I am sitting here at my laptop, trying to remain calm about this whole situation. I can not, for the life of me, get a macro to record. I am supposed to be creating a template AND a macro for a court caption. I have tried everything, including Office Assistant and looking it up on the Internet. I am about to go postal.

I assume you are in Word? See if this helps at all.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=237356 

I am in Word 2003. And unfortunately it doesn't help a bit. It has to be the easiest thing in the world, and I am missing it completely. Grrrrrrrrrrrr!

Without more info I can't be of much help (if I can be a help at all). What are you trying to do with the macro? Can you save the macro in a document (i.e. non-template?)

Thanks for trying Buckwheat. It seems that no one can help me, as the Pleading Wizard that I am supposed to be using in conjunction with the Macro won't save any document that I create, no matter what I name it. I have an email out to the instructor.

http://www.eggheadcafe.com/aspnet_answers/wordapplicationerrors/Jun2006/post27061807.asp 

More

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=815005 

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=235678 

see if you can put a brick through the monitor.......that may help.

^ WTG, Andy ! ! ROFL

Sorry Heather, I hope you get it resolved.

What does OnStar have to say about it?

OnStar says I should get in my car and drive to Andy's house so I can get drunk. They'll even tell me how to get there.

This may not help (hate to get your hopes up)

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=906308 

Under “tools” select “macro" then select “record new macro.” Do whatever you want the macro to record and then click "stop" (the square button) on the macro control pad (which pops up on the screen as soon as you complete the above). Save the document and it will be available for use whenever you use “tools” selecting the appropriate macro you previously recorded.

Oh Wagner, I would love to be able to call you my hero, but I have done all of that and to no avail. I am certain it is user error on some level, but at this point my frustration level is so high that I have caved in and emailed the instructor, explaining my plight and asking if I can use the template that I created for another class.

Check under "tools" "options" "security"--make sure security level is set at no more than "medium." If that doesn't work I don't know what is causing the problem.

That is "macro security" near the bottom of the security page.

Aha! That might be the problem. Thank you for your suggestions. I will give it a try once I complete my other assignments.

Step 1...go out and get a copy of WordPerfect....

Stop trying to use Word if you feel a canker sore sprouting.

HA! The JD who is teaching this course wants everything in Word format. And he wants us to draft our pleadings using Pleading Wizard. What? My county Clerk of Courts would laugh me right out of the office if I showed up with a pleading formatted that way. Which is, for the most part, what I told him in my email. When I was creating the court caption template for Litigation I took my pleading in to the Clerk of Courts and said, "I'm a paralegal student. If I submitted this to you, would you accept it?" The clerk looked it over, corrected it, and handed it back saying, "I wish everyone would ask me before they developed bad habits." I'm such a brown noser!