[oscar51]

Because I learned to use computers before the device called a "mouse" was invented, I prefer to use keyboard-activated commands whenever possible. In particular -- and because after all these years I still cannot get used to clicking on the "up" arrow to get the lines of text on the screen to move "down" -- I use two very short macros in MS-Word97 to scroll the lines on the screen up and down. These macros are assigned to the following key combinations:
Ctrl+e will scroll the lines up.
Ctrl+d will scroll the lines down.
The cursor will not move with the lines but will maintain its position on the screen except when it crosses blank lines or page breaks.

These key commands allow me to scroll lines up or down with my left hand while making fine adjustments to the cursor position using the cursor keys with my right hand. I can then type and scroll and move the cursor without removing my hand(s) from the keyboard.

I am aware that the scroll button on newer mice will do something similar. But if you do not have a scroll button on your mouse OR the scroll button is assigned to some other function OR you do not want the cursor to move with the lines OR you do not want to use the mouse, these key commands may be useful to you.

Macro assigned to shortcut key: Ctrl+e
Sub ScrollLinesUp()
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.SmallScroll Down:=1
Selection.MoveDown Unit:=wdLine, Count:=1
End Sub

Macro assigned to shortcut key: Ctrl+d
Sub ScrollLinesDown()
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.SmallScroll Down:=-1
Selection.MoveUp Unit:=wdLine, Count:=1
End Sub

[dosman]

thanks for your reply. I am interested though
in not being at the mercy of the program
developer to allow this work "some of the time" but not all the time. Also, in my
opinion, windows macros are virtually useless
for a very fast mouse user because in order
to move quickly one must be able to keep one
hand on the mouse and execute the macro
with the other hand. go figure - try typing
cntrl-f5, then shift f4 Very rapidly with ONE hand - I have long fingers and it's still a stretch. in the dos era i could simply hit f5, then f4 and define those myself. Also bill gates took F1, probably one of the most valuable function keys to any designer. okay, i've blown my steam for today -
thanks.