I’ve only been using macros for a couple of weeks, but I’m finding that they’re pretty useful - but they won’t stay saved.
FTR, I’m using both Word 97 and 2002, and they both have this problem.
Every time I want to use one, I need to import it again. And I do mean every time, just closing the current document causes them to disappear. I suspect it has something to do how they’re saved. Are you supposed to save them somehow after you import them into the visual basic editor? And is there some way (with keyboard or icon, I haven’t been picking either) I’m supposed to be saving the ones I record myself?
Then again, maybe I’m just assuming they’re supposed to be saved and importing them every time is normal…
they need to be saved to your Normal.dot template. open the document whicih contains the macros and then load up the macro organizer (press Alt-F8 and then click Organizer). use the dialog to copy the macros to your template file (under the Macro Project Items tab). do the same if you have made toolbar/buttons for the macros (under the Toolbars tab).
when you’re done and you close this dialog and then word you should be prompted if you would like to save Normal.dot - if not you might see it indicate that it is updating it anyway in your status bar when you exit Word.
when you next open a blank document your macros (and toolbars) should be present.
When you save them, make sure you’re saving them to your GLOBAL.DOT template, and not within the current document.
Also, make sure you’re not running some sort of antivirus program that keeps Word macros from running. A while back, a few people wreaked havoc on businesses with automatically executing word macros that changed the content of documents, often with hilarious (though, ahem, very unprofessional) results.
oh crap, listen to fubbleskag, not me. I meant to say NORMAL.DOT template.