I'm also doing a review of this document. I have found the steps necessary to do these two things from OOo's Documents and have added them to this chapter. I will be submitting the changes after I work my way through the chapter.
Dan On Saturday 26 November 2005 04:29 pm, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > Dan, > > I think this is covered in Chapter 4, "Menus and Toolbars", but > from your note it sounds like that chapter needs to go into a bit > more detail. In particular, a section on assigning a macro to a > keystroke or icon might be a good addition. > > And now that I look at that chapter, I see that it doesn't go > into detail at all about customizing menus and toolbars. I've > added this to my list of enhancements for the next edition. > > Then we'd put references from the "Getting Started with Macros" > chapter to the relevant sections in Chapter 4. > > Cheers, Jean > > Dan Lewis wrote: > > I have downloaded this file to learn how to work with macros from > > scratch. I hope to have some comments and suggestions as I go along. > > Problem #1: This paragraph is at the top of page 10: > > > > "Assign the macro to a keystroke. To do this, click Tools > > > Configure to open the Configuration dialog, and then select the Keyboard > > tab. Macro libraries are at the bottom of the Category list. You can also > > find this by clicking Tools > Macros > Organize Macros > OpenOffice.org > > Basic, selecting the specific macro, and then clicking the Assign button > > to launch the Configuration window. Various tabs in this dialog allow you > > to assign the macro to execute as a menu item, from a keyboard key, a > > toolbar icon, or a system event." > > > > But how to I assign the macro to a keystoke? Specifically, what do I do > > after I have located the specific macro (HelloWorld2) at the bottom of > > the Category list? Yes there are tabs in this dialog, but what are the > > steps required in any one of these dialogs? > > > > Problem #2: How do I assign one of the macros I have created to an > > icon? (What are the steps?) > > > > Dan
