Word 2003 - Modifying Styles with Keystrokes ONLY - Possible?

[Marty]

In Word 2000, while in Print Layout View, a style could be quickly modified
with Alt o / Styles, etc. (3-4 steps). Contrast with Word 2003, where one
must mouse through menu options (at least 7 steps to modify a paragraph);
plus, one cannot navigate the "Styles and Formatting" screen by typing the
first letter of a style name. Switching from keyboard to mouse is extremely
time-consuming, especially when trouble-shooting large, heavily formatted
documents. It is also important that I stay in Print Layout View while
working.

So, does anyone know a keyboard combination for Word 2003 Print Layout View
that bounces directly to Styles / Modify / Paragraph?

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[Jay Freedman]

In Word 2000, while in Print Layout View, a style could be quickly modified
with Alt o / Styles, etc. (3-4 steps). Contrast with Word 2003, where one
must mouse through menu options (at least 7 steps to modify a paragraph);
plus, one cannot navigate the "Styles and Formatting" screen by typing the
first letter of a style name. Switching from keyboard to mouse is extremely
time-consuming, especially when trouble-shooting large, heavily formatted
documents. It is also important that I stay in Print Layout View while
working.

So, does anyone know a keyboard combination for Word 2003 Print Layout View
that bounces directly to Styles / Modify / Paragraph?

You can assign a keystroke to open the Format > Style > Modify dialog
directly: go to Tools > Customize > Keyboard, select the Format
category and the FormatStyleModify command, enter a key combination,
and click Assign. (I'll suggest Alt+Shift+S, which isn't assigned to
anything by default.) From there, Alt+O, P gets you to the Paragraph
dialog.

If you'd rather open the Format > Style dialog first so you can choose
the style to modify, assign the keystroke to the FormatStyle command
in the Customize list. After selecting the style, press Alt+M, Alt+O,
P.

One more possibility: Using the Commands tab of the Customize dialog
(http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AsgnCmdOrMacroToToolbar.htm),
you can add the Style... command to the Format menu to open the Format

Style dialog (and, if desired, remove the Styles and Formatting...

command that opens the task pane). That will give you exactly the same
keystroke sequence you had in Word 2000.

 

[Marty]

Thanks for the suggestions.

You can assign a keystroke to open the Format > Style > Modify dialog
directly: go to Tools > Customize > Keyboard, select the Format
category and the FormatStyleModify command, enter a key combination,
and click Assign. (I'll suggest Alt+Shift+S, which isn't assigned to
anything by default.) From there, Alt+O, P gets you to the Paragraph
dialog.

If you'd rather open the Format > Style dialog first so you can choose
the style to modify, assign the keystroke to the FormatStyle command
in the Customize list. After selecting the style, press Alt+M, Alt+O,
P.

One more possibility: Using the Commands tab of the Customize dialog
(http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/AsgnCmdOrMacroToToolbar.htm),
you can add the Style... command to the Format menu to open the Format
command that opens the task pane). That will give you exactly the same
keystroke sequence you had in Word 2000.