Assigning macro to keyboard in Outlook

**R.U. Steinberg** · April 18th 08, 11:30 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba

Thanks very much!

"Ken Slovak - [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

You cannot assign a keyboard shortcut to the macro, nor will that code work
in Outlook.

For example, the macro has Selection with no qualifiers. For Outlook that
means an Explorer.Selection, which does not have a PasteAndFormat() method.
That code won't work at all.

Instead, you'd have to get the current selected item or open item, make sure
it's WordMail, instantiate a WordEditor object which is a Document object,
set the selection in the text, etc. It's not as simple as you seem to think.

--
Ken Slovak
[MVP - Outlook]
http://www.slovaktech.com
Author: Professional Programming Outlook 2007
Reminder Manager, Extended Reminders, Attachment Options
http://www.slovaktech.com/products.htm

"R.U. Steinberg" wrote in message
...
I recorded a simple macro in Word 2003 that I assigned to the keyboard as
Alt-V that pastes plain text (as opposed to formatted, RTF, or HTML text).

I want this same keyboard shortcut to work in Outlook. I understand
Outlook
does not have a macro recorder so I recorded it in Word.

The macro shows up in Outlook but I do not know how to make it function. I
dragged it to the Outlook toolbar--how do I assign it to the key (Alt-V)?

The code is as follows:

Sub Macro1()
'
' Macro1 Macro
' Macro recorded 3/17/2008
'
Selection.PasteAndFormat (wdPasteDefault)
End Sub

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
assigning tasks in outlook 2003	Matt Morris	Outlook - General Queries	6	September 26th 07 04:48 PM
Assigning tasks in Outlook 2003	Terence Alva	Outlook - General Queries	8	September 24th 07 12:36 PM
Outlook 2007: assigning keyboard shortcut to email editor macro	Mikael	Outlook and VBA	6	March 17th 07 06:42 PM
Outlook macro abends but Word macro runs successfully	Jreue	Outlook and VBA	0	December 13th 06 11:55 PM
Outlook 2000 Assigning Stationery??????	scooterlady	Outlook - General Queries	1	September 23rd 06 07:16 PM