tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988509909991606880.post6020433866296575679..comments2024-03-01T10:04:23.949-06:00Comments on A Fort Made of Books: Some Helpful Word MacrosRobbieFishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14112535005437118728noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7988509909991606880.post-42071664080848720772011-06-02T08:40:22.450-06:002011-06-02T08:40:22.450-06:00My other macros include ones to: 1) indent the mar...My other macros include ones to: 1) indent the margins so as to fit in the printable area of a 3x5 card; 2) add a footer saying "Subject: CC: BCC: Attachments:" so the author of a draft email can fill in those details; 3) add a footer saying "SNAIL MAIL--Enclosures:" so they aren't forgotten when the letter is ready to send; and 4) add a header or footer with miniature letterhead (return address, email & phone number) that can be easily added to any document.<br /><br />Perhaps of less widespread application, but very difficult to create so I mention them with pride, are two macros I created to assist in repetitive tasks arising from the unique circumstances of my work. One of them inserts a particular image file (JPEG) into a Word document; I only wish I could teach this macro to set the JPEG's "wrapping style" to "tight" or "in front of text," but so far I haven't succeeded in this. The other special macro switches to a R-to-L Hebrew font and resolves a couple of paragraph style & format issues that pop up every time you do this.<br /><br />Finally, let me also sing the praises of AutoText, a feature that later versions of Word (post 2003) either dispense with or make impractically difficult to get at. Also shareable from one user to another, AutoTexts can be set up to enable you, in as few as 3 or 4 keystrokes, to call up the correct spelling of a difficult word or name ("Ekaterinberg," for example), the full bibliographic citation of a book, the "full inside address" of someone you would write a letter to, or a favorite quotation with indented margins and a short-form citation at the end. It helps to maintain a table, also doable in Word, to keep track of these AutoTexts as they are added, deleted, and updated.RobbieFishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112535005437118728noreply@blogger.com