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Microsoft Word 365 (16.0) Word Options - Customize Ribbon - Macros: List not sorted
I understand your frustration.
What is shown above is from my computer. The bulk of my macros are in different modules than the NewMacros module which is where recorded macros are stored.
By the way, my preference is to put macros on the QAT or assign them to a keyboard shortcut.
Hi Charles_Kenyon, thank you for your reply.
I put my macro's in a separate tab 'Custom tools' (image attached as well):
Then I export the ribbon and edit the XML to customize it (no icons, no autoresize).
I just wanted to add yet another macro to this tab, hence my question.
My macro's are in different modules as well, depending on their purpose.
From a developer's perspective I don't see why you shouldn't sort a list before filling the listbox.
Speed and/or memory shouldn't be an issue anymore these days.
Wim_KooyAny chance that your macros give you snippets of text to go into a document?
If you are using macros for text snippets, you are using the wrong Word feature.
You should be using AutoText, which can also have keyboard shortcuts.
Both AutoText and AutoCorrect can be used for text snippets. These are different features and are both valuable. I use both virtually every time I use Word.
AutoText can have keyboard shortcuts and can AutoComplete; AutoCorrect acts on trigger words as you type. Here are some more resources:
- Exploiting AutoCorrect by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP
- Using Autotext to deal with repetitive text - Legal Office Guru
- Create reusable text snippets
- Word for Wordperfect Users
- AutoFormat and AutoCorrect (Tame AutoFormat) by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP
For anyone who uses Word more than occasionally, I recommend the series of short tutorials prepared by Shauna Kelly a while back. Basic Concepts of Microsoft Word - from Shauna Kelly
If you haven't been using AutoText or AutoCorrect, I would guess that you may not have been using Styles to your advantage, either. The Importance of Styles in Microsoft Word
I agree that it should be sorted. That is why I included the feedback link.
Since you are already doing XML modifications, if you are creating special purpose Ribbon Tabs, you really should be doing it directly in XML following Greg Maxey's instructions. This gives much greater flexibility and power.
You do not want use the Customize the Ribbon tools in the UI and Export/Import. That really limits what you can do and means that to use it on another system, you need to overwrite any Ribbon or QAT modifications made by the user on that system already.
By modifying the XML of the template that contains your macros, you attach the modifications to that macro template and it can be used as a document or global template.Here is a screenshot from the Ribbon Tab I developed for my office.
The menus are primarily to create documents from templates and are completely dynamic. I can change the menu by adding or subtracting a template from a folder. You could put your macros into menus as well.