Automating Tasks

Simple Macro Recording
Typical use of Macros are:

• Speeing up routine editing and formatting
• Combining multiple commands
• Making an option in a dialog box more accessible
• Automating a complex series of tasks

You can record a simple Macro by using the Tool Menu. The basic functions of the Macro recorder is shown below:

OK Tab
Record a customized Macro, with paths that you create yourself

Toolbars Tab
Create a customized toolbar your choice of tools. Drag anywhere on the menu bar and this will create a new menu item.

Keyboard Tab
Create new keyboard shortcuts through this section.

Store Macro In...
Choose to create a templace-like meny system that will encompass all word documents that you will create in the future.

Global Templates
Editing multiple documents has never been easier. When you edit a particular template, all the documents attached to it gets edited without you having to manually go through each of them.

Attach Tab
Attach a template to a document. Clicking on the automatically update document styles will affect all elements in the document that have the same regions as the template.

Add Tab
When you use this tab, you will be loading templates with items that will be available to all documents throughout the remainder of the Word session.

Organizer Tab
Contains all the common elements that can be placed in a template.

 

Imports
The traditional way of importing is using the Insert >> Objects menu. This is a simple technique that many have learned in basic Microsoft Office courses. However, there is a simpler way of importing objects from one Office software to another.

They keys CTRL + C, CTRL + X and CTRL + V are very useful when you want to make your work faster in any Microsoft Office tool. You can create tables in Microsoft Excel for easier table modification, select the desired cells, copy (or cut) and then paste on your PowerPint or Winword document, and you're done.

TIP: When importing images or objects in Winword, put them inside a Winword table. This is done so that when editing takes place, your imports will not be scattered all over the document (as Word always puts them somewhere else besides the location you intended them to be).