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# Go to <b>Tools > Macros > Macro...</b>, select the macro you wish to assign to a keystroke, then click <b>Assign</b>.
 
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# Under the <b>Keyboard</b> tab, select some unused key for this action, like <b>F3</b> for instance.
 
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# Click on <b>Modify</b>, then <b>OK</b>, then <b>Close</b>.
 
  
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Now an <b>F3</b> keystroke will run the macro. If you save it under <b>soffice</b>, it will be available in all your OpenOffice.org documents.
 
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The above is incorrect:
 
 
# Go to <b>Tools > Customize</b>.
 
# Go to <b>Tools > Customize</b>.
 
# Select <b>Keyboard</b> Tab.
 
# Select <b>Keyboard</b> Tab.

Revision as of 16:24, 27 March 2009


How can I assign a macro to a key?

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  1. Go to Tools > Customize.
  2. Select Keyboard Tab.
  3. Under Category, select OpenOffice.org Macros.
  4. Browse to the Macro containing the desired Function.
  5. Under Function, select the desired function.
  6. Under Shortcut keys, browse to and select the desired shortcut key.
  7. Click on Modify. The shortcut key now appears under Keys.
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