adds-in

[Dominique]

What I am looking for is information about how to build Add-ins for
Microsoft Word on the Mac. Specifically, I need to know what entry
points are required in the code resource, where to place the
executable code, and what "callbacks" into word are available.
Ideally, and example would show how it all works.
thanks

 

[Jim Gordon]

Hi Dominique

I'm not sure how much you know about VBA and Word. For starters, Mac's
version of Visual Basic for Applications is version 5. Active-X controls are
Windows only, so whenever you see anything dealing with Active-X don't
attempt it on a Mac. There's almost always a non-Active-X way to accomplish
the same thing.

Any book about VBA version 5 will offer loads of assistance. The Mac version
of the Visual Basic editor is a no-frills deal. There's no auto-complete or
variables on the fly by mousing-over variables. But it is fully functional
and you can make add-ins that run on both Mac and Windows.

There are many on-line resources as well. Here's a article to get you
started.

Getting to grips with VBA basics in 15 minutes
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/VBABasicsIn15Mins.htm

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

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