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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Capitalize a sentence

Create a macro to quickly capitalize the first word of the current sentence from anywhere inside it
February 27, 2025
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10
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Capitalize sentence allowing dialog

Quickly capitalize the first word of the current sentence
February 27, 2025
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15
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Capitalize a sentence

Quickly capitalize the first word of the current sentence
February 27, 2025
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10
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Navigation

Go to an empty or incomplete paragraph

Create a macro to jump to the nearest empty or incomplete paragraph
February 20, 2025
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39
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Insert new paragraph below any heading

Insert a new paragraph at the end of any heading
February 13, 2025
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30
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

New paragraph with sentence improved

Create a new paragraph with the current sentence
February 7, 2025
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26
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

New paragraph with sentence

Create a new paragraph with the current sentence
January 27, 2025
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14
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Delete partial sentence allowing for punctuation

Improve several macros to delete part of a sentence
January 24, 2025
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30
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Delete partial sentence

Create macros to delete part of a sentence
January 24, 2025
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12
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Display • Features

Customizing a window layout using AutoOpen

Use the AutoOpen macro to automatically layout novel documents when opened
October 26, 2024
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18
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Display

Layout Word windows

Automatically layout Word document windows for a work session
October 27, 2024
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52
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Shortcuts • Organization

Assign an easy keyboard shortcut

Automatically assign Word shortcuts with an alphanumeric or function key as the main key
October 25, 2024
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18
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Functions • Organization

Assign a special key shortcut

Automatically assign macro keyboard shortcuts in Word VBA
September 21, 2024
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28
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing • Selections

Extend heading selection

Create a macro to extend a heading selection up or down in the document
August 12, 2024
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36
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Toggle scene heading style from content

Create a macro to toggle a scene heading style from within the text
August 7, 2024
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14
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing • Navigation

Goto styled paragraph

Create a macro to jump to the nearest paragraph with a given style
July 31, 2024
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10
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing • Functions

Select partial or full heading content

Create macros to select to the all or part of the current heading content
August 5, 2024
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36
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing • Functions

Delete sentence introductory phrase

Create a macro to quickly delete the introductory phrase of a sentence
August 5, 2024
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28
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing • Functions

Toggle quotes around multiple paragraphs

Create a macro to toggle double quotes around each paragraph in the selection
May 8, 2024
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16
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing • Functions

Toggle quotes around paragraph or sentence

Create a macro to quickly toggle quotes around the current paragraph or sentence
May 8, 2024
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18
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing • Functions

Correct previous typing error

Create a macro to quickly correct the previous grammar or spelling error
July 17, 2024
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26
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing • Functions

Correct previous spelling error

Create a macro to quickly correct the previous spelling error as you type
July 17, 2024
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26
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing • Classes

Disable screen updates more

Develops an improved method to toggle screen updates and options for macros
April 11, 2024
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22
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing • Functions

Move sentences plus with functions

Revised macro to quickly move sentences in a document
April 11, 2024
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15
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Move sentences plus

Quickly move sentences in a document
February 27, 2024
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35
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Move sentences or words

Quickly move sentences or words in the document
February 27, 2024
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24
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Word Macros
Word • Macros

Creating Keyboard Shortcuts in a Macro

Covers a macro to automatically create custom keyboard shortcuts within a macro
July 31, 2024
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18
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Select Parentheses or Dialog More

Extends several previous macros to automatically select parenthetical text or dialog
February 7, 2024
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24
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Select Parentheses or Dialog

Covers macros to automatically select parenthetical text or dialog
February 7, 2024
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18
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Toggle Basic Formatting

Quickly toggle basic text formatting
February 7, 2024
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12
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Insert novel notes

Quickly insert inline novel notes into your document
March 6, 2024
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12
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Delete first word of sentence

Quickly delete first word of the current sentence
February 7, 2024
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12
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Capitalize sentence (original)

Quickly capitalize the first word of the current sentence
February 25, 2025
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15
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Navigation

Quick bookmarks

Quickly set and jump to editing bookmarks
February 24, 2025
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20
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Word Macros
Word • Macros • Navigation

Go to an empty paragraph

Create a macro to jump to the nearest empty or incomplete paragraph
February 15, 2025
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14
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Insert new paragraph below heading

Insert a new paragraph at the end of the current heading
February 7, 2025
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13
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Insert new paragraph

Insert a new empty paragraph above or below the current
February 7, 2025
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20
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Toggle paragraph styles

Toggle paragraph styles with the same keyboard shortcut
February 7, 2025
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28
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

New paragraph with sentence (original)

Create a new paragraph with the current sentence
February 2, 2025
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14
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing • Navigation

Goto heading

Word macro to jump to a nearby heading
February 13, 2025
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10
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Select heading content

Create a macro to select a heading
January 24, 2025
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8
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Delete partial sentence original

Create word macros to delete part of a sentence
January 24, 2025
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6
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing • Navigation

Navigate or select by punctuation improved

Create word macros to intuitively navigate or select to text using punctuation
February 13, 2025
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28
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing • Navigation

Navigate or select by punctuation

Create simple Word macros to navigate or select text by punctuation
February 13, 2025
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9
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Delete current sentence allowing for dialog

Create a macro to delete the current sentence while excluding some punctuation
January 24, 2025
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35
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Delete current sentence

Simple Word macro to delete the current sentence
February 25, 2025
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7
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing • Conditionals

Delete multiple paragraphs

Create a macro to quickly delete multiple paragraphs at once
January 24, 2025
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20
min read
Word Macros
Word • Macros • Editing

Delete current paragraph

Create a simple Word macro to delete the current paragraph
January 24, 2025
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6
min read