Formatting with macros

Charles Kenyon · #1 05-15-2012, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by WaltR

The only way I know to make macros is to record them through the Developer tab, so I wouldn't know how to do it from just the code, at this point anyway. I've got a book with a couple of chapters on writing macros in Word so I might check it out.

One of the best ways I've found to learn vba is to look at code written by a very good programmer and try stepping through it to see what it does. The code put together by the macro recorder can be a start but it is never well written. Many functions in Word cannot be captured by the recorder.

In case you haven't guessed, Paul is a very good programmer.

A very good book IMHO is Writing Word Macros by Steve Roman, from O'Reilly even though I think it was written for Word 2000.

As far a s time goes, if you need macros to do your work, try investing an hour a week in learning. It will repay you very quickly.

macropod · #2 05-15-2012, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charles Kenyon

In case you haven't guessed, Paul is a very good programmer.

Competent, may be, but I wouldn't say 'very good'.

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