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Q163490: WD97: How to Rename, Copy, or Delete a Macro

Article: Q163490
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbProgramming kbualink97 word8 kbwordvba word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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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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In earlier versions of Word for Windows, you can rename, copy, or delete a macro
using the Organizer. In Word 97 for Windows and later, Visual Basic for
Applications project modules can also be copied, renamed, or deleted using the
Organizer.

However, individual macros or procedures stored within a module must be operated
on from either the Macros dialog box or from within the Visual Basic Editor.

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Following are steps to perform these operations on macros stored within a project
module.

To Copy a Macro from One Module to Another
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1. Make sure the templates or documents containing the projects to copy to and
  from are currently open.

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

3. In the Macros In list, select the template or document containing the macro
  you want to copy.

4. In the list of available macros, select the macro to copy.

5. Click Edit.

6. In the Visual Basic Editor window, select the entire macro, including the Sub
  and End Sub lines.

7. On the Edit menu, click Copy.

8. On the View menu, click Project Explorer.

9. In the Project Explorer, open the project and the module that will contain
  the copy of the macro.

10. Click in the project's Module code window.

11. In the Object list, click General.

12. In the Procedure list, click Declarations.

13. Position the insertion point on an empty line making sure it is below the
  last line of code, if any, in the Declarations section.

14. On the Edit menu, click Paste.

15. On the File menu, click Save "<Project name>."

16. On the File menu, click "Close and Return to Microsoft Word."

To Rename a Macro
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1. Make sure the template or document containing the macro to rename is
  currently open.

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

3. In the Macros In list, select the template or document containing the macro
  you want to rename.

4. In the list of available macros, select the macro to rename.

5. Click Edit.

6. In the Visual Basic Editor window, select the name of the macro that follows
  the Sub statement.

  For example, if your macro name is "MyMacro," you will see "Sub MyMacro()."
  Select only the word "MyMacro" omitting "Sub" and the parentheses.

7. Type a new name for the macro.

8. On the File menu, click Save "<Project name>."

9. On the File menu, click "Close and Return to Microsoft Word."

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

2. In the Macros dialog box, select the macro you want to delete in the list of
  available macros.

3. Click Delete.

4. Click "Yes" when prompted to delete the selected macro.

REFERENCES
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For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: wordcon kbmacro vba

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Keywords          : kbProgramming kbualink97 word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbhowto

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