As an example, I want to remove all text except the first character in each
paragraph.
I can use:
Sub Test()

In Word XP, is it possible to have a macro run automatically when I open
a new document based on a given template (user selects the template in
the New Document side pane). How?
The purppose: I would like to have the Mail Merge toolbar to be

I've made a songbook in MS Word consisting of the lyrics of several songs. The songs themselves are arranged by genre, e.g. rock songs, folk songs, etc.. The titles of the songs are formatted in a special header style.
What I'd like to do is to automatically generate index entries ...

I have followed the instructions in this article and the KB article referred to
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CstmzeWd2kOpenSaveDlgs.htm
The "Add to My Places" is greyed out.  Is there a setting please to make
this active please?

Word 2003
Windows 2003 Server via Citrix
When I perform the following code on my home Windows 2003 machine all is
well. When I run it via Citrix (running on a Windows 2003 Server machine),

Word 2000
I have a string of text that contains an unknown character.  I need to
identify the character code.  I've done this before, so I know that it's
possible, but I'm drawing a complete blank on the command that I used, and I

   I have created some customized toolbars and macro.  I would like to know
how I can associate/ save these customized toolbars to a template so that I
can distribute it to other user?!  I know that my macros are saved within a
specific template but how do I save a toolbar to a ...

Group,
I am trying to print envelopes via code and seem to have a problem with the
some of the settings.
The code:

We have written an VB application that takes user data from a form and
populates bookmarks on a Word Template.  The application has a Print Preview
feature that brings up the document in Word.  The dot is locked so the user
can't modify it, but when the red-x in the upper right ...

I am a complete newbie to VB and I am running MS Office 2000. (My VB
college class was in 1994 or something like that) I have been looking
for 3 days for complete code to do this, and I am having no luck. Even
went to the local bookstore and looked for a book... searched numberous

How can I get a Word macro (stored in the document) to automatically execute
when the file is opened?  I can write the macro to update the fields, i just
want it to do the update automatically (as I beileve it should anyway).

I am a complete newbie to VB and I am running MS Office 2000. (My VB
college class was in 1994 or something like that) I have been looking
for 3 days for complete code to do this, and I am having no luck. Even
went to the local bookstore and looked for a book... searched numberous

I launch word using the word object. I have successfully added menu
items from my vb6 app but I can't get it to handle the event when the
menu item is clicked on.
Set oNewMenu = CBarMenu.Controls.Add(msoControlButton, , SaveAsPosition

I am trying to count the number of lines of text in a Word document.
The object is to move from the lines, all in one paragraph, which do not
 end with a ^P and add a ^P at the end of each so that the text may be
cut and pasted into another application.

I have a (Word 2002) document with 100 plus sections in it. The layout of
the sections alternates between landscape and portrait.
I add in an icon to the headers programmatically using VB (different icon
dependant on the content of each section). This works fine. When I do this