The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a,
2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
- Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1
SUMMARY
It is possible to use the RecordNextCommand macro to record the
syntax of the next WordBasic command executed into an open macro window
in Microsoft Word.
MORE INFORMATION
The RecordNextCommand macro can be helpful when you are writing a macro and
are unsure of the syntax for a particular command. The RecordNextCommand
will insert the syntax of the next command executed into the open macro
window.
Word versions 6.0, 7.0
To activate the RecordNextCommand in Word for Windows 6.0 and 7.0, do the
following:
- In the Macro Editor, place your insertion point at the spot
where you wish the recorded command to begin.
- Switch to an open document window from the Window menu or by
pressing Ctrl-F6), or open a new document.
- From the Macro Editor toolbar, which is still showing above
the Ruler, press the button second from left, a dot with a
number "1" next to it. (If you're not sure which button, the
Toolbar Hint will say "RecordNextCommand" when your mouse
pointer is positioned on the button.)
- Your mouse pointer will grow an icon resembling an audio
cassette, to indicate that the Macro Recorder is active.
- Perform the action that is to be recorded into your macro.
(You may re-press the button to abort the recording.)
- Once the command is completed, the recorder will place the
command syntax into the macro window. Switch back to the open
macro sheet to view the recorded syntax.
There is no pre-assigned shortcut key for RecordNextCommand in
Word for Windows version 6. For information about creating a
shortcut key or assigning RecordNextCommand to a menu or toolbar,
refer to pages 716-728 of the Microsoft Word for Windows version
6.0 User's Guide.
Word for Windows version 2.0
To activate the RecordNextCommand in Word for Windows 2.x, do the
following:
- Follow step 1 below in the section on version 1.x.
- From the Tools menu, choose Macro and press ALT+C to select the
Commands option button in the Show box. This selects all macro
commands.
- Select RecordNextCommand from the list of available macros and
press ENTER. (Make sure that you have opened a macro menu at this
point by selecting Macro from the Tools menu and giving your macro
a name. Choose Edit to open a macro window).
- Follow step 4 below.
- Follow step 5 below.
Word for Windows versions 1.x
To use the RecordNextCommand macro in Word for Windows version 1.x,
position the cursor on the line where the recorded syntax should
appear in the macro window, and do the following:
- Switch to an open document window from the Window menu or open a
document. (Make sure that you have a macro window open as well by
choosing Edit from the Macro menu, giving a name to your macro, and
then pressing ENTER.)
- From the Macro menu, choose Run and press ALT+A to select the
Show All check box (if not already selected).
- Select RecordNextCommand from the list of available macros and
press ENTER.
- "REC" will now appear in the status bar at the bottom of the
Word for Windows screen to indicate that the Macro Recorder is
active.
- Perform the command that is to be recorded into the macro sheet.
Once the command is completed, the recorder will place the command
syntax into the macro window. Switch back to the open macro sheet
to view the recorded syntax.
Note: If no macro windows are open, the RecordNextCommand macro
will beep when executed.
The RecordNextCommand macro can be added to the Macro menu by
using the Assign to Menu function (refer to page 195 of the "Microsoft
Word for Windows User's Reference" for more information on adding
macros to menus).
REFERENCES
"Microsoft WordBASIC Primer," by Russell Borland, page 42
"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2, pages 764-5
"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 6, pages 716-
728
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