Create or run a macro
In Word, you can automate frequently used tasks by creating and running macros. A macro is a series of commands and instructions that you group together as a single command to accomplish a task automatically. To save time on tasks you do often, bundle the steps into a macro. First, you record the macro. Then you can run the macro by clicking a button on the Quick Access Toolbar or pressing a combination of keys. It depends on how you set it up. Record a macro with a button: Click View > Macros > Record Macro . Type a name for the macro. To use this macro in any new documents you make, be sure the Store macro in box says All Documents (Normal.dotm) . To run your macro when you click a button, click Button . Click the new macro (it’s named something like Normal.NewMacros.<your macro name>), and click Add . Click Modify . Choose a button image, type the name you want, ...
