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WD97: How to Rename, Copy, or Delete a Macro

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Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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SUMMARY

In earlier versions of Word for Windows, you can rename, copy, or delete a macro using the Organizer. In Word 97 for Windows and later, Visual Basic for Applications project modules can also be copied, renamed, or deleted using the Organizer.

However, individual macros or procedures stored within a module must be operated on from either the Macros dialog box or from within the Visual Basic Editor.

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Following are steps to perform these operations on macros stored within a project module.

To Copy a Macro from One Module to Another

  1. Make sure the templates or documents containing the projects to copy to and from are currently open.
  2. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.
  3. In the Macros In list, select the template or document containing the macro you want to copy.
  4. In the list of available macros, select the macro to copy.
  5. Click Edit.
  6. In the Visual Basic Editor window, select the entire macro, including the Sub and End Sub lines.
  7. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
  8. On the View menu, click Project Explorer.
  9. In the Project Explorer, open the project and the module that will contain the copy of the macro.
  10. Click in the project's Module code window.
  11. In the Object list, click General.
  12. In the Procedure list, click Declarations.
  13. Position the insertion point on an empty line making sure it is below the last line of code, if any, in the Declarations section.
  14. On the Edit menu, click Paste.
  15. On the File menu, click Save "<Project name>."
  16. On the File menu, click "Close and Return to Microsoft Word."

To Rename a Macro

  1. Make sure the template or document containing the macro to rename is currently open.
  2. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.
  3. In the Macros In list, select the template or document containing the macro you want to rename.
  4. In the list of available macros, select the macro to rename.
  5. Click Edit.
  6. In the Visual Basic Editor window, select the name of the macro that follows the Sub statement.

    For example, if your macro name is "MyMacro," you will see "Sub MyMacro()." Select only the word "MyMacro" omitting "Sub" and the parentheses.
  7. Type a new name for the macro.
  8. On the File menu, click Save "<Project name>."
  9. On the File menu, click "Close and Return to Microsoft Word."

To Delete a Macro

  1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.
  2. In the Macros dialog box, select the macro you want to delete in the list of available macros.
  3. Click Delete.
  4. Click "Yes" when prompted to delete the selected macro.

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications


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