nA reference word or phrase formatted as double-underlined text (the macro hot spot text) that the user chooses to make the macro hot spotThe coding for a standard macro hot spot has two parts:
nA reference word or phrase formatted as double-underlined text (the macro hot spot text) that the user chooses to make the macro hot spot
nThe macro string, formatted as hidden text, that identifies the macro that Help executes when the user chooses the hot spot
Note:
In Word for Windows, select the Hidden Text check box in the View Preferences (version 1.1) or Tools Options (version 2.0) dialog box to display hidden text. You can also assign a macro key to make selecting this option more convenient.
To format text as a macro hot spot
1.1.Select the macro hot-spot text.
2.2.From the Format menu, choose Character.
3.3.Select the Double Underline check box, and then choose OK.
4.4.Position the insertion point immediately after the last letter in the double-underlined macro hot spot text.
5.5.From the Format menu, choose Character again.
6.6.Clear the Double Underline check box, select the Hidden check box, and then choose OK.
7.7.Insert an exclamation point (!) as the first character of the macro string.
Note The exclamation point must be formatted as hidden text.
8.8.Type the macro string that you want Help to execute when the user chooses this hot spot text.
9.9.From the Format menu, choose Character again, clear the Hidden check box, and then choose OK.
Figure 8.x shows a correctly coded macro hot spot in a topic file.