Macro

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helloworld

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

I am unable to find the feature 'record macros' in Word. I am able to access the Macros dialog box by selecting Macros from the Tools menu. But how do i record macros? Does this feature exist in Word?
 
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Clive Huggan

The macro facility was removed from Word in the 2008 version. Microsoft has
said they will be restoring it in the next version, but right now your
choices are Word 2004 or earlier, or (if you have a Mac with an Intel
processor, enabling you to install Windows) Word 2007 or earlier.

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the Americas and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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Boch 3343

In some cases, AppleScript can be used as a replacement for VBA in order to
perform automated operations.
 
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Torrence

That's not the answer I was hoping for. OK, so how can I quickly reformat any document into the style I want by pressing one key? For example, I used to convert incoming text documents into Geneva, 16 point, regular before passing it along to copy editors.
 
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Daiya Mitchell

You can write an AppleScript or Automator action that selects all text
and applies 16pt Geneva to it. See if Automator offers anything. If
not, this should mostly work, except that I don't know how to clear
bold, italics, etc, and am not sure if you wanted that anyhow:

tell application "Microsoft Word"
select text object of active document
set font size of font object of selection to "16"
set name of font object of selection to "Geneva"
end tell

see here re installing and pressing a single key:
http://word.mvps.org/Mac/InstallApplescript.html
 
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Clive Huggan

You can also drop your insertion point into a [presumably blank] paragraph
formatted with 16 point Geneva, then choose File menu => Paste special =>
Unformatted. The pasted text will take on the characteristics of the
paragraph into which it's dropped.

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the Americas and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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