Holding down the Alt key

[wordistheword]

I noticed that when I hold down the ALT key in Word, after a second or two, the shortcut keys on the menus come into view. Is there a way to change this behavior? I have multiple ALT+ keystrokes programmed, and it's a little annoying when I inadvertently hold down ALT too long while thinking of which other key to press.

Thanks for any and all suggestions!

(Word 2010, by the way)

[Charles Kenyon]

There is no practical way I know of to do this. These are built into the user interface. I expect you could rewrite the Ribbon interface and remove all of the Alt tips, but that seems a bit excessive.

Yes it can be a bit of a nuisance. I routinely use several Alt-F-key combinations. I just have to adapt to pressing the Alt key again if the tips pop up.

[eNGiNe]

[almost OT] Charles, given your length of service and the fact you know an Alt+F combination when you see one <g> any idea where I can get a list of the pre-ribbon shortcuts? A few are burned into my motor memory, and very handy; others, since I'm only an occasional user, get me no farther than "You are using a shortcut from an earlier version – feeling lucky?" because of partial recollection.

I have an A3 sheet with (most of) the shortcuts for my usual environment, and find it so much faster not to have to stop and reach for the mouse.

[Charles Kenyon]

Originally Posted by eNGiNe

[almost OT] Charles, ... any idea where I can get a list of the pre-ribbon shortcuts?

AFAIK, all pre-ribbon shortcuts work. (You just have to be quick with the Alt- ones!)

I usually use F1 (help) and type in "keyboard shortcut." From there I get this article in Word 2010. See Function Keys in Word 97-2013 for more ideas and links.

You can create a list that includes your customizations using the ListCommands Word command under the macros dialog (in Word commands). That might be the source of your other document.

[wordistheword]

Originally Posted by Charles Kenyon

There is no practical way I know of to do this. These are built into the user interface.

's what I figured, but I thought it was worth a shot. Thanks for the info!

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