WD97: Macros Not Listed After Creating New Document in Explorer

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you use Windows Explorer to create a new document based on a Word 97 document that contains macros, the macros do not appear in the macro name list, even though they are still stored in the document. (To locate the macro name list, on the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.)

NOTE: If you have macro virus protection turned on and you click the Disable Macros button in the warning dialog box, your macros are disabled and they will not appear in the macro name list.

CAUSE

The table that contains the list of macros is not copied to the new document.

WORKAROUND

To view the list of macros, use either of the following methods:

Method 1: Create a copy of the document using Word instead of Windows

          Explorer.

          a. Start Word.

          b. Open the original document.

          c. On the File menu, click Save As.

          d. Select the folder you want to save the file in, type a file
             name for the new document, and then click OK.

          the new document. This will rebuild the macro table that contains
          the list of macros stored in the document.

          a. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.

          b. In the Macro Name box, type a name, such as "Test" (without
             the quotation marks), and then click Create.

             If you are prompted to replace an existing macro, click No and
             type a new name.

          c. On the File menu, click Close and Return to Microsoft Word.

             You do not need to type any commands into the macro.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.