Office X for Macintosh: The Missing Manual

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• REC. This button shows the status of the macro recorder (see page 270). It’s al-

most always off (hollow). Clicking it on opens the Record New Macro dialog

box, in readiness to create a new macro. See Chapter 6 for a full explanation of

macros and how to record them. When the button is on (green), you’re recording

a macro.

• TRK corresponds to the Track Changes command (see page 183). When TRK is

turned on, your own edits show up in a different color, so that your collaborators

can see exactly which changes you’ve made.

Tip: Clicking the TRK indicator turns on revision tracking (or, if it’s on, turns it off). That’s a huge timesaver

if you’re used to turning on tracking in the usual way (Tools→Track Changes→Highlight Changes; turn on

“Track changes while editing”; click OK).

• Clicking the EXT button turns your cursor into a high-powered text-selection

tool. Normally, when the EXT is off (hollow), clicking in your text just places the

insertion point there. You have to drag the mouse to select anything. But when

you click EXT, the button turns green and you enter Extend Selection mode.

Your insertion point, wherever it is at that moment, marks the beginning of a

new selection. Clicking the mouse, pressing the arrow keys, or even pressing the

Page up and Page down keys highlights text and keeps it highlighted until you

turn EXT off again.

Extend Selection ...