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susanc06
Copper Contributor
Apr 19, 2021

Macro keyboard shortcuts not working in new macro template document

I want to be able to create a new Word document that has my usual set of macros & keyboard shortcuts enabled. I'm having trouble doing that.   I made a Normal.docm template. I called it MacroTemplat...
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susanc06
Copper Contributor
Apr 20, 2021
I already created such a template. The template that I am using is called Macrotemplate.dotm. It is in the folder C:\Users\[myname]\Documents\Custom Office Templates. It is visible when I click File > New. I don't recall but I imagine I selected that folder name, then told the software where to find it.

There is also a Normal.dotm in the folder: C:\Users\[myname]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates. I, again, cannot recall whether I created this or whether the system did. So I don't recall whether I was intentionally changing Word's Normal.dotm or not. All my macros are in the Normal.dotm document. So I must have put them there!

When I create my macro document, I click File > New & select the template called MacroTemplate.dotm.

Should I put this MacroTemplate.dotm in the Word Startup folder? or do something else? Should I do something to change my Normal.dotm back to the default?

Thank you!
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Stefan_Blom
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Apr 22, 2021
You will have to put your MacroTemplate.dotm in Word's Startup folder. That is the only way to ensure that the template is loaded into memory when Word starts. Macros and key assignments in that template will be active each time you start Word.

The Normal.dotm template is Word's default template. It is always present. If you delete it (NOT recommended) or rename it, it will be recreated.
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    chundhau
    Copper Contributor
    Feb 14, 2022

    Stefan_Blom Was there ever a resolution to this question? I am experiencing the same issue as Susan. The issue seems to have started with the migration to Windows 11. Keystroke shortcuts for my custom macros (part of the Normal template) show up in File->Options->Customize Ribbon->Customize keyboard shortcuts (button). However, the keyboard shortcuts do NOT work! However, I am able to manually run the macros through the Developer->Macros dialog box. Please help!

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      Stefan_Blom
      MVP
      Feb 14, 2022

      chundhau 

       

      Are you saving your macros to the Normal template? Are you also saving the shortcuts in that same template? 

       

      I have no idea if the original poster in this thread found a working solution, unfortunately.

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        chundhau
        Copper Contributor
        Feb 14, 2022

        Stefan_Blom Yes, I am saving my macros to the Normal template--at least I think that is the case. I am creating the keyboard shortcuts using a  macro like this:

         

        'CreateBookShortcuts
'Assigns convenient shortcut keys to the book macros
Sub CreateBookShortcuts()
    CustomizationContext = NormalTemplate
    KeyBindings.Add _
           KeyCode:=BuildKeyCode(wdKeyControl, wdKeyShift, wdKeyH), _
           KeyCategory:=wdKeyCategoryCommand, _
           Command:="FormatHTMLTag"
    KeyBindings.Add _
           KeyCode:=BuildKeyCode(wdKeyControl, wdKeyShift, wdKeyP), _
           KeyCategory:=wdKeyCategoryCommand, _
           Command:="FormatCSSProp"
    KeyBindings.Add _
           KeyCode:=BuildKeyCode(wdKeyControl, wdKeyShift, wdKeyV), _
           KeyCategory:=wdKeyCategoryCommand, _
           Command:="FormatCSSVal"

         

         

        This macro is part of a module `BookMacros` that lives in the Normal' template's 'Modules' folder. When I inspect keystroke shortcuts through File->Options->Customize Ribbon, I see that the keystroke shortcuts I have defined do indeed show up:

         

        Keystroke shortcut exists, but doesn't work!

         

        However, the keystroke shortcuts do NOT work!! The only way I can get them to run is to manually run them from the Developer->Macros dialog.

         

        This is really strange. These shortcuts worked fine previous to my recent transition to Windows 11.

         

        Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. 

         

        Note: I have tried "Reset Macros..." and then re-running the macro to redefine the keystroke shortcuts. However, that didn't work.

         

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