Expert: John L. Anderson - 12/29/2005

Question
Hi, John!

I've enjoyed and benefited from some of your other answers to WordPerfect questions.  Here's one for which I can't seem to locate the answer.  In one of the previous versions of WordPerfect, perhaps 7 or 8, I had a macro that would automatically create following script:

Q:
A:

It was used for preparing clients for court.  After the entry of the question, pressing 'enter' produced the next line with the answer to be filled in.  Pressing 'enter' again would then provide the question, once more and so on.  

I cannot find that macro anywhere on the Web.  I can't seem to make it work in WordPerfect 12.  

Any suggestions?

Klaus

Answer
Hi, Klaus:
The reason you cannot find the macro, is that it does not exist; and the reason you had one before that did what you wanted, is probably that someone else wrote it for you.

There are several things you can do.  The simplest is write the macro yourself, and the way you do that is:

Click "tools"
Click "macro"
Click "record"
(and there is more than one way to do the above, but this is the simplest)
Type the macro name, such as "qanda" (without the quotes)
Click "record"
Type the followiing (Note that the < >indicate a single key press):
<Shift>q<Shift>:<Enter>
<Shift>a<Shift>:<Enter>
Click "Tools"
Click "Macros"

And you are done.  Now to run it:
Click "Tools"
Click "Macros"
Click "qanda"

And it will play the macro you just recorded.  Now, there is a way to eliminate the "play" strokes.  You can substitute a single keystroke for the three just listed.  Look it up in your manual under "macros" then "assigning keystrokes to".  If you still do not understand, send a request to me and I will explain the process.

Good luck
John