Programming+for+Applications

We will spend a small amount of time on automating office software.

According to Microsoft, "If you perform a task repeatedly in Word, you can automate the task by using a macro. A macro is a series of Word commands and instructions that you group together as a single command to accomplish a task automatically. Instead of manually performing a series of time-consuming, repetitive actions in Word, you can create and run a single macro, in effect, a custom command, that accomplishes the task for you. "Here are some typical uses for macros:
 * To speed up routine editing and formatting
 * To combine multiple commands; for example, inserting a table with a specific size and borders
 * To automate a complex series of tasks."

Microsoft Office

 * [|Introduction to Macros]
 * [|Word and Excel Macros Tutorial] from Brown University

OpenOffice

 * [|OO Macros Tutorial]

Use the above tutorials as reference in order to complete the following task: > Sincerely, > > Dan Schellenberg > dschellenberg@mail.gssd.ca > (306) 728-4181
 * In the word processor of your choice, create a macro that inserts a common way to end a letter. For example, my macro might look like this:
 * In either a word processor or spreadsheet, create a macro that adds the location of the file to the footer of your document. (You see this on bureaucratic forms all the time: H:/Forms/ReportingHangnails.xls)