How do I create a macro for a memo that when you run the macro it pauses so
you can fill in text, such as after "TO:" and then after you enter text
there, it pauses after "FROM:", etc.?
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Hi Mary Jany

Mary Jane wrote:
> How do I create a macro for a memo that when you run the macro it pauses so
> you can fill in text, such as after "TO:" and then after you enter text
> there, it pauses after "FROM:", etc.?

you'd be better off in one of the vba related groups. Would the Macro
itself write the "TO" and "FROM"? Are you talking about an Outlook email
message? Maybe you need a form, not a macro?

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Sounds to me like you need a template rather than a macro. And, as a matter
of fact, Word ships with several memo templates.

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"Mary Jane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A8CC3C0B-06C9-4FDB-A5C5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> How do I create a macro for a memo that when you run the macro it pauses
so
> you can fill in text, such as after "TO:" and then after you enter text
> there, it pauses after "FROM:", etc.?
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> Your two-legged relative

OK. What is VBA? Yes, the macro would itself would write the TO and FROM.
Not talking about an Outlook email. I'm working in Word's word processing
software. No, I don't want a form or template. Thanks for your assistance.
Any ideas, and how can I find out about VBA stuff?
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"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

> Hi Mary Jany
>
> Mary Jane wrote:
> > How do I create a macro for a memo that when you run the macro it pauses so
> > you can fill in text, such as after "TO:" and then after you enter text
> > there, it pauses after "FROM:", etc.?
>
> you'd be better off in one of the vba related groups. Would the Macro
> itself write the "TO" and "FROM"? Are you talking about an Outlook email
> message? Maybe you need a form, not a macro?
>
> 2cents
> Robert
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Does a template pause for entering text? If so, which one would you suggest
I use?
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> Sounds to me like you need a template rather than a macro. And, as a matter
> of fact, Word ships with several memo templates.
>
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> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
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> all may benefit.
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> "Mary Jane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A8CC3C0B-06C9-4FDB-A5C5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > How do I create a macro for a memo that when you run the macro it pauses
> so
> > you can fill in text, such as after "TO:" and then after you enter text
> > there, it pauses after "FROM:", etc.?
> > --
> > Your two-legged relative
>
>

You can use macrobutton fields as place markers for your inserted text
http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm , or you could create a userform to
prompt for the information to be inserted. The only time you would need a
macro to pause for user input would be if the macro was writing the whole
memo, which I don't see as viable unless it is always the *same* memo you
are creating?

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Mary Jane wrote:
> Does a template pause for entering text? If so, which one would you
> suggest I use?
>
>> Sounds to me like you need a template rather than a macro. And, as a
>> matter of fact, Word ships with several memo templates.
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
>> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
>> newsgroup so all may benefit.
>>
>> "Mary Jane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:A8CC3C0B-06C9-4FDB-A5C5-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> How do I create a macro for a memo that when you run the macro it
>>> pauses so you can fill in text, such as after "TO:" and then after
>>> you enter text there, it pauses after "FROM:", etc.?
>>> --
>>> Your two-legged relative

Hi MJ

Mary Jane wrote:
> Does a template pause for entering text? If so, which one would you suggest
> I use?

it's exactly the "pause" that made me think you need a macro. Because I
then assume you are having an automatism (a macro) running behind the
scenes.

[Hence my pointer to VBA = VisualBasic for Applications.]

But if you don't need that, then you may use a form or a normal
template. Put a 2x2 table in it, left side is the "TO"/"CC", right s for
the user to write into what he needs.

Sometimes, we're thinking too far, it seems ... :-)

Greetings
Robert
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