Operation Manual

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Open (or “load”) a macro project Do one of the following:
•Click Visual Studio Tools for Applications in the list, click Load,
and then choose the project.
•Click Visual Basic for Applications in the list, click Load, and
then choose the project.
Rename a macro project Right-click the project in the list, and then click Rename.
Copy a GMS-based macro project Right-click the project in the list, click Copy to, and then choose the
target location for the copied project.
NOTE: You cannot copy a document-based macro project. Such
projects are stored within a document and cannot be managed
separately from that document.
Display or hide all modules in the list
Click the Simple mode button .
Add a module to a VBA macro project Do one of the following:
•Click the project in the list, click New, and then click New
module.
•Right-click the project in the list, and then click New module.
Edit a module in a VBA macro project Do one of the following:
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Click the module in the list, and then click the Edit button .
•Right-click the module in the list, and then click Edit.
Rename a module in a macro project Right-click the module in the list, and then click Rename.
Delete a module from a macro project Do one of the following:
•Click the module in the list, and then click the Delete button
.
•Right-click the module in the list, and then click Delete.
Close (or “unload”) a GMS-based macro project Right-click the macro project in the list, and then click Unload
macro project.
NOTE: You can close a document-based macro project only by
closing the document in which it is stored.
Some macro projects are locked and cannot be modified.
To create a macro
• In the Macro Manager docker, do one of the following:
• Click the container you want, click New, and then click New macro.
• Right-click the desired container module, and then click New macro.