Writing Word Macros, Second Edition

Chapter 18. Shortcut Key Bindings

In this chapter:

• Finding a Key Binding

• Creating a Key Binding

• The KeyBinding Object

A KeyBinding object represents a custom key assignment in the current context: document, template, or application (normal template). Note that custom key assignments can be made in the Customize Keyboard dialog box (see Figure 18-1) as well. KeyBinding objects are members of the KeyBindings collection.

A key binding consists of several things, as reflected in the Customize keyboard dialog box shown in Figure 18-1. First, a key binding requires a Word command (such as FileOpenFile) that is executed when the keystrokes are invoked. This command may require a command parameter (such as a filename). Second, a key binding requires a key combination (such as Alt-O,1) that invokes the command. As you will learn, this key combination is described by a key code.

Figure 18-1. The Customize Keyboard dialog box

I will describe a couple of examples before discussing the individual properties and methods of the KeyBinding and other objects.

Finding a Key Binding

It is time to fulfill a promise given in the Preface to show you how to find renegade shortcut key assignments. But first, let me review the situation. While experimenting with the material for this chapter, I created a shortcut for the FileOpenFile command and assigned it the hotkey combination Alt-O,1, forgetting that Alt-O ...