Microsoft KB Archive/61753

Works: Unexpected Macro Results Due to Inconsistent Settings

PSS ID Number: Q61753 Article last modified on 06-12-1996

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Before you play back a macro, you must initialize all Works settings exactly as they were when the macro was written or recorded. This is necessary for some macros that access menu options or depend on certain formatting characteristics.

For example, if you create a macro that opens a dialog box and turns on one of the options by placing a check in that option’s box, the next time the macro is played, if the check box is already checked, your macro will instead remove the check.

A workaround for this problem is to insert a variable input pause in your macro definition wherever such a discrepancy might arise. This allows you to make the choice, and press ENTER to resume the macro.

For more information on the use of variable input pauses in a Works macro definition, see Page 379 of the “Microsoft Works Reference” manual.

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