Macros in Microsoft 2000

[noresull]

Can somebody tell me where I can get any info at all about macros, i.e. what they are and how to use them?

Thanks in advance!
John

[daveleau]

Well macros are ways to get Office to do tasks automatically for you. There are some built into the app, but you can record your with Recorder.exe. We use it to quanitify our data at work but Office 97 doesn't support them as much as the previous version, hence we use it. I don't know about Office 2000s macros because I only use it at home and not at work.

I could not find anything on their website (microsoft) but if you have webferret or Copernicus, they can help in your search. I will check when I get home and to my computer if I can find anything.
Dave

[daveleau]

Here are some links

writing a macro: http://www.sysopt.com/cgi-bin/forum/Ultimate.cgi?action=intro

basics: http://members.aol.com/hammeraw/basics/macro.html

tutor: http://www.minitab.com/resources/tutorial/macros/

Good luck. Nothing specific on M$ Office 2K but they can be used there. Also remember you can record clicks, text additions, and anything done by mouse or keyboard with Recorder.exe in your Windows folder.
Dave

[Dave_H]

If you go into Word 2000 and type macros into the help wizzard, you will find a lot of info.
Check here too, this is the Microsoft office site.
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/
Here is a download from MS Office that has a bunch of sample macros to try for Word 2000.
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/2000/downloadDetails/supmacros.htm?s=/downloadCatalog/dldWord.asp

Dave