I have a Logitech Mx-700 optical mouse and would like to program the
"Escape" key to a spare button on the mouse. That way I don't have to take
my hand off the mouse(southpaw) and hit the escape key to bail out of a
command. It would save a little time over going  and hitting the Icon again.
I use allot of "number" hotkeys
The programmed "escape" button works well in word, excel etc. but is
nonfunctional in SWX. Any Ideas?
I would settle for a hot key in the Number keys but alas the is no option in
the hot key area for "escape", unless my eyes have gone. If it is there,
please someone tell me where.

TIA
Mike Eckstein

You can assign the following macro to a hotkey and then either use the
hotkey directly or program the mouse to hit the hotkey:

Dim swApp As Object
Sub main()
Set swApp = Application.SldWorks

SendKeys "{ESC}"

Set swApp = Nothing

End Sub




Eric


"Michael Eckstein" <mike.eckstein_nospamhere_@charter.net> wrote in message news:<10i7f6b8sfb1uc1@corp.supernews.com>...
> I have a Logitech Mx-700 optical mouse and would like to program the
> "Escape" key to a spare button on the mouse. That way I don't have to take
> my hand off the mouse(southpaw) and hit the escape key to bail out of a
> command. It would save a little time over going  and hitting the Icon again.
> I use allot of "number" hotkeys
> The programmed "escape" button works well in word, excel etc. but is
> nonfunctional in SWX. Any Ideas?
> I would settle for a hot key in the Number keys but alas the is no option in
> the hot key area for "escape", unless my eyes have gone. If it is there,
> please someone tell me where.
> 
> TIA
> Mike Eckstein

Thanks you're a life saver,

Having "Upgraded" to a Bluetooth Microsoft Intellimouse I've been unable to
program a button as an escape key. This was incredibly frustrating as I
could with my old Intellimouse.

Now thanks to you I have assigned your Macro to the F1 key, set the mouse
key to F1 and problem solved!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks again

John Layne
(long time lurker in this newsgroup)

"Eric Zuercher" <zuercher@agmcontainer.com> wrote in message
news:698d9373.0408190626.51b10d16@posting.google.com...
> You can assign the following macro to a hotkey and then either use the
> hotkey directly or program the mouse to hit the hotkey:
>
> Dim swApp As Object
> Sub main()
> Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
>
> SendKeys "{ESC}"
>
> Set swApp = Nothing
>
> End Sub
>
>
>
>
> Eric
>
>
> "Michael Eckstein" <mike.eckstein_nospamhere_@charter.net> wrote in
message news:<10i7f6b8sfb1uc1@corp.supernews.com>...
> > I have a Logitech Mx-700 optical mouse and would like to program the
> > "Escape" key to a spare button on the mouse. That way I don't have to
take
> > my hand off the mouse(southpaw) and hit the escape key to bail out of a
> > command. It would save a little time over going  and hitting the Icon
again.
> > I use allot of "number" hotkeys
> > The programmed "escape" button works well in word, excel etc. but is
> > nonfunctional in SWX. Any Ideas?
> > I would settle for a hot key in the Number keys but alas the is no
option in
> > the hot key area for "escape", unless my eyes have gone. If it is there,
> > please someone tell me where.
> >
> > TIA
> > Mike Eckstein