Word ITALICIZES instead of BOLDING words

[TheDisciple]

Hey had anyone had the above problems b 4?
I may have a virus u think? Ran NAV on All word files etc,
still "ziltch" -- no viruses at all present. Hmmmm...
It makes teachers look pretty dumb when students are told
that by highlighting, then pressing the "B" icon on the above toolbar causes the highlighted word etc to become Bold w/o a doubt", then to realize that it ISN'T the case w/ a few of the students' machines. YIKES !!!!!

Is there a patch / Service Pak or something to resolve this problem so that i can gracefully take the remaining "egg off my face" ?

Thnx in advance people..
=TheDisciple.

 

[JustinEzequiel]

from Word, click on Tools menu
then on customize
then on keyboard
choose Format from Categories
choose Bold from Commands
click on box under press new shortcut key
press the Ctrl and B keys on your keyboard
click on the Assign button
click on the close button
click on the close button again
close Word and save changes to Normal.dot if asked
open Word and Ctrl+B should make text bold

 

[AngO]

You can also reset the toolbar buttons.
Tools/options/Toolbar Tab
Select the Formatting Toolbar (turns blue) click reset button on bottom right.
AngO

 

[TheDisciple]

O.K; I'll give both suggestions a good ole whirl.
Thnx Much -- will tell U how it goes :-}>

=TheDisciple.

 

[TheDisciple]

Hey there AngO & JustinEzequiel:

The suggestion that U both made work o.k if your kybrd assignments are out-a-whack, but not if your ICON(s) are out-a-sync.

Meaning, when icon "B" (bold) or "I" (italicize) on the toolbar is clikd,its supposed to execute the same subroutine etc as the keyb when key combinations are pressed, Correct? So, is there a way of "mapping" ICONS to their CORRECT key combinations so that the ICONS will do what there supposed to ?

Thnx, =TheDisciple

 

[LeKirk]

Did you run the AV on the .exe files as well? Seems to me I heard of a tricky virus that does things with icons and tool bars. Strange it should only be CERTAIN machines that are doing it. Have you asked your students? Sometimes they can get a little ahead of the game![/b]

 

[AngO]

It is also possible to change a button image. Maybe someone was playing a joke???? LOL

If you Open two programs, one with correct buttons, the other incorrect. In both cases go to Tools/Options/Customize.

Right click on the button with the correct image, copy button image. Switch programs to the other; right click and paste the button image.

I don't know of any other reason this might be happening. I have changed my images before - usually adding page setup to Excel (no image assigned to the button) or something like that.

Good luck.
AngO

 

[AngO]

Sorry, just realized that if both the Bold and Italic buttons are doing the same thing that suggestion won't work.

Try deleting the button which is not correct, then replace it. Once you have tools/options/customize open, you can just drag the button off the toolbar to delete it.

Then go to the middle tab called commands. Scroll down the left side until you find the format menu. On the right side find the button for Bold, and drag it back onto the toolbar.

Please post back with results.
AngO

 

[TheDisciple]

OK-DOE-KEY man will do.

Thnx,

=TheDisciple.

 

[Dreamboat]

If none of that works, try the Word troubleshooting FAQ at:

http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?spid=68&sfid=646&CFID=46149919&CFTOKEN=104210

http://www.TheWordExpert.com

 

[TheDisciple]

Hey there, TheDisciple here;

I resolved the problem by coding a VB sub that has the same name as the menu items on the command bar. So anytime a particular menu item / sub menu item is clicked, it executes the corresponding VB sub. It also wrks when it's
associated ICON's clicked too.

This' exactly how it wrks in VB's menu editor. The VB sub takes precedence over any FORMER code etc that was "hooked" to the menu item / its icon.

Thnx alot for all the help. It's good to know that there are still beings that rather share their knowledge w/o charge. :-}>

=TheDisciple