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This guide covers how to create a letterhead macro in Microsoft Word for Office 2013 and Office 2016.

About Macros

Macros automate common tasks. A macro can be created for virtually any task that you perform in Word. The amount of steps is irrelevant. You can even create a macro that automatically places certain text in a document with as many attributes as you’d like!

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1. Type the Letterhead information
   1. Ex:
      OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
      1101 Camden Avenue
      Salisbury, MD 21801-6860
      410-543-6011
      1-888-543-0148
      TTY  410-543-6083
      FAX  410-548-2587
      www.salisbury.edu
   2. Once you have completed the letterhead information, place your cursor at the end of the text and click the Page Layout tab in Office 2013 or Layout tab in Office 2016.
   3. Click Breaks.
   4. From the drop-down menu, select Continuous.
   5. Hold down the Shift key and press the Up Arrow ↑ on the keyboard multiple times until all of your text is highlighted.
   6. Click on Home tab.
   7. In the Font group, click on the Font Name drop-down box.
   8. Select Arial.
   9. Click on the Font Size drop-down box.
   10. Enter 7 and then press the Enter key on your keyboard.
   11. Make sure the text is still selected (highlighted)
   12. Click on the Page Layout tab in Office 2013 or the Layout tab in Office 2016.
   13. In the Paragraph group click on the bottom right corner. You should have a window pop up with the following areas in the Indents and Spacing tab.
       1. Under General, for Alignment:select Right from the drop-down menu.
       2. Under Indentation, make sure both Left: and Right: are set to 0.
       3. Under Spacing, for both Before: and After: enter 8pt.
       4. Click OK.
       5. In the Page Setup group in the Page Layout (2013) or Layout (2016) tab, click Margins.
       6. Select Custom Margins.
       7. In the Margins tab, make sure the Apply to: option in the lower left hand corner is set to Selected Section.
       8. Under Marginsmake sure that both Top: and Right: are set to .375. You may leave the Bottom: and Left: margins at the default.
       9. Click OK.
       10. Press the Down Arrow ↓ on the keyboard once to set the cursor at the start of the document, below the letterhead.

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