# Tell me something about Macros in MSWord **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 24, 2005, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-about-macros-in-msword/296005 "2005-03-24T04:57:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-about-macros-in-msword/296005/1 "2005-03-24T04:57:26Z")
I want to be able to toggle my text into and out of “subscript” mode with a keyboard shortcut, but there doesn’t seem to be any such shortcut available in Microsoft Word. I have this vague unverified notion that I can create such a shortcut myself by writing a macro. Is this notion correct? If so, how do I do it? I’ve found there already is a macro called “subscript” which does exactly what I want it to do–except it’s not tied to a shortcut as far as I can tell! I have to go into the “tools” menu, go to “macros” then open up the ‘subcript’ macro and hit “run.” I’d rather do all this with alt-S or something. Any help? Thanks! -Kris ---
**Author:** ![lostinspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ccd318/32.png) [@lostinspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lostinspace)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-about-macros-in-msword/296005/2 "2005-03-24T05:18:46Z")
I’m using Word 2000, so if you’re using a different version the menus may differ a bit: Go to Tools \> Customize, and then when the dialogue box pops up click on the “Keyboard” button. From there, you can add or change keyboard shortcuts as you wish. FWIW, I already seem to have a keyboard shortcut for subscripting (Ctrl+=). This is not a macro, by the way. You’re just changing the keyboard shortcuts.