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Do not use Basic keywords as a name.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="listitem" id="par_id3154138" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="14">Click <emph>Save</emph>.</paragraph> +</listitem> +</list> +<paragraph role="head2" id="hd_id2486342" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Limitations of the macro recorder</paragraph> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3608508" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The following actions are <emph>not</emph> recorded:</paragraph> +<list type="unordered"> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id921353" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Opening of windows is not recorded.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id9296243" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Actions carried out in another window than where the recorder was started are not recorded.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id4269234" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Window switching is not recorded.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id8014465" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Actions that are not related to the document contents are not recorded. For example, changes made in the Options dialog, macro organizer, customizing.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id2814416" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">Selections are recorded only if they are done by using the keyboard (cursor traveling), but not when the mouse is used.</paragraph> +</listitem> +<listitem> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id2522354" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The macro recorder works only in Calc and Writer.</paragraph> +</listitem> +</list> +<embed href="text/shared/00/00000004.xhp#related"/> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3156422" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="C"><link href="text/shared/01/06130000.xhp" name="Macro">Macro</link></paragraph> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147576" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="U" oldref="2"><link href="text/shared/main0600.xhp" name="macro programming in $[officename]">Programming in %PRODUCTNAME</link></paragraph><comment>how-to running a macro</comment><comment>how-to testing and debugging a macro</comment></section> +</case> +<case select="CALC"><embed href="text/shared/guide/macro_recording.xhp#macrorecorder"/> +</case> +<case select="BASIC"><embed href="text/shared/guide/macro_recording.xhp#macrorecorder"/> +</case> +<default> +<paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id7797242" xml-lang="en-US" l10n="NEW">The macro recording functionality is only available for text documents in %PRODUCTNAME Writer and for spreadsheets in %PRODUCTNAME Calc.</paragraph> +</default> +</switch></body> +</helpdocument> |