Modifying a macro in a global template

[Bob S]

I was advised to create a global template besides my normal.dot and to do my
alterations in that template and keep normal.dot clean in case I had
problems in the future. So that is what I did (putting it of course in my
startup directory).

Here is my problem. I have a macro in that new global template (which I
will call New-Global.dot) which I am trying to modify. In order to modify
it, I am clicking File | New | Templates "On my computer" | New-Global.dot
| OK . Then I am clicking Tools | Macros | Macros (or Alt-F8) to bring up
the macros dialog. Then I am slecting the macro I want to modify, clicking
edit and then editing it and saving it.

Then I exit completely out of Word and reenter it to try out the new macro.
If at this point, I do the same thing I described in the previous paragraph,
I will find that the macro does show that it was modified.

However, if I simply open a normal document (Ctrl-N) and click Alt-F8 to
bring up the macro dialog, select my macro and click Run, in that case the
changes I made in my macro do not show up.

Could somebody tell me what it is about macros, or global templates that I
do not understand that is causing this? Thank you for the help.

Bob

 

[Charles Kenyon]

To modify a global template, open that template (File > Open). For more on
global template creation, see http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm.
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[TF]

Also, use Alt+F11 to edit the macros in the template.

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Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

message : To modify a global template, open that template (File > Open). For more on
: global template creation, see
http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm.
: --
: Charles Kenyon
:
: Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
:
: Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
: Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
:
: See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
: --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
: This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
: and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
: from my ignorance and your wisdom.
:
: --
: Charles Kenyon
:
: Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
:
: Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
: Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
:
: See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
: --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
: This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
: and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
: from my ignorance and your wisdom.
:
: : >I was advised to create a global template besides my normal.dot and to do
: >my alterations in that template and keep normal.dot clean in case I had
: >problems in the future. So that is what I did (putting it of course in
my
: >startup directory).
: >
: > Here is my problem. I have a macro in that new global template (which I
: > will call New-Global.dot) which I am trying to modify. In order to
modify
: > it, I am clicking File | New | Templates "On my computer" |
: > New-Global.dot | OK . Then I am clicking Tools | Macros | Macros (or
: > Alt-F8) to bring up the macros dialog. Then I am slecting the macro I
: > want to modify, clicking edit and then editing it and saving it.
: >
: > Then I exit completely out of Word and reenter it to try out the new
: > macro. If at this point, I do the same thing I described in the previous
: > paragraph, I will find that the macro does show that it was modified.
: >
: > However, if I simply open a normal document (Ctrl-N) and click Alt-F8 to
: > bring up the macro dialog, select my macro and click Run, in that case
the
: > changes I made in my macro do not show up.
: >
: > Could somebody tell me what it is about macros, or global templates that
I
: > do not understand that is causing this? Thank you for the help.
: >
: > Bob
: >
: >
:
:

 

[Bob S]

Thank you Charles and Terry for your help. The advice both of you gave was
helpful. Could you help me a bit more?

The macro that I have been modifying was to use during the process of
mail-merging a table using addresses from an Outlook contacts folder. To do
the mail-merge, I begin in the contacts folder of OL (2003). I click Tools
| Mail-merge | Browse | Double-click the Existing Document file to use |
Select Catalog as the Document Type | OK which takes me to Word with a form
file on the screen. At that point I click "Merge to a New Document" or
Alt-Shift-N and click OK which takes me to the new document with a large
table in it. It is at that point I have been activating my macro to
reformat that table a bit.

My Question is: Can either of you tell me how I can insert the two
keystrokes I mentioned above (I click "Merge to a New Document" or
Alt-Shift-N and click OK) into the first of the existing macro? Since it is
just 2 keystrokes, it seems that it should be simple; but I do not know how
to do it. Unfortunately, recording the two keystrokes into a macro and
copying those lines of code into the beginning of the other macro did NOT
work.

Could you help me? Thanks very much.
Bob

 

[TF]

Bob

Recorded Macros often don't work as desired when repeated. What I suggest is
that you take a look at the 2 sites below. The first will give you some tips
on extracting Outlook Contact addresses into Word. The second is written by
the Queen of Mail Merge and should be a mine of information for you.

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http://www.gmayor.com/changing_envelope_layout.htm
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/MergFram.htm

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

: Thank you Charles and Terry for your help. The advice both of you gave
was
: helpful. Could you help me a bit more?
:
: The macro that I have been modifying was to use during the process of
: mail-merging a table using addresses from an Outlook contacts folder. To
do
: the mail-merge, I begin in the contacts folder of OL (2003). I click
Tools
: | Mail-merge | Browse | Double-click the Existing Document file to use |
: Select Catalog as the Document Type | OK which takes me to Word with a
form
: file on the screen. At that point I click "Merge to a New Document" or
: Alt-Shift-N and click OK which takes me to the new document with a large
: table in it. It is at that point I have been activating my macro to
: reformat that table a bit.
:
: My Question is: Can either of you tell me how I can insert the two
: keystrokes I mentioned above (I click "Merge to a New Document" or
: Alt-Shift-N and click OK) into the first of the existing macro? Since it
is
: just 2 keystrokes, it seems that it should be simple; but I do not know
how
: to do it. Unfortunately, recording the two keystrokes into a macro and
: copying those lines of code into the beginning of the other macro did NOT
: work.
:
: Could you help me? Thanks very much.
: Bob
:
:
: message : > To modify a global template, open that template (File > Open). For more
on
: > global template creation, see
: > http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm.
: > --
: > Charles Kenyon
: >
: > Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
: >
: > Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
: > Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
: >
: > See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
: > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
: > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
: > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
: > from my ignorance and your wisdom.
: >
: > --
: > Charles Kenyon
: >
: > Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
: >
: > Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
: > Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
: >
: > See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
: > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
: > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
: > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
: > from my ignorance and your wisdom.
: >
: > : >>I was advised to create a global template besides my normal.dot and to
do
: >>my alterations in that template and keep normal.dot clean in case I had
: >>problems in the future. So that is what I did (putting it of course in
my
: >>startup directory).
: >>
: >> Here is my problem. I have a macro in that new global template (which
I
: >> will call New-Global.dot) which I am trying to modify. In order to
: >> modify it, I am clicking File | New | Templates "On my computer" |
: >> New-Global.dot | OK . Then I am clicking Tools | Macros | Macros (or
: >> Alt-F8) to bring up the macros dialog. Then I am slecting the macro I
: >> want to modify, clicking edit and then editing it and saving it.
: >>
: >> Then I exit completely out of Word and reenter it to try out the new
: >> macro. If at this point, I do the same thing I described in the
previous
: >> paragraph, I will find that the macro does show that it was modified.
: >>
: >> However, if I simply open a normal document (Ctrl-N) and click Alt-F8
to
: >> bring up the macro dialog, select my macro and click Run, in that case
: >> the changes I made in my macro do not show up.
: >>
: >> Could somebody tell me what it is about macros, or global templates
that
: >> I do not understand that is causing this? Thank you for the help.
: >>
: >> Bob
: >>
: >>
: >
: >
:
: