When you are developing macros, you may want to replace one of the built-in commands used by Word with your own macro code. In order to do this, you must find out the name used by Word to refer to the built-in commands. You can do so by following these steps:
Figure 1. The Macros dialog box.
Now, if you want to change the command, continue on with the rest of these steps:
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