Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Printing a Key Assignment List.
Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated October 23, 2021)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
When you are customizing Word, you can assign certain styles, macros, and commands to different key assignments. Word allows you to print a list of what has been assigned to certain keys. To do this, follow these steps if you are using Word 2010 or a later version:
Figure 1. Specifying you want to print key assignments.
If you are using Word 2007, follow these steps, instead:
Figure 2. The Print dialog box.
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2022-02-02 09:43:31
Andrew
Watt, try this in a macro:
Application.ListCommands False
Andy.
2022-02-01 13:55:07
Watt
Didn't there used to be a way to create a **file** (doc file) of key assignments? What good is a hard copy nowadays?
2021-10-23 08:28:43
Tomek
Thank you for this tip. I was looking for a way to do this for some time, and this came very handy.
On my machine I found keys ***still*** assigned to old macros as well as to styles that I have deleted. This enabled me to do some cleanup.
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This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here:
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