You may also find yourself in the situation in which you already have VBA macros, but they are not available in your Word installation. This could be the case, for instance, if you created these macros on another device or received them from another person. Plus, there are various online sources where you can find a wide range of macros. Microsoft Word offers you the option to import ready-made command chains for use in your program. The tool for this is the Visual Basic Editor mentioned earlier. It can be opened via the key combination [Alt] + [F11] or alternatively using the “Developer” tab.
The next steps depend on whether you are importing a finished macro file or pure macro code.
Importing ready-made macro files (.frm, .bas, .cls):
If you have a complete macro as a file, you can import it into your Word installation in just a few steps. First, select the document you want to add the macro to in the Project Explorer. If you can’t find the explorer in the code editor, you can open it by selecting the “View” tab and pressing the “Project Explorer” menu item. In the file manager, now click on your current or another Word project if the macro should only be applied to one document. If you select the project “Normal”, the Word macro will be imported for all documents: