Keyboard Shortcut in Windows 2010 not working in parallels desktop 8

Hi, almost all my keyboard shortcuts are working so far. The one I can't get working is CTRL + SHIFT + F9 to delete all links from a doc. I select the entire doc, as usual, CTRL + A, but then the delete links shortcut won't work. Any suggestions? I'm working on an iMac 10.7.5, Windows 7, MS Word 2010. I've tried 2 different keyboards: the mac extended and now an MS Comfort Curve 3000. (On the microsoft website, the specs for this KB say it should work fine w/ this software.) Please help. Thanks! --Luanne

 

Hi LuanneD,

If you want F1-12 buttons to be recognized as they are, go to the Apple 'System' menu -> System Preferences -> Keyboard & Mouse (Hardware section), open the 'Keyboard' tab and check option 'Use F1-F12 keys to control software features".

Thanks,
Looran

 

Hi, Looran, thanks, on Apple menu, Prefs, Keyboard, I had already checked "Use all F1, F2 keys as standard function keys." Don't have the option you mention.

 

Hi, I need to repeat my original question, How can I get Ctrl+A, then Ctrl+SHIFT+F9 to work in parallels in Word 2010? I frequently need to strip all the links from huge book manuscripts for my freelance work, and I need to be able to do that globally. Please help. I'd already applied the solution suggested by Looran. Thanks, Luanne

 

Hi LuanneD,

You can add keyboard shortcuts to the desired functions by following the steps as suggested at http://kb.parallels.com/112271

Thanks,
Abdul

 

Hi, Abdul,

Thank you for your reply. Those instructions seemed promising. I followed them. But, unfortunately, when I reached Step 6, the dialogue box did not give me the capability to put the command keys in the correct order. My command is Ctrl+SHIFT+F9. The dialogue box only allows SHIFT+Ctrl+F9, no matter how I entered the info. I tried it anyway, and it still doesn't strip all the links.

I would love to be able to strip all the links while in Word 2010 in Parallels, so that I don't have to move the docs to the Mac side just for one procedure. If anyone has a global link-stripping shortcut that works in Parallels, please supply it!

Thanks,
Luanne