Macros are a series of steps to be taken by Word. To some extent they mimic
keyboard and mouse input but are much more complex than that. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA.htm.

Styles are a method (the best method) of setting paragraph or character
formatting. See http://addbalance.com/usersguide/styles.htm and
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/basic_formatting.htm

They are very different concepts. You can use macros to set styles or
control formatting.
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"PreciousIvy" wrote in message
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What is the difference between a macro and a style? When is one superior
to
the other?