ID: Q113185
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When you use the US-International Keyboard Layout setting, some US- International key combinations run Word for Windows commands instead of producing international (accented) characters.
For example, if you press RIGHT ALT+i to produce a lowercase letter "I" with an acute accent, Word instead runs the Print Preview command and switches to print preview.
To view the Regional Settings in Windows 95, click the Start button, click Settings, click Control Panel, and double-click Regional Settings. To view the Keyboard Layout setting in Windows 3.x, open Windows Control Panel and click the International icon.
To implement full keyboard access to all commands, Word overrides several of the US-International key combinations. As a result, these key combinations do not produce international characters in Word 6.0, 7.0 and Word 97; instead, they run Word commands.
The following table lists the US-International key combinations strokes that run Word commands instead of producing international characters.
NOTE: The ALTGR key is the RIGHT ALT key or the CTRL+LEFT ALT key on standard U.S. keyboard.
Key Word Command Expected International Character
--- ------------ --------------------------------
ALTGR+a InsertAnnotation a' (a, acute accent, {SYMBOL
0225})
(For Word 97, this shortcut is unassigned)
ALTGR+e InsertEndnoteNow e' (e, acute accent, {SYMBOL
0233})
ALTGR+i FilePrintPreview i' (i, acute accent, {SYMBOL
0237})
ALTGR+n ViewNormal n tilde ({SYMBOL 0241})
ALTGR+o ViewOutline o' (o, acute accent, {SYMBOL
0243})
ALTGR+p ViewPage o" (o, umlaut, {SYMBOL 0246})
ALTGR+s DocSplit esset (hard S, {SYMBOL 0223})
ALTGR+t Trademark Thorn Icelandic capital
({SYMBOL 0254})
ALTGR+u TableUpdateAutoFormat u' (u, acute accent, {SYMBOL
0250})
ALTGR+y RepeatFind u" (u, umlaut, {SYMBOL 0252})
ALTGR+z GoBack ae ligature ({SYMBOL 0230})
ALTGR+1 ApplyHeading1 open exclamation mark (inverted
or upside down exclamation mark,
{SYMBOL 0161})
ALTGR+2 ApplyHeading2 superscript 2 ({SYMBOL 0178})
ALTGR+3 ApplyHeading3 superscript 3 ({SYMBOL 0179})
ALTGR+! Open Exclamation Mark superscript 1 ({SYMBOL 0185})
ALTGR+- ToolsCustomizeRemoveMenu Japanese yen ({SYMBOL 0165})
ALTGR+= ToolsCustomizeAddMenuShort multiplication sign (looks like
"x", {SYMBOL 0215})
Method 1: To restore the US-International keyboard functionality for
the key combinations listed above, you can remove the Word
keyboard assignment for each one. You can make these changes
globally, in NORMAL.DOT, or you can make them in a template,
which you can attach or load as an add-in when needed. Use
the following procedure to remove Word keyboard assignments
to activate the US-International key combinations.
Note: These steps remove the documented Word functionality
for each key combination you modify. To restore Word
functionality, click the Reset All button in the Tools
Customize dialog box on the Keyboard tab.
a. On the Tools menu, click Customize.
b. Click the Keyboard tab.
c. From the Categories and Commands lists, select the Word
command you want to unassign. For example, to unassign the
ViewNormal command from the ALTGR+n key combination,
select View in the Categories list and select ViewNormal
in the Commands list.
d. Select the key combination in the Current Keys box. For
example, select ALT+CTRL+N, which appears in the Current
Keys box for the ViewNormal command.
e. Click the Remove button. This clears the key combination
from the Current Keys box.
f. Repeat steps c through e to remove additional keyboard
assignments.
g. Click the Close button.
you can use one of the following alternative methods to
create international characters:
a. On the Insert menu, click Symbol. Select the international
character you want to insert and click the Insert button.
b. Use the keyboard shortcut key combination to create the
international character on your U.S. keyboard. For a
complete list of key combinations for international
characters, see page 49 in the "Microsoft Word User's
Guide" for Word 6.0 or double-click the Help button on the
Standard toolbar, and then type "international settings"
(without the quotation marks).
Corporation. This template removes the Word key assignments
that conflict with US-International key combinations. Alki
supplies this template with the U.S. domestic version of its
foreign language proofing tools. The package contains
complete documentation on most international keyboard
settings and includes keyboard layout diagrams. ALTKEYBD.DOT
modifies only the keyboard assignments; it does not affect
menu or toolbar assignments for any Word commands.
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, pages 48-49
KBCategory: KBSubcategory: Additional query words: 6.0 6.0a foreign diacritical special 6.0c word7 word6 7.0 word95 winword 8.0 word8 word97
Keywords : kbualink97
Version : 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 7.0 97
Platform : WINDOWSLast Reviewed: February 6, 1998