AutoNew Macro Does Not Run When You Start Word for Windows (79054)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0b
- Microsoft Word for Windows 2.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q79054 SUMMARY
If you have an AutoNew macro in the NORMAL.DOT template and you start
Microsoft Word for Windows, a new document is created, but the AutoNew
macro does not run.
MORE INFORMATION
The AutoNew macro only runs if you open a new document after starting
Word for Windows. The AutoExec macro will run when starting Word for
Windows.
For more information on AutoNew, search for "auto macros" and
"Creating macros that run automatically" using the Help menu.
REFERENCES
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
70991 Auto Macros in Word
"Microsoft Word Technical Reference," pages 97-98
TECHREF.DOC, Microsoft Word for Windows version 1.x
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbtemplate KB79054 |
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