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Subject:Re: MSW Macro From:Kris Olberg <kjolberg -at- IX -dot- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 21 Aug 1997 10:11:30 -0500
Don't know if this will actually work, but I'd try UNASSIGNING the Ctrl+Z
keyboard combo to the EditUndo command.
Regards...Kris
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> From: S.L. Polsky <slpolsky -at- CYBERSURF -dot- NET>
> To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject: MSW Macro
> Date: Thursday, August 21, 1997 9:26 AM
>
> Help, please, gang.
>
> I've got 200+ documents to edit. They were created in Word 7, zipped and
> emailed to me. I unzipped them, and am using Word 7.0a on Win95. Then I
> have to zip them up and email them back to my client.
>
> I created a macro to catch repetitive/standard errors, clean up formats,
> etc.
>
> The challenge: Every time I press Control+Z, the entire macro un-does. It
> doesn't seem to matter how or how often I save the document. I've tried
> Menu and keyboard File>Save, File>Save All. Even after closing and
re-open
> the doc, pressing Control+Z results in the macro un-doing.
>
> Even if I'm careful not to press Control+Z, I can't afford to have the
> client developers surprised by the effect of that keystroke combination.
>
> I'm perplexed and welcome your suggestions.
>
> TIA.
>
> S.L. Polsky 403.254.4376
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