Using Macros to format and enter text in Microsoft Word.

This article will showcase a simple example of how you can combine formatted styles and text entry with Macros.

Table of Contents.

1.Creating a new style.

2.Creating a second style.

3.Creating a Macro.

4.Recording the macro actions.

5.Testing out your new macro.

Previously, we have outline what Macros are and how they can be created in Microsoft Word but now we will go a little bit further. Here we will show how you can apply your custom styles and assign them to be used with Macro commands.

Let's look at creating 2 distinct styles, and then combining them into a single Macro command. In this example we will create a "Question" style and "Answer" style, and have them both be used in a single macro. Let's begin.

In your Home tab, Click on the Styles pane and click "Create a Style".

Let's call this style "Question" and click Modify. Create the style you like and then click OK.

Let's create another style the same way and call it "Answer".


You should now how have 2 distinct styles, each with their own formatting.

Now we can begin creating our macro. Let's call our macro, "QuestionAnswer" and assign it to the ALT+A hotkey.

Now let's record the actions with the help of our new custom styles that the macro will execute.

Test out the macro. As you can see, this macro contains both our custom styles that are applied with a key-press.