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RECORD MACRO now does not work in Microsoft 365 Word.

Anonymous
2023-05-04T12:11:26+00:00

Why can't I record macros anymore in Word? I have been doing that for 40-plus years, and now with Microsoft 365 Word and its updates, I cannot do it anymore. I am not the only one. Everyone in my industry group is complaining about it. We need our macros for our job.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-06-19T17:17:17+00:00

    I can verify that macros are no longer working. I cannot record, and all my macros have disappeared!

    It also has nothing to do with security settings. I selected "Enable all macros" and I still cannot record macros, and I still don't have the many macros I already created. They suddenly disappeared!

    It also seems like Microsoft is changing Visual Basic because the editor looks completely different.

    I also cannot create macros in the Visual Basic editor!

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-05-04T12:48:47+00:00

    I used to be able to go the VIEW tab and then clic MACROS. I would then click the RECORD MACRO in the dropdown. A screen appears. I used to type the macro name in MACRO NAME. Then I would click KEYBOARD. When this happens, a popup appears that says "The macro could not be created." I have tried to to to Options, then Trust Center, to make sure I had the "Enable all macros" button selected, which I did. Still, I cannot create a macro.

    I am not the only one. We are transcriptionist and use macros for SPEAKER IDs so that we don't have to type the person's name over and over again in colloquy.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-06-20T13:56:17+00:00

    I found a remedy. Well, actually, somebody else did for me. My Normal.dotm was corrupted. I deleted it. When you start up Word again, a brand-new one is automatically created, but the best part, I can make macros again. Yay!

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  4. Charles Kenyon 167.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-05-04T12:45:12+00:00

    If you are using macros to record and replay snippets of text, you are using the wrong tool. You want AutoText or AutoCorrect instead.

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  5. Charles Kenyon 167.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-05-04T12:39:23+00:00

    Uhm, recording macros still works fine here in Microsoft 365 and Office 2021.

    What problem are you having, specifically? Tell us what is happening when you try to record a macro.

    • Which steps are you taking to record the macro?
    • What is happening instead? Any error message?

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    I moved your question from the Home use to Business forum.

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