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TIP: Making use of Application Notes

Did you know there are Application Notes stored within the map file for almost every application?

Application Notes contain useful information such as a brief description of the application, as well as a list of custom hotkeys you can use within the application to perform useful tasks.

To view the Application Notes for any application press RIGHT CONTROL+RIGHT SHIFT+?

For example, the Application notes in Microsoft Word XP will tell you the following Custom Application Keys:

Left Shift + NumPad 7 - Announce alignment.

Left Shift + NumPad 8 - Announce bullet list.

Left Shift + NumPad 9 - Move focus to style box.

Left Shift + NumPad 4 - Read previous word.

Left Shift + NumPad 5 - Read sentence.

Left Shift + NumPad 6 - Read paragraph.

Left Control + Left Shift + NumPad 7 - Read line and column information from status bar.

Left Control + Left Shift + NumPad 4 - Spell checker action: read "Not in dictionary" control, read and spell the mis-spelt word and then read initial suggestion.

Dolphin Key (Caps Lock) + T - This action is exclusively for users of Dolphin Producer. When these products are first run after install the toolbar is not docked, it is floating in the middle of the document window. This action will automate the process of docking these toolbars.

Note: Certain custom actions require the visible presence of the Formatting toolbar. It is also important to make sure you switch off the setting "Standard and Formatting toolbars share one row" in the toolbar settings (View, Toolbars, Customize, Options).

Applies to:

  • Dolphin Pen
  • Hal
  • Hal Pro
  • Lunar
  • LunarPlus
  • SuperNova
  • SuperNova Pro

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