Study materials on information technology in business b. Com 6 th semester paper – 601 unit – IV: application software I word Processor
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| Macro is MS Word A macro is a series of commands that is recorded so it can be played back (executed) at a later time. Macros are great for reducing the amount of work you have to doona series of steps that you perform frequently. Here's how to create and test a macro in Microsoft Word. In Word, you can automate frequently used tasks by creating and running macros. A macro is a series of commands and instructions that you group together as a single command to accomplish a task automatically. To save time on tasks you do often, bundle the steps into a macro. First, you record the macro. Then you can run the macro by clicking a button on the Quick Access Toolbar or pressing a combination of keys Everyone can use macros. You do not need any programming knowledge to use macros, and you can obtain macros without ever writing any code yourself. The macros that can help you do your work faster and easier can be obtained and installed in several ways, including the following. Macros can be created by using the Macro Recorder, which records the steps that you perform and translates them into macro code. If you can verbally describe what you want a macro to do, you can post a request to the Office Programming forum, and one or more of the experts who will read your request will be happy to write the macro for you. The code of a macro can be copied as text from a reliable trustworthy source and added to the New Macros module of a template, from which it will always be available. Macros that are stored in a template that you obtain from a reliable trustworthy source can be made available by installing the template or by using the Organizer to copy the applicable module into an installed template. |