Mouse not working on macro record

[Guest]

Hi all
When I try and record a macro with only the word document open, my mouse
seems to become disabled.

Once I hit record for a new macro a symbol which looks like an unhappy face
appears next to the mouse pointer. I then cant use the mouse to select,
highlight ect.... but the keyboard functions still work.

I have tried opening new word doccuments and recording a macro but still no
luck.
What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance.
Dave

 

[Jezebel]

The macro recorder ignores the mouse for actions within the document (you
can still select menu options, etc). For macro-recording purposes you have
to stick to the keyboard. Fortunately, *everything* can be done entirely
with the keyboard.

 

[Guest]

Adding to that, I can still use the mouse to select the menus at the top.
I am asking this because I am trying to select a table. Not knowing the
command for it, autoselect.table probably, I was trying to just record the
mouse movments instead with no luck.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Try Table | Select | Table from the menu.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

Thanks for the replys.
Yes, will do it from the menus now then.
But i have done it with the mouse, say selecting A1:C6 area before and it
has been fine. was just confused as to why it stoped working.. :/

 

[Jezebel]

It works in Excel. Not in Word.

 

[Guest]

excel, word. it's all the same!
lol, what a fool i feel like!
and the hours i wasted!!
haha,
many thanks jezebel. you may continue your brilliant work helping out other
word users with their problems now

 

[Guest]

I have the same problem, mouse do not work in the documnet but "yes
everywhere else". How can I solve it?

 

[Guest]

You can't. Word macros can only be used with key commands. In my case I got
confused with excel, as you can record mouse movments on tables.

I'm affaraid you're going to have to learn the key functions and record your
macro that way.

 

[ShirleyPipitone]

Dear Dave

You are not a fool. I have been using the mouse while recording macros in Word for many many years - maybe 20 years. Until I got my latest mouse and it doesn't work.

I guess if you were happy with the reply from jezebel, you won't have followed up your enquiry anywhere else. But if you have, I would love to know the answer.

Regards