Microsoft Word is a very versatile software. It has a large number of great features which the common users don't even know about. Let's consider a scenario. The other day, Rajesh, a friend of mine sent me an email and told me that he was preparing an MS Word document and needed to embed programming code with syntax highlight. To insert code snippet in his MS Word document, Rajesh did all the syntax highlighting manually. You can imagine that it is a tedious job! So, he asked me if there was an easier way. Well, indeed there is one!
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It is easy to embed code snippets with automatic syntax highlight in MS Word. Let's learn how you can do this magic!
A code snippet is a piece of computer programming code. Such code is usually marked with several colors in order to show various elements of the code distinctively. For example, all the programming language keywords will be highlighted in a particular color and all the errors will be highlighted in a different color. Similarly, there would be per-defined colors for text, tags, properties, attributes, values, symbols etc.
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Program lines in a code snippets are also usually indented to make the code easily readable.
Microsoft 365 includes premium Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps, 1 TB cloud storage in OneDrive, advanced security, and more, all in one convenient subscription. With Microsoft 365, you get features as soon as they are released ensuring you're always working with the latest. Create, edit, collaborate, and share documents using Word for Mac. In your Word document, click the Insert tab, and find the Symbol group. Click Symbol More Symbols. Select the Wingdings font, and scroll to the last row of symbols that appear in the list. Select the check mark, and click Insert. You can then close the window to continue working on your document. Insert Check Mark in Word for Mac. Open the target document in Microsoft Word and place the cursor where the source code will appear. How to Insert Code Snippets with Syntax Highlighting Paste from Microsoft Visual Studio: The best method is to simply paste from Visual Studio (or your favor.
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First of all, open the MS Word document in which you want to insert the code snippet. Then place the cursor where you want the snippet to be inserted.
Now, go to Insert tab and then click on the Object option. A new box will appear with a list of objects that you can insert in your MS Word document. Select OpenDocument Text from the list and click OK to insert the object.
You will see a new shaded area is inserted at the cursor position. Also a new Word document will open up. Whatever you will write or paste in this new document, the same will appear in the original document.
To add code snippets with syntax highlight, you can use Insert Object method of MS Word.
So, now, copy the code from your code editor and paste it in the new document. Save the new document and that's it! Code snippet will appear neatly embedded in your MS Word document.
If you have copied the code from a Microsoft product (like MS Visual Studio), the syntax highlight will automatically carry to the MS Word.
However, if you're using some other code editors (like Programmer's Notepad), copied code may appear without syntax highlight in MS Word. But don't panic!
Most of the code editors will give you the option of copying text with HTML markup or RTF format. You should use these options while copying text.
In Programmer's Notepad, this option appears as Edit -> Copy as RTF
In Notepad++ the option is available as Plugins -> Copy Text with Syntax Highlighting
If you're copying syntax highlighted code from a webpage, the HTML markups will automatically get copied and syntax highlight will carry to MS Word.
Although you can always manually highlight various portions of a code snippet in MS Word, but there are many distinctive advantage of using the embedded object method:
- Code and main document remain separate from each other (programmers love this approach, don't they?)
- Spelling and grammar mistakes will not be highlighted by MS Word in the embedded code snippet. It is of great help because a lot of programming keywords are not found in dictionary, and as a result such code may result in lots of red and green wavy lines.
- And obviously, it's easier, quicker method. Code remains in it's original format and syntax highlights.
- Formatting changes in the main document do not affect the code block.
So, did you find this MS Word tips useful? Whenever you would need to insert a code snippet with syntax highlight in MS Word document, I am sure it will save you a lot of time. Please feel free to ask any questions on this tutorial. I will try my best to assist you. Thank you for using TechWelkin.
Microsoft Word For Mac Insert Code Snippets 2016
Below you will find misc. information that may help you in your work with VBA macros.
What is a VBA macro - what is an add-in?
A macro is an action or a set of actions that can be used to automate tasks.
Macros are created using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, also known as VBA. VBA is built into the Office applications.
An add-in is a supplemental program that adds custom commands or features to an application. On this website, you will find information about and links to Word add-ins I have developed. The add-ins are available at wordaddins.com. Some of the add-ins may contain only a few macros whereas others contain hundreds of macros.
Example of macro and the result of running the macro.
Where to find the macro code in the articles
You will find articles with macros and code snippets in the Word Macros menu above and below the Articles With Word Macros heading in the sidebar to the right.
Find links to macro code in articles
In most of the Word macro articles, you will find a heading How to get the macro or similar. Below that heading, you will find a box with a link that opens a separate window with the related macro code. See the example below:
You can copy the code from the window that opens and paste it into the Visual Basic Editor. If you paste the code somewhere else, e.g. in a Word document, paste it as unformatted text.
Macro code directly in articles
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In some articles, you will find entire macros listed directly in the article or you will find code snippets. All such code is shown with the Courier New font on white background. Example:
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'Comments in the code are blue
Code is shown with Courier New font on white background like here
How to work more efficiently with VBA macros
Below, you will find an introduction to two tools I use when working with VBA and macros.
Smart Indenter - a free add-in for VBA
A code snippet is a piece of computer programming code. Such code is usually marked with several colors in order to show various elements of the code distinctively. For example, all the programming language keywords will be highlighted in a particular color and all the errors will be highlighted in a different color. Similarly, there would be per-defined colors for text, tags, properties, attributes, values, symbols etc.
Our tips on MS-Word make your life easier and increase your productivity at work.
Program lines in a code snippets are also usually indented to make the code easily readable.
Microsoft 365 includes premium Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps, 1 TB cloud storage in OneDrive, advanced security, and more, all in one convenient subscription. With Microsoft 365, you get features as soon as they are released ensuring you're always working with the latest. Create, edit, collaborate, and share documents using Word for Mac. In your Word document, click the Insert tab, and find the Symbol group. Click Symbol More Symbols. Select the Wingdings font, and scroll to the last row of symbols that appear in the list. Select the check mark, and click Insert. You can then close the window to continue working on your document. Insert Check Mark in Word for Mac. Open the target document in Microsoft Word and place the cursor where the source code will appear. How to Insert Code Snippets with Syntax Highlighting Paste from Microsoft Visual Studio: The best method is to simply paste from Visual Studio (or your favor.
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First of all, open the MS Word document in which you want to insert the code snippet. Then place the cursor where you want the snippet to be inserted.
Now, go to Insert tab and then click on the Object option. A new box will appear with a list of objects that you can insert in your MS Word document. Select OpenDocument Text from the list and click OK to insert the object.
You will see a new shaded area is inserted at the cursor position. Also a new Word document will open up. Whatever you will write or paste in this new document, the same will appear in the original document.
To add code snippets with syntax highlight, you can use Insert Object method of MS Word.
So, now, copy the code from your code editor and paste it in the new document. Save the new document and that's it! Code snippet will appear neatly embedded in your MS Word document.
If you have copied the code from a Microsoft product (like MS Visual Studio), the syntax highlight will automatically carry to the MS Word.
However, if you're using some other code editors (like Programmer's Notepad), copied code may appear without syntax highlight in MS Word. But don't panic!
Most of the code editors will give you the option of copying text with HTML markup or RTF format. You should use these options while copying text.
In Programmer's Notepad, this option appears as Edit -> Copy as RTF
In Notepad++ the option is available as Plugins -> Copy Text with Syntax Highlighting
If you're copying syntax highlighted code from a webpage, the HTML markups will automatically get copied and syntax highlight will carry to MS Word.
Although you can always manually highlight various portions of a code snippet in MS Word, but there are many distinctive advantage of using the embedded object method:
- Code and main document remain separate from each other (programmers love this approach, don't they?)
- Spelling and grammar mistakes will not be highlighted by MS Word in the embedded code snippet. It is of great help because a lot of programming keywords are not found in dictionary, and as a result such code may result in lots of red and green wavy lines.
- And obviously, it's easier, quicker method. Code remains in it's original format and syntax highlights.
