And another lifesaving trick... - Varmint_hunting Posted: Oct 31st, 2009 - 11:01 am In Reply to: Just gotta gripe - newvhmt
I have a keystroke combination that reverses the positions of 2 characters. I happened to assign it to CTRL-G because that combination was not being used by anything else. Your mileage may vary.
I was able to make it happen using the keystroke recording feature of my expander. If you're using Word, you can use the macro recording feature to do the same thing.
I put the cursor on the first of the 2 characters I want to reverse. The recorded keystroke order is then select (shift-right-arrow), copy (CTRL-C), delete (DELETE key), right arrow (to move past the second character), paste (CTRL-V).
So then, when I want to make it happen, I just put the cursor in front of the first of the 2 characters I want to reverse, then hit CTRL-G. Voila!
I tacked an additional command to the end of mine which is simply the END key, meaning the cursor then jumps to the end of the current line. That usually takes me back to the place I was typing before my brain kicked in to notice the error.
Clear as mud?
If you can get this one working, it is definitely a real time-saver, because how many times do you reverse 2 characters, and then have to back up and fix them? This little trick speeds up the process. A lot.
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