How to Make Macro Available to All Word Documents
Word macros help you automate your work to complete tasks more efficiently. You can record multiple actions you perform repeatedly and call the macro into action when you need it. You don't have to run the macro through the macro window. You can add the macro to your toolbar, or create a keyboard shortcut that runs the macro as well. Word allows you to make the macro accessible globally in all your active documents and templates, or in a specific document when you create it.
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Instructions
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Open Microsoft Word.
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Click on "Tools," "Macro" and "Record New Macro" to open the "Record Macro" dialog box.
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Name your macro. To create a command button for the macro in your toolbar, click on "Toolbars" and select the toolbar where you want to place the macro's command button. To create a Word shortcut key, click on the "Keyboard" button and press the keyboard keys you want assigned to run your macro. Please note, certain Word shortcut keys such as CTRL+S (save) and preassigned and cannot be used.
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Go to the "Store macro in" section of the "Record Macro" dialog box, so you can pick the macro's accessibility.
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Choose the option, "All active templates and documents" and click "OK." The macro will be available in all Word documents.
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Record the actions you want to automate, then click on the "Stop Recording" button in the small "Stop Recording" macro box on your page. Your macro is now ready for use.
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