- Formatting changes in the main document do not affect the code block.
So, did you find this MS Word tips useful? Whenever you would need to insert a code snippet with syntax highlight in MS Word document, I am sure it will save you a lot of time. Please feel free to ask any questions on this tutorial. I will try my best to assist you. Thank you for using TechWelkin.
Microsoft Word For Mac Insert Code Snippets 2016
Below you will find misc. information that may help you in your work with VBA macros.
What is a VBA macro - what is an add-in?
A macro is an action or a set of actions that can be used to automate tasks.
Macros are created using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, also known as VBA. VBA is built into the Office applications.
An add-in is a supplemental program that adds custom commands or features to an application. On this website, you will find information about and links to Word add-ins I have developed. The add-ins are available at wordaddins.com. Some of the add-ins may contain only a few macros whereas others contain hundreds of macros.
Example of macro and the result of running the macro.
Where to find the macro code in the articles
You will find articles with macros and code snippets in the Word Macros menu above and below the Articles With Word Macros heading in the sidebar to the right.
Find links to macro code in articles
In most of the Word macro articles, you will find a heading How to get the macro or similar. Below that heading, you will find a box with a link that opens a separate window with the related macro code. See the example below:
You can copy the code from the window that opens and paste it into the Visual Basic Editor. If you paste the code somewhere else, e.g. in a Word document, paste it as unformatted text.
Macro code directly in articles
Microsoft Word For Mac Insert Code Snippets Download
In some articles, you will find entire macros listed directly in the article or you will find code snippets. All such code is shown with the Courier New font on white background. Example:
Microsoft Word For Mac
'Comments in the code are blue
Code is shown with Courier New font on white background like here
How to work more efficiently with VBA macros
Below, you will find an introduction to two tools I use when working with VBA and macros.
Smart Indenter - a free add-in for VBA
In order to make VBA code as readable as possible, it is a great help to have the code indented so that the structure is clear. Code you copy and paste from a website or from elsewhere may not be indented properly.
I use the free add-in Smart Indenter from Office Automation Ltd. to handle this.
- PRODUCT INFO AND DOWNLOAD LINK Smart Indenter v3.5
Note that the product page mentions Excel but the add-ins works with Word too.
It is a rather old add-in but it still works, also with Office 2016. I don't remember having any problems with the installation in any version of Office but it may be because I have had MZ-Tools installed first. If you have problems with the installation, the following article may help:
- INSTALLATION HELP Help on Installing Smart Indenter in Office 2013-2016
MZ-Tools – an advanced add-in for VBA
Each time I start using a new computer I am quickly reminded of especially one extremely useful VBA add-in that is missing and that I need to get installed to get up to speed with VBA.
That add-in is MZ-Tools. In the same way as macros can help you be more productive and make better documents in Word, MZ-Tools can help you be more productive and make better code in VBA.
The MZ-tools add-in is developed by Carlos J. Quintero and provides a comprehensive set of tools for VBA (64-bit & 32-bit) plus for Visual Studio (.NET), VB6 and VB5. I use MZ-Tools in relation to VBA.
Originally, MZ-Tools for VBA was free. In October 2015, a new version was released and it is not free anymore which is fair based on the huge amount of features that have been added to the add-in. A 30-day free trial is available.
If you develop VBA macros yourself and if you don't know MZ-Tools already, I recommend you check it out.
- PRODUCT INFO AND DOWNLOAD LINKRead more about MZ-Tools and the features
- DOWNLOAD FREE TRIALDownload free trial of MZ-Tools
Examples of useful features in MZ-Tools
Below are a few examples of features in MZ-Tools that I use a lot: Download counter strike for mac.
Lets you store named snippets of code as code templates you can insert easily – almost as using AutoTexts in Word documents.
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Lets you copy and paste controls including the related code (event handlers) from one form to another.
Helps you improve the quality of your code. For example, you can easily find and remove unused declarations in the source code (constants, variables, etc.) and you can find issues where your code does not follow the rules you have specified.
See How to Install a Macro for information about how to install macros.