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Q163425: WD97: Macro Programming Resources

Article: Q163425
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage word8 kbwordvba word97kbfaq
Last Modified: 11-JAN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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This article contains information about available resources for creating custom
solutions using Visual Basic for Applications and Microsoft Word 97.

MORE INFORMATION
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Record a Macro and Examine the Code
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The best resource for learning more about programming by using Visual Basic for
Applications is to record a macro, and then to examine the code.

To record a macro, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and click Record New Macro.

2. Enter a name for the macro in the Macro Name text box, and then click OK.

3. Perform the actions that you want to learn more about.

4. When you have completed the actions that you want to record, on the Stop
  Recording toolbar, click the Stop Recording button.

To view a recorded macro, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.

2. Find and select your recorded macro in the list of available macros.

3. Click Edit.

Available Web Site Resources
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Microsoft Office Developer Web Site:

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/office

Microsoft Office Developer Support:

  http://support.microsoft.com/support/officedev/

Microsoft Public Newsgroups:

  microsoft.public.word.word6-7macros microsoft.public.word.word97vba

NOTE: For more information, please see the following Microsoft World Wide Web
site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/support

Other Internet Web sites:

WOW-Woody's Office Watch

  http://www.wopr.com/

  http://www.windowatch.com/wordbas.html

  http://www.baarns.com/

  http://www.primeconsulting.com/faqs

  http://factt.utsa.edu/training/guide.htm

Available Consultant Line Resources
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Office Development Consulting (ODC):

  Phone: (800) 936-5200 Microsoft Technical Support Office Developer Consult
  Line provides extended custom support to customers for a one hour minimum
  charge and an hourly rate thereafter. Office Developer Consulting provides
  customers with access to extended custom support when the requirements exceed
  the boundaries of product support.


Microsoft Solution Providers:

  Microsoft Solution Providers are independent organizations that have teamed
  up with Microsoft to use technology to solve business problems for companies
  of all sizes and industries.

  To locate a Microsoft Solution Provider in your area, in the U.S. and Canada
  call the Microsoft Sales Information Center at (800) 426-9400. If you are
  outside the United States, contact your local subsidiary. To locate your
  subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at:

  http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm


Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS):

  Phone: (800) 426-9400 or (905) 712-0333 Technology Consulting Blueprints
  provide flexible but well-defined road maps that you can follow to adopt
  Microsoft products to meet your business needs. They help you determine the
  scope for a project and provide you with details on the how best to
  accomplish your objective (for instance, planning for Microsoft Exchange).

  Custom Consulting helps you plan, build, and manage client-server solutions
  based on Microsoft technology. If you are migrating to a client-server
  environment from a host-based system, developing a mission-critical
  application, or redesigning your network, MCS custom consultants work with
  your IT staff and third parties to oversee Microsoft-based client-server
  projects from design through implementation, providing quality assurance,
  team management, and knowledge transfer.

  Enterprise Program Managers, or EPMs, are senior level MCS consultants who
  work long-term at your site, combining knowledge of your business with a
  detailed understanding of Microsoft vision, technologies, and organization to
  help you achieve a close fit between your systems environment and Microsoft
  technology. The combination of extensive experience with close cooperation
  puts EPMs in a unique position to create effective custom solutions that meet
  your information technology and business goals.


Books
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The Microsoft Office 97/Visual Basic Programmer's Guide:

  Available with Office Developers Edition (ODE)

  Bookstores

  Through MS Press

The Microsoft Office 97/Visual Basic Reference:

  Bookstores

  MS Press

The Microsoft Office Object Model Guide:

  Available with the Office Developers Edition (ODE)

  http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/

Online Help
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For more information about Visual Basic for Applications, in Office Assistant,
type "visual basic for applications" (without the quotation marks), and then
click Search.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Office Help is not installed on your computer, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

For information specific to Visual Basic for Applications, while in the Visual
Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type the Visual Basic
for Applications topic that you want, and then click Search.

For information about the relationships of one object to another, use the Object
Browser. In the Visual Basic or Applications Editor, click Object Browser on the
View menu.

For information about the Word Object Model, in the Visual Basic for Applications
Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "object model" (without the quotation
marks), and then click Search.

The Microsoft Knowledge Base
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For Visual Basic for Applications questions not relating to the Word object
model, do not limit your query to Word. Many Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel,
or Visual Basic articles may apply to Visual Basic for Applications in Word.

For information about Office 97 Visual Basic for Applications, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

The Knowledge Base is available from the following sources:

  Internet Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/support

  MSN (The Microsoft Network)

  MSDN (Microsoft Developers Network) CD


The third-party contact information included in this article is provided to help
you find the technical support you need. This contact information is subject to
change without notice. Microsoft in no way guarantees the accuracy of this
third-party contact information.

Additional query words: wordcon 97

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Keywords          : kbusage word8 kbwordvba word97 kbfaq
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbinfo

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