Re: Text entry - is there an easy way?
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- Subject: [mg20477] Re: Text entry - is there an easy way?
- From: "Allan Hayes" <hay at haystack.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 02:04:45 -0400
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J.R. Chaffer <jrchaff at nwlink.com> wrote in message news:7v3e43$64u at smc.vnet.net... > Hi, I'm new to Mathematica. I am using Version 4.0, Student > edition. > > I'm thinking there must be a keyboard shortcut to enter text. > I have figured out how to alter preferences (or something) > and have the toolbar displayed whenever a notebook is > opened. But whenever I want to insert a text cell, I have > to grab the mouse, point to the dropdown edit box in the > toolbar, and specifically select text. > > Is there not a keyboard shortcut to designate the next > entry as text? > > I've looked in Help, with no luck, so far. > > Thanks. > > John Chaffer > jrchaff at nwlink.com > > John, You should find the keyboard shortcut at menu: Format > Style > Text -- Allan --------------------- Allan Hayes Mathematica Training and Consulting Leicester UK www.haystack.demon.co.uk hay at haystack.demon.co.uk Voice: +44 (0)116 271 4198 Fax: +44 (0)870 164 0565