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Enhancement - Changing Key To Access Pull-Dow
DocumentID: 654664
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:32 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: Enhancement:
A user requested that WordPerfect 5.1 include the capability to change the key that accesses the pull-down menus.

Answer:
WordPerfect's default options allow users to access the pull-down menus with either the Alt key or Alt-= key combination. Users can change this default with either a macro or the Keyboard Layout feature. With the Keyboard Layout feature, users can map almost any key to access the pull-down menus.

The keystrokes below can be used to remap the Alt-= key to the macro (Alt-M):

Keystrokes                              Reasoning
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1.      Ctrl-F10, Alt-M, Access            Defines the Macro
      Pull-Down Menus, Enter
2.      Right Arrow                        Positions the cursor after
                                          {DISPLAY OFF}
3.      Ctrl-V, Alt-equals                  Inserts the {MENU BAR} command
4.      F7                                    Exits Macro Define

Users can assign the pull-down menus to a function key or to the ESC key using the Keyboard Layout feature. To do this, they should replace step 1 above with the following:

Keystrokes Reasoning
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1.      Shift-F1, K, C or E                  Creates or edits a Keyboard
                                          Layout

2.      C, ESC, description, Enter      Assigns the pull-down menus to
                                          the ESC key

At this point, users are brought into the Macro Editor, and should repeat steps 2-4 above.

With either a macro or a Keyboard Layout activating the pull-down menus, users will not need the Alt key or Alt-= key combination to activate the pull-down menus. To disable the selection of the pull-down menus with the Alt key, use the Setup feature (Shift-F1, D, M, A, N). To disable the Alt-= key combination, use the Keyboard Layout feature and redefine that key as having no specific action.

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