Automating repetitive task?

[Nancy Allison]

I remember the Word macro function and it's probably still there, but does it work across separate applications like Microsoft Script Editor or Notepad?

--N.

>From: Bill Swallow <techcommdood at gmail.com>
>Date: 2007/08/13 Mon PM 01:02:25 CDT
>To: Nancy Allison <maker at verizon.net>
>Cc: techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com
>Subject: Re: Automating repetitive task?

>> Can someone point me in the direction of the skills I need to be able to automate something as stupidly repetitious as this?
>
>Word's VB capabilities are engineered for this exact task. The online
>Help should walk you through it well. I'm no longer a "Word maven" but
>I remember there also being a "record macro" capability that allowed
>you to record yourself going through one sequence and being able to
>reuse it as a push-button macro.
>
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