HEART COLLEGE OF

INNOVATION &
TECHNOLOGY

ITIDAT1082A: Operate a word processing

application (advance)

Instructor: D. Watkis
HOW TO MAKE A
MACRO IN WORD
2010
Elements and Performance
Criteria
ELEMENT OF PERFORMANCE
COMPETENCY CRITERIA
4.1 Macros are
4. Create macros and recorded as required.
run macros
4.2 Macros are run and
edited as required.

4.3 Macros are added to

the toolbar.
Create and add a macro to
keyboard key combinations
 Macro Exercise 1
1. Type =rand(6)
2. Highlight the text you want formatting
3. From the menu bar, click on view
4. Click on Macro
5. Name the Macro then assign it to a
keystroke.
6. You will see the record icon affixed to
your pointer which indicates that your
macro is being recorded.
Macro Exercise 1(cont.)
How to create and add a
macro to your toolbar
O Click:
1. View Tab
2. Macros
3. Record macros
 How to create and add a
macro to your toolbar (cont.)
O Click:
1. The name of the
Marco you want to
add to your toolbar
2. Add
3. OK
To stop the recording

O Click:
1. View
2. Macros
3. Stop Recording
To Run a Macro from a
toolbar
To edit a Macro
Editing a macro (cont.)
O Click:
1. View menu
2. Macro
3. View Macros
Editing a macro (cont.)
O Select
1. The name of the
macro to be
edited

2. Click the edit

button
Editing a macro (cont.)
 Macro Activity 2
O This activity is to be completed and
emailed to: dwatkis2010@gmail.com

O Include screen shots of:

O The Macro when being run
O The Macro code before editing
O The edited macro code
O The macro that has been played after the
code has been edited.
Create a macro named Letterhead and record the
following actions:
Continued .

* Run the macro and take a screen shot of it

Locate your Macro code
O Click:
1. View menu
2. Macro
3. View Macros
4. macro name
5. Edit
6. Take a screen
shot of the code
Edit your macro as follows.
O Remove Fax and the fax number from the
address.
O Insert salisbury1101@yahoo.com at the end of the
address line.
O Change the font size to 8.

NB
Take a screen shot of the code after you have
made all the changes

Run the macro again and take screenshot of

the end result
 Resources
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-run-edit-or-delete-
a-macro-fc5fb55d-124d-4cc7-bae0-111c9c26e234#bmpp

http://www.dummies.com/software/microsoft-office-for-mac/word-
for-mac/how-to-make-a-macro-in-word-2010/

https://www.salisbury.edu/helpdesk/doc/Computer/Software/Soft
ware_CreatingLetterheadUsingMacrosInMicrosoftWord2013.pdf