Macro is a special function designed by Microsoft for its OFFICE software package, which aims to automate some tasks in user documents. Both WORD and EXEAL in OFFICE have macros.

The following are some typical applications of macros:

Accelerate daily editing and formatting.

Combine multiple commands

Make the options in the dialog box easier to access.

Automate a series of complex tasks.

Word provides two ways to create macros: macro recorder and Visual Basic editor.

The macro recorder can help you start creating macros. In Visual Basic for Applications programming language, Word records macros as a series of Word commands.

You can open the recorded macro in the Visual Basic editor and modify its instructions. You can also use the Visual Basic editor to create very flexible and powerful macros, including Visual Basic instructions.

You can save a macro to a template or document. By default, Word stores macros in a common template so that all Word documents can be used. Note that almost all macro viruses use this feature.