EstherH
Tue Aug 23 13:52:27 CDT 2005
Thanks Jay.
"Jay Freedman" wrote:
> Hi Esther,
>
> There are at least two ways to move your macros from template to template.
>
> 1. Create a new blank template. (In Word 2000 and earlier, you could just
> click the Template option button in the File > New dialog. In Word
> 2002/2003, it's easiest to make a new blank document and use the "Save as
> type" dropdown in the File > Save As dialog to save it as a template.) Start
> the VBA editor. Select the code from the NewMacros module in the Normal
> project, and copy it to the clipboard. Click the project of the new
> template, click Insert > Module, and paste the code into the code window.
> Save the new template.
>
> 2. Create a new blank template. Start the Organizer (Tools > Templates &
> Add-Ins > Organizer). Click the Macro Project Items tab. Copy the NewMacros
> project from Normal.dot to the new template. Close the dialog and save the
> template. If necessary, go into the VBA editor and delete macros that aren't
> needed there.
>
> One other technique is to record your macros directly into the template
> where you want them. If the document that's active when you start the
> recorder is based on some template other than Normal.dot, the initial dialog
> offers that template in the "Save macro in" dropdown.
>
> When the template contains the correct macros, see
>
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/DistributeMacros.htm for what to do with
> it. You may also get some useful hints from
>
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/ModifyRecordedMacro.htm.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ:
http://word.mvps.org
>
> EstherH wrote:
> > Edward,
> >
> > Thanks. But, the problem is that I can't figure out how to do that.
> > My macros start in Normal/New Macros. Now what? How do I get part of
> > that file into a new file connected to only my current document or
> > if possible, to a series of documents?
> >
> > I would like to send my documents to others with the macros
> > available. I would prefer not to have to embed the macros in each of
> > the files. Nor to I want to send it as "Normal" since that would
> > overwrite the other person's Normal macros.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Edward Thrashcort" wrote:
> >
> >>> Can macros be saved with names other than "normal"?
> >>
> >> Of course! Just save the file as a template (*.DOT) file
> >>
> >>
> >>> If yes, is there any way to make macros available to many different
> >>> files (grouped in some way)?
> >>
> >> Either attach your template to the document in place of the "Normal"
> >> template, or install your template as a global add-in
> >>
> >>
> >> Eddie
>
>
>