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Canceling a Command
Summary: Change your mind in the middle of a command? You can press the ESC key to cancel any command currently in progress. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003.)
If you start to perform a command or action within Word, you may want to cancel it before it finishes. To do this, the general rule is to simply press the Esc key. This should cancel any command or action that Word is processing. It is also interesting to note that you can press Esc to close most every dialog box that may pop up in Word.
Tip #1458 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 2000 2002 2003
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