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Keyboard Shortcuts

Keys for Menus - Word 97

Show the shortcut menu - SHIFT+F10

Make the menu bar active - F10

Show the program icon menu (on the program title bar) - ALT+SPACEBAR

Select the next or previous command on the menu or submenu - DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW (with the menu or submenu displayed)

Select the menu to the left or right; or, with a submenu visible, switch between the main menu and the submenu - LEFT ARROW or RIGHT ARROW

Select the first or last command on the menu or submenu - HOME or END

Close the visible menu and submenu at the same time - ALT

Close the visible menu; or, with a submenu visible, close the submenu only - ESC

TIP: You can select any menu command on the menu bar or on a visible toolbar with the keyboard. Press ALT to select the menu bar. (To then select a toolbar, press CTRL+TAB; repeat until the toolbar you want is selected.)

Press the letter that is underlined in the menu name that contains the command you want. In the menu that appears, press the letter underlined in the command name that you want.

NOTE : The following shortcut is not in Help.

Remove Items from menu (MRU, Commands, etc.) - CTRL+ALT+Hyphen (-)
Pointer turns to minus sign when keys are pressed, then open menu and click item to be removed.

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