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Trying to Record a Word Macro

Asked by: jc31415

In word I click on tools->macros->record new macro. After it starts recording I see a little image (I assume it's a tape), but I can't seem to do anything that can be recorded. I want to select some text and change the font, but when I try to use the mouse to select text nothing happens. I know i've recorded macros before. What could be wrong?

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2004-11-21 at 11:21:59ID21215101
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Answers

 

by: GrahamSkanPosted on 2004-11-21 at 11:39:22ID: 12639595

You can't use the mouse on the document when recording. You have to use keystrokes.

 

by: GrahamSkanPosted on 2004-11-21 at 11:41:19ID: 12639608

You can use the mouse on menu/toolbar items.

 

by: GrahamSkanPosted on 2004-11-21 at 11:44:36ID: 12639624

Use Arrow keys to move the insertion point. Hold down the shift key while doing so in order to extend the insertion point to form a Selection.

 

by: jc31415Posted on 2004-11-21 at 12:41:38ID: 12639820

Using you suggestions I was able to select text, but when I changed the font and font size I didn't see any of that in the macro. When I set bold or underline it did show up in the macro. Why didn't the font info show up?

 

by: jc31415Posted on 2004-11-21 at 12:52:54ID: 12639855

Also I want to set the horizontal alignment for the text to left. I couldn't find a way to do that.

 

by: GrahamSkanPosted on 2004-11-21 at 16:25:33ID: 12640629

I've just recorded this macro.
The font was changed via Format/Font and the Indent via Format/Paragraph.

As you will see, all the properties on the dialogue are listed, so I don't know how you managed to lose some.

Sub Macro17()
'
' Macro17 Macro
' Macro recorded 22/11/2004 by Graham Skan
'
    Selection.MoveUp Unit:=wdLine, Count:=7
    Selection.MoveDown Unit:=wdLine, Count:=2, Extend:=wdExtend
    With Selection.Font
        .Name = "Garamond"
        .Size = 20
        .Bold = True
        .Italic = False
        .Underline = wdUnderlineSingle
        .UnderlineColor = wdColorAutomatic
        .StrikeThrough = False
        .DoubleStrikeThrough = False
        .Outline = False
        .Emboss = False
        .Shadow = False
        .Hidden = False
        .SmallCaps = False
        .AllCaps = False
        .Color = wdColorAutomatic
        .Engrave = False
        .Superscript = False
        .Subscript = False
        .Spacing = 0
        .Scaling = 100
        .Position = 0
        .Kerning = 0
        .Animation = wdAnimationNone
    End With
    With Selection.ParagraphFormat
        .LeftIndent = CentimetersToPoints(0)
        .RightIndent = CentimetersToPoints(0)
        .SpaceBefore = 0
        .SpaceBeforeAuto = False
        .SpaceAfter = 0
        .SpaceAfterAuto = False
        .LineSpacingRule = wdLineSpaceSingle
        .Alignment = wdAlignParagraphLeft
        .WidowControl = True
        .KeepWithNext = False
        .KeepTogether = False
        .PageBreakBefore = False
        .NoLineNumber = False
        .Hyphenation = True
        .FirstLineIndent = CentimetersToPoints(0)
        .OutlineLevel = wdOutlineLevelBodyText
        .CharacterUnitLeftIndent = 0
        .CharacterUnitRightIndent = 0
        .CharacterUnitFirstLineIndent = 0
        .LineUnitBefore = 0
        .LineUnitAfter = 0
    End With
End Sub

 

by: jc31415Posted on 2004-11-22 at 06:12:18ID: 12644436

I got it to work with one small problem. I am changing the text on line 2, but when I do that line 3 is appended to line 2. How do I add a carriage return to my added text?

 

by: GrahamSkanPosted on 2004-11-22 at 06:28:14ID: 12644552

The string constant vbCrLf (or vbCr or vbLf) is treated as a paragraph mark.
If you still have problems, you can post your code here.

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