I select "Record new macro"
Call it 'testmacro'

Start record
type  "This is a test".
Stop record

Save as Template  Newdotfile.dot

So why is the new macro stored in normal.dot and not in Newdotfile.dot?

word 2000
Thanks

Tony

Hi Tony,

I think that's the default location. If you want store it elsewhere, simply
highlight the routine and use keyboard shortcuts (CTRL+C [to copy only]
CTRL+X [to copy and cut]) to put a copy of the macro on the clipboard.
Navigate to the location in the module in which you want to store the macro
and press CTRL+V to paste the routine.

If you want to copy a module from one project to another, you can use the
project explorer in VBE and drag the module from one project to another.

HTH

Tony

1. Start by saving the template.
2. Select Tools-Macro-Record New macro, type the name AND before doing any
more select where to save the macro. There is a dropdown (combobox) in the
dialog. The title is something like  "Make macro available in...". . Select
your new template and go ahead recording the actions.

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Hi Tony,

Dave's excellent instructions apply to working within the Visual Basic
Editor. I believe that Anna has answered your original question. To give a
final thought, within Word you can move all of the macros in a particular
"module" to another template using the Organizer. Tools => Templates and
Add-Ins => Organizer (button).
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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory:
<URL: http://addbalance.com/word/index.htm>

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide)
<URL: http://addbalance.com/usersguide/index.htm>

See also the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome!
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from my ignorance and your wisdom.

I used the dropdown menu as Anna described - excellent!  Thanks. These
things are so easy if you know how!

I've dabbled with the other suggestions and will make proper use of
them in later projects.
........
I actually understand xl VBA moderately well (well, relatively
speaking). In Excel know where everything is stored, and how to juggle
things around etc, but I find Word unclear in lots of ways.  (like
storing different autotext in different styles to so that the autotext
appears in differently titled sub-menus -something I can more or less
manage, but I just don't find it intuitive)

Thanks again.

Tony

Hi Tony,

It's normal to be confused by Word VBA after knowing Excel VBA, and
vice versa.  They aren't nearly as alike as you'd expect, and it's
always frustrating.  But if you want an even bigger jolt, check out
PowerPoint VBA, especially the weird setup for add-ins and the extra
ballet you have to go through just to make macros available to all
presentations.  It had me scowling really hard.  ;)

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