Word - Macros

In addition to the excellent links from Karl and Charles, here are some more places to find ideas and help with Word macros:

https://wordmvp.com/FAQs/MacrosVBA/

http://www.msofficeforums.com/word-vba/

http://www.vbaexpress.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?20-Word-Help

On this Microsoft forum, macro questions often appear in https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_word-msoffice_custom as well as in the sections devoted to specific versions of Word and Windows.

Hi,

Yes, of course.

Whenever you have something that you do on a regular basis, you can look at using a macro.

I regularly attach a given data file in Excel to various Word primary merge documents for mail merge. I have a macro to do that.

Here are a couple of pages with instructions on how to use macros you find as well as some samples that others have found useful.

http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

http://gregmaxey.com/word_tip_pages/installing_...

http://www.gmayor.com/document_batch_processes.htm

http://www.gmayor.com/word_vba_examples_3.htm

http://jay-freedman.info/

http://www.gmayor.com/ExtractDataFromForms.htm

http://www.gmayor.com/Userform.htm

http://gregmaxey.com/word_tip_pages/create_empl...

These are links to pages on one or more Word MVP websites. Those pages contain accurate safe information that I think will help you. They were written by a Microsoft Word MVP. However, as an Independent Advisor I am required to give the following notice when providing non-Microsoft links:

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

I hope this information helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions or require further help.

Regards

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I was wondering is there any scenarios where a macro would be used in Word to speed up a process.

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Just like Excel, macros are used to speed up processes and avoid repetitive tasks. There is no shortage in the ways (the reasons) a Word macro is used (is useful). However, like Excel, the first criteria is having a need (problem).

Some articles I pulled up just doing a very quick search using the phrase "useful word macros" and "why use a word macro" etc etc

Word macros: Three examples to automate your documents

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2952126/softwar...

Word Macros

https://www.thedoctools.com/word-macros-tips/wo...

Macros

https://word.tips.net/C0006_Macros.html

Required Forum Disclaimer:

The above links are non-Microsoft websites. The pages appear to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.