>>Second, a hot key can be assigned to all menu items.
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>I have assigned hot key to all menu Items, Shortcut keys to selective menus and a customizable Toolbar to which user can add any menu Item.
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>1. Short Key doesn't work when the menu is active. Users find it frustrating. is there a solution?
That's how it works in all the programs I just tested it with, including Word, Excel, and many non-Microsoft applications. So, your app works like any other.
>2. Can I make a menu Hotkey appear in Red Colour instead of Underlined?
See my response to your thread on this.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer