WD2000: WordMail Shortcut Keys Reassigned with Templates (211836)

SUMMARY

Microsoft Word ships with templates designed for exclusive use with WordMail. Each WordMail template contains shortcut-key assignments that have been reassigned to perform different functions from their comparative default behavior in Word.

The following is a list of shortcut-key assignments that are reassigned to work with your e-mail editor and their comparative assignments in Word 2000.

The default action for the shortcut key within Word is listed under the "Word Template, Normal.dot" column as a comparison to the action that occurs in Microsoft Outlook 2000 using WordMail with one of the provided WordMail templates.


                  WordMail Template,  WordMail Template   Word Template,
                  (Email.dot),        Assigned            (Normal.dot),
 Shortcut Keys    Actions             Commands            Default Actions
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 CTRL+D           Delete Message      MailMessageDelete   Font Dialog Box

 CTRL+F           Forward             MailMessageForward  Find \ Replace

 CTRL+SHIFT+U     Task request        ClosePreview        Underline Word

 CTRL+SHIFT+B     Show Address Book   MailSelectNames     Bold Word

 CTRL+SHIFT+F     Find \ Replace      EditFind            Font Toolbar

 CTRL+SHIFT+A     View Appointment    ClosePreview        All Caps

 CTRL+SHIFT+C     View Contact        ClosePreview        Copy Format

 CTRL+SHIFT+M     View Message        ClosePreview        Decrease Indent

 CTRL+SHIFT+Q     Request Meeting     ClosePreview        Symbol Font

 CTRL+SHIFT+N     View Note           MailMessageNext     Normal Style

 CTRL+SHIFT+K     Task                ClosePreview        Small Caps

NOTE: Character and paragraph formatting (Bold, Italic, Underline, Paragraph alignments, and Font sizes) shortcut-key assignments are the same when used in Microsoft Word using the Normal.dot and in Microsoft Outlook when using the supplied templates, such as Email.dot. For example, "CTRL+B" will make the current selection bold.

MORE INFORMATION

The shortcut keys may produce unexpected behavior when:

You compose an e-mail message in Microsoft Outlook

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You are using Word as your e-mail editor

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You use any Word template that is not based on the provided WordMail templates, such as Email.dot.

Microsoft Word 2000 includes a component called WordMail that allows you to use Microsoft Word as your e-mail editor in Microsoft Outlook 2000. When you select Use Microsoft Word to edit e-mail messages in Outlook, it will look for templates in the default folder, \Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office. Microsoft Outlook will use Email.dot as the default template.

The Microsoft Word templates that are designed to be used with Microsoft Outlook are as follows:

Email.dot

Hightech.dot

Html.dot

Midnight.dot

Ocean.dot

Rain.dot

Urgent.dot

REFERENCES

For more information about shortcut-key assignments for Word or Outlook, click Microsoft Outlook or Word Help on the Help menu, type shortcut keys in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

If Outlook or Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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