When the bold shortcut doesn't work.A reader wrote to say my shortcut (1) In Windows, a shortcut is an icon that points to a program or data file. Shortcuts can be placed on the desktop or stored in other folders, and double clicking a shortcut is the same as double clicking the original file. suggestion (JofA, Aug.05, page 89) for making words bold in Word by typing asterisks (*) at either end of the string (*words to be made bold *) didn't work. I double-checked and it worked just fine. Plus no one else had trouble with the shortcut. The reader, Antonia M. Lafferty, CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. , controller of CorCell Inc., was sure she wasn't making a mistake, so she checked further. Eventually she found the problem. Her default setting in AutoCorrect for the shortcut had been turned off. Since then others have experienced the same problem. Here's the solution: Click on Format, AutoFormat, Options and the AutoCorrect screen will appear (see below). Place a check next to *Bold* and_italic_with real formatting. Notice you can use the underscore line (_) in the same way to set italics automatically. STANLEY ZAROWIN, a former JofA senior editor, is now a contributing editor A contributing editor is a magazine job title that varies in responsibilities. Most often, a contributing editor is a freelancer who has proven ability and readership draw. to the magazine. His e-mail address See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address is zarowin@mindspring. com. |
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