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Can't Run Macro
Hi,
I'm very new to macros. I created a simple macro today using keystrokes in Word 2003 to insert a letterhead. The problem is, when I try to use the key I have designated, or even if I choose it from the list of macros, it won't run. My document is not read-only, and I do not receive a warning or error message from Word. I checked, and the macro is present and the keyboard shortcut is assigned to Alt + L, just as I had set it up, but nothing happens when I press the keys. An interesting note: I figure Word must be doing something, if not running the macro because the undo feature does work (undo keystrokes). Of course, since nothing is showing up I can't really see what it is doing or undoing. Hope this makes sense. Thanks, Meredith |
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Don't use a macro for this. It is the wrong tool.
Use a template. http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm or use AutoText. Take a look at: How to set up letterhead or some other document where you want one header on the first page and a different header on other pages. http://www.addbalance.com/word/headersfooters.htm This gives step-by-step instructions. (It also has the following links) Some other pages to look at: Letterhead Tips and Instructions http://home.earthlink.net/~wordfaqs/Letterhead.htm Letterhead Textboxes and Styles tutorial http://addbalance.com/word/download....StylesTutorial Template Basics http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.htm How to Create a Template - Part 2 - essential reading http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Custom...platePart2.htm Word "Forms" http://www.addbalance.com/word/wordw...rces.htm#Forms and Word for Word Perfect Users http://www.addbalance.com/word/wordperfect.htm if you are coming from a WP environment (or even if you are not). If you are interested in creating templates that will work with the letter wizard or use that wizard, you should look at the chapter on Advanced Document Formatting in Using Office 2003 (or whatever your version is), Special Edition, by Ed Bott and Woody Leonhard. It has detailed instructions including instructions on getting the fields you want from your Outlook Contacts for addressing a letter. (Chapter 19 of SE Using Office 2003) You should be able to get this through your public library or at Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/IS...ncecheckbookA/ Finally, take a look at the letter templates that come with Word. While they are no great shakes as letterhead, they do use styles and AutoText lists very well. If you use the same style names that are used in those templates in your own letterhead for the same parts of the document, you will have better luck with using the built-in AutoText entries in Word. Hope this helps, -- 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! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "mbd_newjersey" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm very new to macros. I created a simple macro today using keystrokes in Word 2003 to insert a letterhead. The problem is, when I try to use the key I have designated, or even if I choose it from the list of macros, it won't run. My document is not read-only, and I do not receive a warning or error message from Word. I checked, and the macro is present and the keyboard shortcut is assigned to Alt + L, just as I had set it up, but nothing happens when I press the keys. An interesting note: I figure Word must be doing something, if not running the macro because the undo feature does work (undo keystrokes). Of course, since nothing is showing up I can't really see what it is doing or undoing. Hope this makes sense. Thanks, Meredith |
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