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Retrieving Built-in Commands

Summary: You can use macros to replace Word’s built-in commands. If you want to retrieve the original behavior of the commands, then you need to either delete the replacement macro or change its name. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, and Word 2003.)

To say that Word is highly customizable is a gross understatement. You can, if desired, change every menu, toolbar, and command used by Word. To change commands, all you need to do is provide your macro with the same name as one of Word's built-in commands. For instance, if you want to replace the File command from the Insert menu with a command of your own making, all you need to do is name the new command InsertFile. (This is the special name by which Word knows that command.)

At some point you may want to retrieve the original command and not have your new command used any longer by Word. In this case, all you need to do is either delete the command, or rename it to a different name. For instance, in the case of InsertFile, you could simply delete your macro of that name or rename it to some other name. Word then utilizes the internal command for InsertFile, without any more regard to the macro you once had with the same name.

Tip #1505 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003


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