Microsoft KB Archive/231624

= OFF2000: Shortcut Keys in Dialog Boxes Do Not Work =

Article ID: 231624

Article Last Modified on 6/24/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Publisher 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q231624



SYMPTOMS
When you try to use shortcut keys in dialog boxes, the shortcut keys do not work.



CAUSE
In Office 2000 applications, the shortcut keys in dialog boxes are keyboard-specific. Therefore, shortcut keys do not work when the keyboard layout (language) differs from the user interface language.



RESOLUTION
When you use shortcut keys within dialog boxes in Office 2000 applications, ensure that your keyboard layout (language) matches the language of the user interface.

For example, if you are working in a Hebrew user interface, you need to switch your keyboard to Hebrew so that the shortcut keys in a dialog box work properly.

You can rotate through all your available keyboard layouts (languages) by pressing LEFT ALT+SHIFT.



MORE INFORMATION
With shortcut keys, you can perform actions using the keyboard alone. Shortcut keys are defined by the underline found under certain characters in the user interface. An example of a shortcut key is File in the menu bar at the top of the Word window. Pressing ALT+F opens the File menu.

Additional query words: RTL, Arabic OFF2000

Keywords: kbnofix kbprb KB231624

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