How to Get WordPerfect Macro Text into Microsoft Word

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SUMMARY

In WordPerfect versions 5.0 and 5.1, you can record keystrokes as macros. This feature is comparable to Word's Glossary (Word 2.0x) or AutoText (Word 6.0x/7.0) feature. WordPerfect macros are not converted into Word macros nor are they converted to Glossaries or AutoText entries during document conversion. You can, however, "bring over" the text of your macros and re- create them as AutoText or Glossaries.

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To bring your macros over to Word from WordPerfect, use the following steps:

In WordPerfect, execute the macros you want in one document by doing the following:
1. Type the name of the macro, then press ENTER.
2. Press ALT+F10. WordPerfect displays the following prompt at the bottom of the screen:
  MACRO:
  
  Note: To execute a macro that uses the ALT key and a letter from A to Z, simply press ALT in combination with the letter you assigned to the macro name.
3. Type the name of the macro and press ENTER.
4. Repeat steps a through c until you have all the macros entered into your document.
5. Save your document.

To retrieve your WordPerfect macros in Word, use the following steps:
1. From the File menu in Word, choose Open, select the WordPerfect document that contains your macros, and choose the OK button.
2. Select the first macro and choose AutoText from the Edit menu. (In Word 2.0x, choose Glossary from the Edit menu.) Assign the AutoText entry a name and choose the Add button.
3. Repeat step b until you have stored each macro as an AutoText or Glossary entry.

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Version : WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0a-CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a
Platform : WINDOWS
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