Macro resources
Computer Tools for Editors contains all the descriptions of, and instructions for, hundreds of macros. Download the book and ancillary files in one Zip archive or use the links to pdfs of the individual chapters at the bottom of this page.
FRedit – The single most powerful macro comes in a Zip archive containing all the files and instructions you need to get started
Videos about FRedit – 21 videos for beginners to super-users
Video list – Links to all the videos, listing macros shown in each
When things go wrong – What to do when macros don’t work!
Backup your macros – Instructions (for Mac and PC) on how to save your macros and associated keystrokes
Beware Microsoft’s smart(?) options – Edit more smoothly without MS’s ‘helpful’ options
Wildcards – Resources for learning wildcarding
Wildcard list – List of useful wildcard finds – do send in your favourites to add to it! (For use with FRselective and MarkIt.)
Macro programming – pdf of resources for learning to program your own macros
Hints and tips mine – pdf of unstructured ‘dump’ of ideas I’ve accumulated over many years (mainly programming related)
Learn a new macro each month – Jennifer Yankopolus, produces a newsletter with one selected macro that she find useful – and I’m sure you will, too.
Computer Tools for Editors
Introduction to macros
Downloading and running macros
Favourite tools of editors
Favourite tools of proofreaders
Proofreading a book – a possible workflow
Book editing – a possible workflow
Tools for different aspects of editing
Macro Menu – complete macro tools list
Textual analysis
Main pre-editing tool – FRedit
Pre-editing tools
Editing – text change
Editing – information
Editing – highlighting
Editing – navigation
Editing – comment handling
Editing – track changes
Other tools
Appendix 1 – Codes for F&R
Appendix 2 – Codes for non-wildcard F&R
Appendix 3 – Codes for wildcard F&R
Appendix 4 – Some useful wildcard expressions
Appendix 5 – ASCII codes
Appendix 6 – Useful unicode numbers
Appendix 7 – Sample stylesheet
Appendix 8 – Sample FRedit list
Appendix 9 – Word 365 options
Appendix 10 – Word 365 menu items
Appendix 11 – Word 2010 options
Appendix 12 – Backing up the Normal Template
Appendix 13 – Word Macro Techniques
Appendix 14 – Video list
Appendix 15 – Macros on video
Appendix 16 – FRedit library