Mac – Microsoft Word keyboard shortcuts for macros aren’t working

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At work, I have several Word 2007 macros in a Normal.dotm template. Under Windows XP, I had some of the macros assigned to keyboard shortcuts, e.g. Ctrl+Shift+9. Everything worked perfectly.

Our IT department recently gave me a new laptop with Windows 7 64-bit. The security settings on this new machine are much more restricted.

When I press my macro keyboard shortcuts, the macros don't execute.
I am running as an Admin. I don't completely understand the security model under Windows 7. Despite being an Admin, there is apparently another admin level for running applications. I've tried setting the Privilege Level of WinWord.exe to "Run this program as an administrator" (on the Properties Compatibility tab), but no success.

I can run the macros directly through the macro dialog or by creating a toolbar icon.
My macro security level is "Disable all macros except digitally signed macros".

In Excel, using macro shortcut keys works fine.

Any thoughts on what the problem might be?

Best Answer

I do not have Word 2007 to hand. On my version of Word, you:

Select Tools then Options then Security then Macro Security then Security Level.
Set Security level to Medium.
Click OK twice.

With Word 2007, the start point may be slightly different but the principle will be the same.

Good luck.

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Mac – How to get a macro to run in Outlook 2010

You need more info for me to give you a good enough answer, but here's a quick overview of what I did and was successful to get a macro going.

If you're looking to have a macro run based on an event:

This means you're looking to have your code run based on events that happen within outlook. For example, Application_Startup.

Under the Developer IDE (Alt + F11) select Microsoft Outlook Objects -> ThisOutlookSession

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Then Select the dropdown that says General and Select Application. You'll then be able to select all the event driven methods that you can add. For Example:

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If you're looking to just run a Macro

In the IDE, select the toolbars creation button dropdown and select Module

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Within the code, create you're module:

Sub test()

    MsgBox "Hey Look a Macro!"
    
End Sub

You can then run it from the Developer tab:

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Note: You have to make sure that you enable ALL macros in the security center

For more information I would highly suggest you read up on the Developer's website material.

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