Get Organized: How to Create a Macro in Microsoft Word

Macros in Microsoft Word let you automatically insert text that you might type frequently, such as boilerplate for business documents. Here's how to create them.

[ambull]

Thanks! I had a phone interview yesterday and couldnt tell the employer that i knew how to do this. now i know. can the macro feature be more complex than what you have shown? or is this pretty much it? Thanks again!

[slearey]

You don't tell how to assign a keystroke to the macro. That is what I needed to know.

[grade]

I'm having problems. I created a letterhead and a fax and want to create a macro that allows me to open the letterhead or fax. Steps, after initial creation, include file>open>new from template and then select my letterhead dotx, then stop recording. But when I select the macro button, just a new document appears (no letterhead). Am I doing something wrong?

[forjazznjava]

what version was that. It doesn't look like my version. Mine doesn't have a tools button.