calculating and macros in Word

[michaelssw]

Back in the days of Word 2.0, you could calculate e.g. 12+14 by
highlighting them and using the calculate command from the tool menu.
Then when you hit cmd V, the sum was pasted into the document. You
could record a macro that would then do the calculate function for
whatever numbers you highlighted and it would paste the new sum when
you ran the macro.

Now, you will get whatever you had last on your clipboard pasted in,
not the sum. Is there anyway to change this? The sum calculated must
be something other than "pastedefault", but what is it?

Mike

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Michael:

Keep reading... I answered that one yesterday

Cheers

Back in the days of Word 2.0, you could calculate e.g. 12+14 by
highlighting them and using the calculate command from the tool menu.
Then when you hit cmd V, the sum was pasted into the document. You
could record a macro that would then do the calculate function for
whatever numbers you highlighted and it would paste the new sum when
you ran the macro.

Now, you will get whatever you had last on your clipboard pasted in,
not the sum. Is there anyway to change this? The sum calculated must
be something other than "pastedefault", but what is it?

Mike

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[Oz Springs]

Where, yesterday, I¹ve looked through all of yesterday¹s replies in Word.
Did you reply in another newsgroup?

`There¹s an AppleScript way of doing this now, but I¹d like the Word feature
back too.

Kind regards



Oz

 

[John McGhie]

Sorry: It was in another thread, which I thought was originated by you. I
said:

See here http://www.uncc.edu/sysdev/HowTos/Word/ToolsCalculat.htm

And here:
http://www.word.mvps.org/faqs/general/ToolsCalculate.htm

When you record a macro, you record the RESULT of commands and dialogs, not
the dialog itself. For what you want, you need to reinstate Tools>Calculate
to the menu bar or toolbar so it's only one click away.

Cheers

Where, yesterday, I¹ve looked through all of yesterday¹s replies in Word.
Did you reply in another newsgroup?

`There¹s an AppleScript way of doing this now, but I¹d like the Word feature
back too.

Kind regards



Oz

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Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email
me unless I ask you to.

John McGhie <[email protected]>
Consultant Technical Writer
Sydney, Australia +61 4 1209 1410