On 26/07/2011 1:09 PM, Corinne Kenney wrote: > Frame 9, Windows XP. > > We're using Track Text Edits. Is there a way to open a pod and keep > the options on the desk top, or must I keep clicking Special> Track > Text Edits> (selection).
You *never* have to click Special > Track Text Edits > (selection). You never have to *click* any menu items. Unplug your mouse for a few days and learn what a good friend the Alt key is. You can curl your left thumb under to hold it down while you type any of the underlined letters in menu names, then release it and type any underlined letter in the submenu names. Choosing something from Track Text Edits takes three keystrokes: Alt + s, r, (underlined letter of selection) > > Looks like I will have to continue to access the Special menu. Anyone > know a quicker way? I don't know how to make that menu into a persistent pod, but even if you manage that, you will be slower and less productive by clicking on it than if you just use the keyboard shortcuts for the menus. HTH, -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix Geophysics Limited 3781 Victoria Park Avenue, Unit 3 Toronto, ON, Canada M1W 3K5 +1 (416) 491-7340 x 325 http://www.phoenix-geophysics.com
