Microsoft Word Mac Add Comment Shortcut

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Microsoft Word has many shortcut keys that allow you to accessfunctions quickly. Some shortcuts are built into the program, but youcan also assign shortcuts to macros you create. Once you have createda macro, follow the appropriate steps to assign a shortcut to it:

Microsoft Word 2007

  1. Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
  2. Click Popular. Under 'Top options for working with Word',check Show Developer tab in the Ribbon. Click OK.
  3. On the Developer tab, click Record Macro.
  4. In the Record Macro window, under 'Macro name:', typea name for the macro.

    Note: To view a list of built-in macros, on theDeveloper tab, click Macros. Next to 'Macros in:', fromthe drop-down list, select Word Commands.

  5. From the drop-down list under 'Store macro in:', select thetemplate or document in which you want to store the macro.
  6. Under 'Description:', type a description of the macro. Do one ofthe following:
    1. To begin recording the macro without assigning it to a button onthe Quick Access Toolbar or to a shortcut key, click OK.
    2. To assign the macro to the Quick Access Toolbar:
      • Click Button.
      • From the drop-down list under 'Customize Quick Access Toolbar:',select the document (or all documents) for which you want to add themacro to the Quick Access Toolbar.
      • From the box on the left, click the macro that you arerecording, and then click Add.
      • Click OK to begin recording the macro.

    3. To assign the macro to a keyboard shortcut:
      • Click Keyboard.
      • Under 'Commands:', click the macro that you are recording.
      • Under 'Press new shortcut key:', type the key sequence that youwant, and then click Assign.
      • Click Close to begin recording the macro.

  7. Perform the actions that you want to include in the macro.
  8. To stop recording your actions, in the Developer tab,click Stop Recording.

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The official Word 2013 'Insert comment' keyboard shortcut is 'Ctrl+Alt+M'. However, when I press this combination while working in Word 2013, the Windows Magnifier pops-up. Also the 'New Comment' tooltip does not display a keyboard shortcut (see screen-shot). Word 2013's tooltips display the shortcut.if there is one.

Earlier versions of Microsoft Word

  1. From the Tools menu, selectCustomize....
  2. In the window that opens, click Keyboard....

    Note: In Word 2000, first click the Optionstab, and then the Keyboard... button.

  3. Under 'Categories:', click Macros. This will show a listof existing macros.
  4. Click the macro for which you'd like to assign a shortcut.
  5. Place your cursor in the 'Press new shortcut key:' box, and thenassign a key combination for the selected macro by pressing thedesired key combination. You must use a combination ofCtrl or Alt (Ctrl orCmd in Mac OS) and a letter,number, or symbol (e.g., Ctrl-a orCtrl-u).
  6. When you are satisfied with your shortcut, clickAssign.

    Note: If another function or macro is assignedto the combination you entered, you will see its name in the listunder 'Currently Assigned To:'. If there is nothing currentlyassigned to the combination, the message will read '[unassigned]'. Besure to pick a combination that's unassigned, or you couldunintentionally remove important combinations from Word.

  7. To save the macro to your normal template or to a specificdocument, under 'Save changes in:', select the appropriate option.

I have a love/hate relationship with Microsoft Word. On the one hand, it’s bloated and annoying. But on the other hand, it has a number of great features that I rely heavily on. One of those features is Track Changes.

So I want to quickly offer two of my favorite Track Changes tips, in case they help you like they’ve helped me. Before you read this, I’m assuming that you already know basically how to use Track Changes in Word.

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Keyboard Shortcut for Show/Hide Changes

First, a keyboard shortcut (KBSC) I use daily… you know that in the Review tab in Microsoft Word, there is a popup menu that shows “Final Showing Markup,” right?

There are three other choices in the menu: “Original Showing Markup,” “Final,” and “Original.”

Microsoft Word Mac Add Comment Shortcut

I find that I am forever switching between two of these:

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  • Final Showing Markup: I need to see the text that has been changed.
  • Final: I need to see how the final document will look, without any strikethroughs and underlines.
The problem is that it’s a major pain to choose each of these from the popup menu each time you want to switch! I’d rather use a keyboard shortcut. And fortunately, after quite a bit of searching, I found one.
First, choose Tools > Customize Keyboard… then choose All Commands from the Categories list and, in the list of Commands on the right, choose View Changes. Now give it a shortcut in the “Press new keyboard shortcut” field and click OK. (I use Ctrl+R on the Mac.)

Common Microsoft Word Shortcuts

That’s it! The shortcut you assign now toggles between these two common settings. Simple but awesome!

Accept/Reject All by Author

We sometimes have four or more people editing a single document, and trying to figure out who did what can get crazy. Often we need to accept all the changes by one author or editor, but leave the rest, and Word doesn’t make it obvious how to do that. Fortunately, the solution is pretty simple.

First, you need to realize that Word lets you show (or hide!) comments from individual reviewers. To find that, look inside the Reviewers submenu, in the Show Markup popup menu:

If you choose All Reviewers, it toggles them all on or off. Make sure the checkmark is on only next to the reviewers that you want to accept (or reject). Now, accept (or reject) all the changes:

Now you can select All Reviewers from the Show Markup menu again, so you can see the changes the other reviewers have made.

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By the way, this is one of the few Track Changes features that’s easier to accomplish in InDesign. If you use Track Changes in InDesign, and you want to accept or reject just one person’s edits, just place your cursor in one of their edits and then choose Accept/Reject All Changes by This User from the Track Changes panel menu:

Microsoft Word Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

These little tricks aren’t going to save you hours, but they will shave off seconds and minutes here and there (and they certainly make the process of working with tracked changes easier).

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