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-===== Keyboard Shortcuts =====+====== Keyboard Shortcuts ======
  
 Keyboard shortcuts are incredibly useful, and when used correctly, will help save time and preserve sanity.  Keyboard shortcuts are incredibly useful, and when used correctly, will help save time and preserve sanity. 
  
-The table below offers a list of suggested Keyboard Shortcuts. Some of these were default, but most of them needed to be created. When you are customizing your keyboard, and "Press a new Keyboard Shortcut", it will tell you if the shortcut you have input has already been assigned. If it has, you can either leave it as is, and choose another keyboard shortcut, or you can Assign it to the command. If you do this, you must navigate to the Command for which it was already assigned to, and remove the keyboard shortcut from this command.+=====Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts=====
  
-<note>Make sure you hit "Assign", and not just "OK" after inputting a new keyboard shortcut. I definitely made this mistake more than once and was very confused about why my shortcuts were not working! +**In Word for Mac:**
-</note>+
  
-You will be able to assign many keyboard shortcuts using the ''Tools>Customize Keyboard...'' dialog. If you want to assign a shortcut to a style that you have createdthen you will need to access the dialog through the drop-down menu in the Modify Styles dialog box.+You will be able to assign many keyboard shortcuts using the ''Tools>Customize Keyboard...'' dialog.  
 + 
 +**In Word for PC:** 
 + 
 +The path to Customizing keyboard shortcuts is: ''File'' > ''Options'' > ''Customize Ribbon'' > ''Keyboard Shortcuts: **Customize**''
 + 
 +**Details for both Mac and PC:** 
 + 
 +When you are customizing your keyboard, and "Press new Keyboard Shortcut", it will tell you if the shortcut you have input has already been assigned to another command. If it has, you can either leave it as is, and choose another key combination, or you can Assign it to the command. If you do this, you may need to navigate to the Command which it was already assigned to, and remove the keyboard shortcut from this command (this depends on your version of Word some will automatically remove it from the original command when you assign it to a new command). 
 + 
 +The table below offers a list of suggested Keyboard Shortcuts. Some of these were default, but most of them needed to be created.  
 + 
 +=====Sample Shortcuts for Styles, Functions, and Commands===== 
 + 
 +Below is an example list of shortcuts. 
 + 
 +<note tip>You may prefer different shortcuts. In Word for Mac, ''Command'' + ''Option'' + ''4/5/6/7/8/9/0'' may be unassigned, and therefore easy to apply.</note> 
 + 
 +In the table below, shortcuts in regular font are built-in to word, while shortcuts in //italics// were created.
  
-This list of shortcuts is what I use. You may prefer different shortcuts. I did find that Command + Option + 4/5/6/7/8/9/0 were unassigned, and therefore easy to apply. 
  
 |        ^ Command                ^ Windows Shortcut   ^ Mac Shortcut       ^ |        ^ Command                ^ Windows Shortcut   ^ Mac Shortcut       ^
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 ^ :::    | Heading 2            | Alt+Ctrl+2         | Command + Option + 2 | ^ :::    | Heading 2            | Alt+Ctrl+2         | Command + Option + 2 |
 ^ :::    | Heading 3            | Alt+Ctrl+3        | Command + Option + 3 | ^ :::    | Heading 3            | Alt+Ctrl+3        | Command + Option + 3 |
-^ :::    | Normal                       | Command + Option + 4 | +^ :::    | Normal               Ctrl+Shift+N        //Command + Option + 4// 
-^ :::    | Quote                |         | Command + Option + 5 | +^ :::    | Blockquote (DAISY)   |         //Command + Option + 5// 
-^ :::    | Normal + Non-decorative break |  | Command + Option + 6 | +^ :::    | Emphasis             |         //Command + Option + i// 
-^ :::    | List Paragraph       |         | Command + Option + +^ :::    | Strong                      //Command + Option + s// 
-^ :::    | Emphasis                     | Command + Option + +^ :::    | Citation               |        | //Command + Option + t// 
-^ :::    | Strong               |        | Command + Option + +^ :::    | Language                     //Command + Option + 8// 
-^ :::    | Language                     | Command + Option + 8 | +^ :::    | Clear Formatting            | //Command + Option + x// 
-^ :::    | Clear Formatting            | Command + Option + x | +^Inserting | Insert Endnote | Alt+Ctrl+D //Command + Option + e// 
-^Inserting | Insert Endnote | | Command + Option + e | +^ ::: | Insert Picture (Opens dialog) | Alt+N+P //Command + Shift + i// 
-^ ::: | Insert Picture (Opens dialog) | | Command + Shift + i | +^Tools & Views | Advanced Find and Replace | | //Command + Option + f// 
-^Tools & Views | Advanced Find and Replace | | Command + Option + f | +^ ::: | Navigation Pane |Ctrl+F<sup>1</sup> //Command + Option + 0 (zero)// 
-^ ::: | Navigation Pane | | Command + Option + 0 (zero) | +^ ::: | Styles Pane | Alt+Ctrl+Shift+S | Command + Option + Shift + S | 
-^ ::: | Styles Pane | | Command + Option + S |+ 
 +<sup>1</sup> This will open up the ''Find'' function in the Navigation Pane, and you will need to click "Headings" if that is what you wish to see. If you want to have a Keyboard Shortcut that automatically opens the Headings area, you can assign one. Detailed directions can be found [[https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_word-mso_windows8-mso_365hp/how-to-open-headings-in-navigation-pane-from-the/19a5e726-236b-410d-956c-5cf614f6aed7|here]]. 
 + 
 +=====Shortcuts for Selecting Text===== 
 + 
 +Getting comfortable with using these types of shortcuts will help you to quick navigate your document, and select items when you need to. 
 + 
 +Using them also helps to give you more control over your selections. For example, if you needed to select all of the text of a chapter, and scrolled too far with your mouse, you do not have to start again - you can just use the shortcuts to de-select as many paragraphs or lines as you want!  
 + 
 +For Word for PC, a detailed list of text-selecting keyboard shortcuts can be found [[https://support.office.com/en-us/article/select-text-5ae24034-1c93-4805-bc2d-00aaf6235c97#ID0EAABAAA=Office_2010|on this page]], under the heading "Select text by using the keyboard".
  
 +For Word for Mac, a similar list can be found [[https://support.office.com/en-us/article/keyboard-shortcuts-in-word-for-mac-3256d48a-7967-475d-be81-a6e3e1284b25|on this page]], under the heading "Select text and graphics".
  
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