Macros are stored in one of two places, Irene - and you decide where
and when you create one.
When you select Tools -> Macro -> Record New Macro you’re
prompted to either create the macro in the global template (normal.dot)
file, or the document you’re currently working on - by default,
normal.dot is selected so that the macros are available in all
documents you create.
Your normal.dot file is also where all custom styles, toolbars and
autotext entries are stored, and it’s possible to transfer all of these
- plus your macros - from one machine to another courtesy of Word’s
Macro Organizer tool. The walkthrough below explains how to access it
and back up your macros to a file you then transfer to your second PC
before copying those macros into the normal.dot file on that computer
so the macros are accessible from there too.
While this tool is the best way to transfer macros, or other individual
elements of your normal.dot file (just select the appropriate tab to
transfer styles, toolbars and autotext entries in exactly the same
way), if you’re migrating to another PC you may wish to take all your
settings with you. If you have Office 2000 or later you can use the
Save My Settings Wizard to back up all your Office customisations -
including the normal.dot template - and then use the same wizard on
your new computer to restore them to the version of Office installed
there.
Office XP and 2003 users will find the tool installed with Office
-access it from the Microsoft Office Tools menu on the Start -> All
Programs menu; Office 2000 users need to download it
from here. It’s called the Microsoft Office 2000 Profile Wizard here.
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