Using/Recording Macros in Microsoft Word to make hard tasks easier

Contributed by risherz November 29, 2005  
Tagged: Microsoft Word

Macros are simple yet powerful programs to simplify hard tasks. All you do is record a macro and then you can use it whenever you want.

First you have you create a Macro so that you can use it. Creating/Recording Macros are fairly easy.

1. Click on Tools in the menu bar
2. Then go to Macro
3. Click on Record New Macro…

Now give your very own Macro a name, where it needs to be stored and write up a description (so that when you need to use that macro you know exactly what the macro does)

Then assign the macro to Toolbars (for toolbar functions) or Keyboard (for keyboard functions)

4. Now you are ready to record a new Macro. If you selected then you can start recording the Macro (after you fill in the things in the window that pop’s up) you can also give a keyboard shortcut to that macro (to assign keyboard shortcuts you need to press two keys together such as Alt+t or Ctrl+t)
5. Record whatever you need to record (for example text formatting, page numbers etc. the possibilities are unlimited)
6. Click on Stop Recording (the blue square on the Stop Recording toolbar) when you are done

If you want to access your Macro now then all you do is

1. Tools
2. Macro
3. Macros…

pick the Macro and click on Run.

If you have given a keyboard shortcut for the Macro then just type in the shortcut.

The Macro will now execute itself and change the things it is supposed to.