F11 full screen shortcut (in Word2003, for starters)

[ChrisGreaves]

Just curious is all.
I find myself actually Reading Word documents rather than creting or modifying them; quite a new experience for me.
I tried the F11 key which in various other applications (browsers? PDF readers?) seemed to be a standard assignment.
Not so in Word2003!
This page put me on the right track, and now F11 does what it I think ought to - Toggle Full Screen mode.

I am left scratching my head why there is/was not a function key assigned to this toggle.
Cheers
Chris

[HansV]

F11 is the built-in keyboard shortcut for "Move to the next field" - if the document contains fields, of course.

See Keyboard shortcuts in Word.

[ChrisGreaves]

F11 is the built-in keyboard shortcut for "Move to the next field" - if the document contains fields, of course.

So it is!
I didn't know that.
Now I have gained a useful shortcut that I didn't have AND lost one that I didn't know I had.
(We need another new smiley, for running in one spot and getting nowhere.
We could label it :chris:)
Thanks, Hans.

[Charles Kenyon]

See my page on function keys: http://www.addbalance.com/word/functionkeys.htm.
I used to have templates and stickers for my keyboards.
Take special note at the bottom of that page. There is a toolbar available in Word 2003 tha displays the function keys and their functions dynamically at the bottom of the screen.

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 Commandbars("Function Key Display")

Here is my writing on keyboard shortcuts, including Function keys, that deal with fields:
http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/fi ... m#Function

Here is Microsoft's page on keyboard shortcuts in recent versions.
(they leave many out, and some have changed with the Ribbon)
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/off ... ab=Windows

Here is my article on how to find out what shortcuts you have:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mso ... 9698042191

Finally, here is my downloads page with Chris Woodman's keyboard shortcut organizer:
http://addbalance.com/word/download.htm#ChrisWoodman
(for Word 2003, you want the original .dot from 2002 rather than the Ribbon version)

[ChrisGreaves]

There is a toolbar available in Word 2003 tha displays the function keys and their functions dynamically at the bottom of the screen.

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 Commandbars("Function Key Display")

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Cooler than cool (but not quite as cool as Bonavista right now)

I plunked that bit of code into a "Sub Test" and ran it.
Nada. Zilch.
I carefully dragged my toolbars to the screen one by one and closed them.
Still nothing.
I then opened View Toolbars and scratched my head.
Next came Tools, Customize, Toolbars and Word2003 insisted that it was checked ON.
I switched to scratching my head with both hands and it was then I saw the toolbar running along the bottom of the window.
I soon put it in its place!

I see that <F8> needs a bit of work ... maybe I will assign <F8> to my Sub Test
Thanks, Charles.
Chris