How to Create a Macros Toolbar in Microsoft Word

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Create a Macros Toolbar in Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word gives you the ability to create something called macros. These are automated pieces of information to help speed up your document creation. They can be as simple as a single line of text or as advanced as charts and imports.

Word also has toolbars that you can view. Most notably is the one with the buttons that allow you to bold, italicize or underline words. Sadly, Microsoft Word does not have a macros toolbar.

In this tutorial I am going to show you how to create a simple macro then create a toolbar to display your macros.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

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Step 1

Launch a blank document in Microsoft Word.
Step 2

Click on the "Tools" menu item at the top, then click on the "Macro" submenu item and finally click the "Record new macro" slide out menu option as shown in the picture associated with this step.
Step 3

When the record macro window appears give your macro a name. You are not allowed to use spaces.
Step 4

Below the name, click the "Toolbars" button to bring up the customization window.
Step 5

When the "Customize" window appears, click on the "Toolbars" tab and then click the "New" button. We are going to create a new toolbar for your macro.
Step 6

On the "New Toolbar" window in the "Toolbar Name" box type in "Macros" and click the "Ok" button.
Step 7

Click on the "Commands" tab and you will see in the "Commands" listbox, the name of your new macro. Add your new macro to your macro toolbar by dragging the macro name and dropping it onto your toolbar as shown in the picture associated with this step. Then click the close button. Your macro toolbar is the small blank square usually located at the lower right side of the customize window.
Step 8

We are now going to create a simple macro. Your macro recorder is already running. Type in the phrase "This is my first macro recording" and hit the enter key twice.
Step 9

Click the stop (blue square) button on the macro recorder to stop the recording.
Step 10

On your macros toolbar, shown in the picture, if you click the button in that toolbar the phrase will be duplicated along with the blank line you created.

How to Create a Macros Toolbar in Microsoft Word

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