Macro Recording Problem

[Andrew H]

My goal is simple: Record a trivial macro, assign it to a "hotkey" an
save it in a template of my own creation. However, I am encountering
number of problems.

Here is how I have tried to do this:

1. Open a document based on the "normal" template;

2. Immediately save that document as a template named Andrew.dot in th
appropriate folder. I now have a template in which I can store th
macro;

3. Close that document;

4. Open a new document, and ensure that it will be based o
Andrew.dot;

5. Record the macro, assign it to a hotkey, and ensure that it get
stored in Andrew.dot.

6. End macro recording (at this point I would expect that Andrew.do
contains the macro.

7. Close the document that I had opened as per item 4.

When I do all this, and then open a new document, the macro is not i
the list of macros for Andrew.dot.

Any suggestions appreciated

 

[Stefan Blom]

You did remember to select the Andrew.dot template in the Record Macro
dialog box? When prompted, did you save the template (and to which
location)?

What were the steps you recorded? The actions you tried to record may
not be recognized by the macro recorder (which has limited capabilities).