Recording a Macro

Just to get you going, we’ll do a little demonstration together. We’re going to record and playback a little macro to generate our telephone number. As well, we’ll assign the macro the key combination Ctrl+Shift+V, (V for Voice!) so that we can generate our telephone number with the keyboard.

• From the menu system choose Tools, Macro, Record.

• In the text box, type KeyVoicePhone.

• In the dialogue box choose the keyboard button.

• Hold down Ctrl+Shift and tap the letter v.

• Assign and close this dialogue by tapping the Enter key twice.

You should notice three things at this point:

• A small toolbar with a stop button has appeared.

• A cassette tape is attached to your mouse (!)

• The status bar at the foot of the screen shows REC.

These three visual clues let you know that a recording session is in progress. Until we stop recording, everything we type will be recorded.

• Key in your voice telephone number like this: 416-555-1212

• From the menu system choose Tools, Macro, Stop Recording.

The three signs of macro recording should disappear.

• Try holding down the Ctrl+Shift keys and tap the "V" key just once. Your phone number should be generated in the document.

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