Microsoft KB Archive/229749

= WD2000: No Right-Click Access to the Thesaurus in Lists =

Article ID: 229749

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q229749



SYMPTOMS
You are unable to use the right mouse button to bring up the shortcut menu to access Synonyms (from the Thesaurus) when your selection is in a numbered or bulleted list or a table.



CAUSE
Shortcut menus are context-sensitive, which means that Word determines which menu to open based on what is selected when you click with the mouse. When your selection or word is in a bulleted or numbered list, the Bullets and Numbering list options are displayed on the menu.



WORKAROUND
You can add the Thesaurus to the Bullets and Numbering list shortcut menu by following these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Customize.
 * 2) On the Toolbars tab, click Shortcut Menus. The Shortcut Menus toolbar appears.
 * 3) Click the Commands tab in the Customize dialog box.
 * 4) Under Categories, click Tools.
 * 5) Under Commands, click and drag Thesaurus onto the Text button on the Shortcut Menus toolbar (it will drop down). In the drop-down list, click Lists and drop the Thesaurus in the location you want on the list.

You can add the Thesaurus to the Tables list shortcut menu by following these steps:


 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Customize.
 * 2) On the Toolbars tab, click Shortcut Menus. The Shortcut Menus toolbar appears.
 * 3) Click the Commands tab in the Customize dialog box.
 * 4) Under Categories, click Tools.
 * 5) Under Commands, click and drag Thesaurus onto the Table button on the Shortcut Menus toolbar (it will drop down). In the drop-down list, click Table Text and drop the Thesaurus in the location you want on the list.

Additional query words: right-click synonym

Keywords: kbprb KB229749

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