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Macros, tips, and
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Macros, tips, and
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Customizing WordPerfect: How to create or modify a ▸ toolbar ▸ keyboard ▸ menu ▸ template ▸ style Also see the main tips page (here) and a list of related tips pages (here) |
► Customize a toolbar with new toolbar buttons Create a new toolbar button to play a macro, load a program or a favorite file/folder, send keystrokes to the document, or use a built-in WordPerfect feature that might not already be on a toolbar or menu. [Plus related tips.] Also - • How to customize property bars: Adding, deleting, copying, and moving buttons on the context-sensitive Property Bars • How to create a new, custom toolbar: Adding features, macros, and even external programs to a new toolbar; copying or moving toolbar buttons from one version of WordPerfect to another version, or from one toolbar to another toolbar; etc. • Drag-and-drop shortcut icons from the Windows desktop to WordPerfect's toolbar or a property bar • How to change (edit) the default ("audiocassette") icon images on the macro buttons on your toolbar • Help creating your own macros and templates ► Customize a keyboard with new shortcut keys ("hot keys") Assign a macro, feature, program, or string of keystrokes to a key or key combination (e.g., <Ctrl+1> or <Alt+Shft+m>). [Plus tips and examples.] ¤ Note that many things are already
assigned to some key combinations -- mostly navigation, insert/delete,
and select text features. For a list of the major (and some minor) keystroke "shortcuts" in
WordPerfect for Windows, see WP_shortcut_keys.pdf.
¤ Advanced users: Make a key do "double duty" by assigning a macro to it, and make the macro play only if the key is struck multiple times (e.g., 2x, 4x, etc.) ► Customize a menu with new selections Add new menu selections (or submenus) to the WordPerfect menu bar to play a macro, use a feature, load a program/folder/file, etc. [Plus how to move, edit, or remove menu items.] ¤ While not a menu in the technical
sense, you can create a vertical
toolbar with text labels (instead of
graphic icons) to quickly access your favorite folders, templates, and
files. See How to Create a Vertical Toolbar
with Text Buttons to Access Your Favorite Folders, Templates and Files (a PDF document; 145Kb).
¤ Create a "macro menu" to play other macros. See Mike Koenecke's MacroMenu.zip at http://www.macros.koenecke.us/.
It uses a push-button display to make it easy to play any of your
macros. User-customizable: Just open the macro for editing and replace
the examples. Add your macro names to the first green-colored list, and
the titles of the macros to the second green-colored list. (Note that
the last item in each list does not terminate with a semicolon.) A
second macro is included that allows choosing between playing the macro
and editing it. You can play either macro from a toolbar button or
keystroke combination (see sections above).
► Customize a template to set up new documents The default template: How to find it, modify it, or fix it. The Additional Objects template: a second 'default template'. Custom templates: Creating your own special purpose templates. ► Customize a document with styles About styles - types of styles - tips |