Recording A Macro

To record a macro, follow these steps:

1. Click Tools|Macro|Record New Macro on the menu bar.
   
2. Name the macro in the Macro name field. This name cannot contain spaces and or begin with a number.
3. From the Store macro in drop-down box, select the document you would like the macro to be associated with or choose "All Documents" be able to use the macro in any document.
4. Enter a description of the macro in the Description field. This is for your reference only so you remember what the macro does.
5. Click OK to begin recording.
6. Select options from the drop-down menus and Word will record the options you choose from the dialog boxes, such as changing the margins on the Page Setup window. Select only options that modify the document. Word will not record toggle actions such as View|Toolbars that have no effect on the document itself.
7. The recording toolbar will allow you to stop, pause, and resume recording.
   
8. Click the Stop button the recording toolbar. The macro is now saved.

Running A Macro

To run an existing macro, follow these steps.

1. Select Tools|Macro|Macros from the menu bar.
2. From the Macros window, highlight the Macro name in the list and click Run.
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3. If the macro is long and you want to stop it while it is running, press BREAK (hold CTRL and press PAUSE).