I prefer using keyboard shortcuts for my macros, but there are only so many keys on the keyboard. The Ribbon, however, remains a vast, fertile land into which you can add all sorts of buttons, as does Word’s Quick Launch bar.
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Welcome to Weird Word Wednesday here at the Wambooli Wamblog. Last week’s post was about creating a macro, which is fun and useful. It becomes even more funner and usefuller when you assign the macro to a keyboard shortcut.
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The first macros in Word were simple keyboard recorders. You turned on the Macro command and anything you typed was dutifully recorded for playback later. Such simple macros can still be created in Word.
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People who use Word as a mere word processor aren’t even scratching the surface of what it can do. The program’s power is vast and intimidating. It goes beyond writing and formatting text. Word also contains tools that let you completely overhaul and customize the program.
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