

Or you could tell your Mac OS X in system preferences » Keyboard » Use
Function keys as standard keys.
Which is what any sane person does 15ns after starting OS X.

<snip>

Um, I appear never to have been sane, Elliott (and I know you may well have
made that observation some time ago ;-)

What is the practical effect of what that setting does, please?

Comradely antipodean salutations,

CH
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[Elliott Roper]

On 16/11/07 7:28 AM, in article 151120072028534613%[email protected],



<snip>

Um, I appear never to have been sane, Elliott (and I know you may well have
made that observation some time ago ;-)

What is the practical effect of what that setting does, please?

On a laptop, it gives you back your function keys.
Thereafter, if you ever want to up the volume, hold down the fn key
before assaulting f5.
In other words, it simply reverses the default use of the fn key.

 

[irasiegel1]

Hi Elliott and Clive,

As far as sanity goes, I have my few moments. Which is why I finally
did something (that is, ask a question here) about this "quirk" that
has been bugging me for years. And both solutions works just fine.
Command-Option-Z works easily with one hand and reversing the default
of the fn in System Preferences sets my MacBook Pro up to work more
intuitively! SO, REALLY BIG THANKS, ELLIOTT!!

Ira

 

[Clive Huggan]

On a laptop, it gives you back your function keys.
Thereafter, if you ever want to up the volume, hold down the fn key
before assaulting f5.
In other words, it simply reverses the default use of the fn key.

Aha! I get it! Thank you, Elliott!
CH
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[Clive Huggan]

On 16/11/07 12:02 PM, in article
(e-mail address removed),

Command-Option-Z works easily with one hand

Yep, spot on -- that's why we favour it too, Ira (and other keyboard
shortcuts clustered in that area). ;-)

When you "have another moment", visit us again -- we have heaps too!

Cheers,
Clive
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