Is it possible to make a custom shortcut to “undo” in Word 2013?

Question

It appears it does not exist in custom shortcuts window and even if I make a custom ribbon item with it in it, it does not appear in the list. Let me know if I miss something.

Answer 1

Doesn’t Ctrl+Z work anymore? It should still be there near the start of the ribbon.

Answer 2

1. Right click on the ribbon menu (e.g on the Home tile).

2. Select "Customize the Ribbon" and make sure that the category "Customize Ribbon" is selected in the leftmost side bar.

3. Go to the right most column ("Customize the Ribbon"), make sure that the drop-down list just above the column is set to "Main Tabs" and then select a tabs category in the column (e.g. "Home").

4. Click the "New Group" button right underneath the column. And name it something (e.g. "Undo/Redo")

5. Select "All Commands" in the "Choose commands from" drop-down list to the left.

6. Find and select the command named "Undo" in the left column and click "Add" or drag and drop it into your new tabs group. Do the same for the command named "Redo".
   DO NOT CLICK on the "Customize" button yet. Just hit the OK button of the window.

7. Then again right click on the ribbon menu and select "Customize the Ribbon". Now you can click the "Customize" button underneath the left column labelled "Keyboard shortcuts" and select the category "Home Tab" in the the column to the left ("Categories") and find the commands "EditUndo" and "EditRedo" in the column to the right ("Commands").

8. Select them one at a time and click in the input field labelled "Press new shortcut key" underneath the "Commands" column to enter your custom shortcut key (press Ctrl+Z, or whatever combination you wish to assign to the command, on your keyboard - don't try to write "Ctrl+Z"). Then click the "Assign" button at the bottom of the window.

9. Click "Close", then the "OK" button on the "Word Options" window. Voilà! Now you have custom shortcut keys assigned.

Answer 3

I wish it did, but now only Alt+Backspace works.

I don't know why they changed it, but I really want to get the old Ctrl+Z back.