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[Solved] Trying to Record a Macro in Writer - Can't save
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 8:09 pm
by Ripley21
I've found plenty of help for how to record a macro, but it's not working for me. First I open a text document, then
Tools > Macro > Record Macro
... so far so good. Then I execute the steps I want to record, then click "Stop Recording".
Then... nothing. I never get a dialog box to save the macro. I've looked to see if it saved it automatically, but not finding anything.
I'm running Windows 10 Home version 1607 build 14393.1066 on an Asus Laptop.
JRE 8 version update 131 (build 1.8.0_131-b11).
Open Office 4.1.3.
I don't know if I'm missing something, doing some wrong, or what. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Re: Trying to Record a Macro in Writer - can't save Macro
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 8:26 pm
by Zizi64
Then I execute the steps I want to record
What steps? The macrorecorder can not record every activity. Use the Menu items instead of the short keys when you record a macro.
Re: Trying to Record a Macro in Writer - can't save Macro
Posted: Mon May 01, 2017 11:00 pm
by Ripley21
YAY - that was it!!! The good news is you were right. The bad news is I guess I can't record a macro for what I want to do. What I'm trying to do is make changes to a series of images. It appears I must do it one image at a time... But at least I had hoped to record a macro to do it and run the macro again for each image. However, when I try to record a macro for
Format > Picture > Width .7"
I guess a macro can't do that. But at least I know it will work for some other things in the future. Thanks!
Re: Trying to Record a Macro in Writer - can't save Macro
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 6:08 am
by Zizi64
You must WRITE the macros instead of the recording them. Write your macros by usage the API (Application Programming Interface) functions.
Andrew Pitonyak's free books will help you:
http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php
Re: Trying to Record a Macro in Writer - can't save Macro
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 2:10 pm
by Ripley21
Thanks, I will give that a try.
Re: Trying to Record a Macro in Writer - can't save Macro
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 5:59 pm
by MrProgrammer
Ripley21 wrote:However, when I try to record a macro for Format > Picture > Width .7"
Change multiple images in writer - PicTool
I've learned recently about this extension. I have no personal experience with it but perhaps it will help and be simpler than learning how to write a macro. I suggest that it will take about two weeks for that, and more if you're not already a programmer.
If this solved your problem please go to your first post use the Edit button and add [Solved] to the start of the title. You can select the green checkmark icon at the same time.
Re: Trying to Record a Macro in Writer - can't save Macro
Posted: Tue May 02, 2017 8:07 pm
by Ripley21
Awesome extension, thank you!! I am blown away by the help I've received, and quickly too. Thank you both so very much!