Quick Macro Question

[MAB]

I don't have any coding experience, and my macros are mostly created using
the record function, however, I am unable to record a macro for something
fairly simple (or at least I would think it's fairly simple).

I would like a macro to do the following: Insert | Reference | Cross
Reference. That's it; just for the cross reference dialg box to open. I'll
manually select what I want at that point.

Like I said, I tried recording these steps, but nothing recorded.

I'm using Word 2003.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Steve Yandl]

Sub InsXref()
Application.Dialogs(wdDialogInsertCrossReference).Show
End Sub

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Generally the macro recorder records (sort of) results, rather than process.
You can't use it to open dialogs.

What you need is:
Application.Dialogs(wdDialogInsertCrossReference).Show


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[MAB]

Perfect!

Thanks Steve.

Sub InsXref()
Application.Dialogs(wdDialogInsertCrossReference).Show
End Sub

 

[Ugnz]

My question is, how do you find out what the dialog box is called. I've seen
this question twice now, for different dialog boxes, and I don't want to have
to ask every time I want to write a macro for a new dialog box.

I've tried, and unfortunately wild guessing doesn't do the trick