Finding Macros in a Document

[baumgrenze@yahoo.com]

How do I search a document for macros?

I have a Word document I created using Office 2000 in Nov 2010. When I try to open it using Word 2000 the program just closes abruptly, closing all open windows in the process. If I have 'preview' open I'm not even offered the option of 'reporting the failure.'

When I open this document in OO Writer (OO 3.4.0) I am warned that the document contains macros and that the default configuration prevents their execution without approval. I don't recall creating and embedding any in it, but it does contain images from a catalog on the internet that probably link back to the originating website. Would these be considered 'macros' from OO Writer's perspective?

Is there a menu path I should follow to 'search for macros?'

I used the default viewer in ZTree and selected and copied the contents displayed as code. When pasted to Word, it generated 48 pages of text!

With the document open in OO Writer, I tried selecting and copying all (including the images) to the clipboard and then re-pasting it into Word 2000. The images are lost and all formatting, e.g., tabs seems to be lost.

At 72, I don't want to 'retrain' as a computer programmer. I put in my dues earning a PhD in organic chemistry (1962-1967) thank you. I have 'other fish to fry' and just want my computer to serve me, not vice versa.

thanks,

baumgrenze
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Thanks,

baumgrenze

[DiGro]

In the opened document go to Tools > Macros > Organize macros > Openoffice.org Basic

That will open the BASIC IDE where the macro's should be visible.

They probably are all commented out, since OOo uses another dialect of BASIC then VBA does
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DiGro

Windows 7 Home Premium and OOo 3.3 NL (Dutch)