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Writing Macros
I have been using the Record feature to create Macros for many years now and
have directly written a few myself. At the moment I'm still using Word 97. Is there a book or something out there that I can purchase that will teach me more about writing macros? I'd like something more advanced. |
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I have found Learning Word Programming by Ph.D., Steven Roman to be very
helpful, but you can google for a good book and evaluate and make your own decision. I hope this has been helpful to you. -- Carol A. Bratt, MCP "Aurora" wrote: I have been using the Record feature to create Macros for many years now and have directly written a few myself. At the moment I'm still using Word 97. Is there a book or something out there that I can purchase that will teach me more about writing macros? I'd like something more advanced. |
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Check he http://word.mvps.org/Tutorials/BookRecommendations.htm. I have
the Word 2000 Developer's Handbook, and use it quite often. It does require some knowledge of VBA to understand what's being said a lot of the time, but it's good. The Word 2000 VBA Programmer's Reference might be a better beginner's choice from the comments made; I have never used it. For the very basics, don't overlook a "For Dummies" book, although you would need one just for Word VBA. Ed "Aurora" wrote in message ... I have been using the Record feature to create Macros for many years now and have directly written a few myself. At the moment I'm still using Word 97. Is there a book or something out there that I can purchase that will teach me more about writing macros? I'd like something more advanced. |
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Thanks for your opinion, appreciate it.
"Carol" wrote: I have found Learning Word Programming by Ph.D., Steven Roman to be very helpful, but you can google for a good book and evaluate and make your own decision. I hope this has been helpful to you. -- Carol A. Bratt, MCP "Aurora" wrote: I have been using the Record feature to create Macros for many years now and have directly written a few myself. At the moment I'm still using Word 97. Is there a book or something out there that I can purchase that will teach me more about writing macros? I'd like something more advanced. |
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Thank you for your input. I'll check out the books listed there.
"Ed" wrote: Check he http://word.mvps.org/Tutorials/BookRecommendations.htm. I have the Word 2000 Developer's Handbook, and use it quite often. It does require some knowledge of VBA to understand what's being said a lot of the time, but it's good. The Word 2000 VBA Programmer's Reference might be a better beginner's choice from the comments made; I have never used it. For the very basics, don't overlook a "For Dummies" book, although you would need one just for Word VBA. Ed "Aurora" wrote in message ... I have been using the Record feature to create Macros for many years now and have directly written a few myself. At the moment I'm still using Word 97. Is there a book or something out there that I can purchase that will teach me more about writing macros? I'd like something more advanced. |
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I highly recommend the "Word 2000 Developer's Handbook" by Guy Hart-Davis.
It's a little out of date but very comprehensive. Although it has been out of print for quite sometime, I was able to purchase a new copy via Amazon. It's been a life saver... -- Kevin Backmann "Aurora" wrote: I have been using the Record feature to create Macros for many years now and have directly written a few myself. At the moment I'm still using Word 97. Is there a book or something out there that I can purchase that will teach me more about writing macros? I'd like something more advanced. |
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I'm sure all the books recommended are good ones, but until you get a book,
you might have a look at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/...csIn15Mins.htm -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Aurora" wrote in message ... I have been using the Record feature to create Macros for many years now and have directly written a few myself. At the moment I'm still using Word 97. Is there a book or something out there that I can purchase that will teach me more about writing macros? I'd like something more advanced. |
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One of the very best sources of knowledge on VBA is the Word Help.
Open the VBA Editor and spend as much time as it takes learning to use the Help in VBA. That's where *I* learnt it all :-) You must have the VBA editor open, its help is quite different to that which you will see in Word itself. You must have installed the VBA Help (it's an optional install item unless you did a FULL install of Microsoft Office). I strongly recommend that you update to Word 2003 if you are going to use VBA: The Help in Word 2003 is much better, and it's full of sample code you can copy from the help. Cheers On 10/2/06 1:33 AM, in article , "Aurora" wrote: I have been using the Record feature to create Macros for many years now and have directly written a few myself. At the moment I'm still using Word 97. Is there a book or something out there that I can purchase that will teach me more about writing macros? I'd like something more advanced. -- Please reply to the newsgroup to maintain the thread. Please do not email me unless I ask you to. John McGhie Microsoft MVP, Word and Word for Macintosh. Consultant Technical Writer Sydney, Australia +61 (0) 4 1209 1410 |
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