custom keyboard shortcut not working in Numbers '09

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custom keyboard shortcut not working in Numbers '09

I wanted to create a shortcut for merging cells. I added the shortcut (option-N) to the system preferences like the other posts on this site have suggested. It shows up in Numbers immediately. I try to use the shortcut and all I get is a "beep." I check the drop down list under "Table" and I can clearly see "Merge Cells" and my newly created shortcut. I can click on THAT and it merges the cells. But my shortcut won't work.

Sup with that?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Oct 5, 2011 12:05 AM

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Fjaxyu

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Jun 16, 2013 8:44 PM in response to japanlance

For anyone still having this problem, I tried the same thing with the merge cells and it was making the noise as well. I tried to do option-m and it wouldn't work, then I tried option-command-m and it worked! I think it maybe that command had another task assigned to it so it couldn't process both. Try a different command and maybe it will work. Also, it worked with I would click on the task bar at the top, and then push option-m, very strange.

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japanlance Author

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Jun 18, 2013 2:15 PM in response to Fjaxyu

Man, I had totally given up on this to the point I had forgotten I posted the question in the first place. Off to Numbers now to try it out.

Thanks a million!

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