Macro

Specifies the macro to run when you click an image, frame, or an OLE object.

To access this command...

Choose Insert/Format - Image - Properties - Macro tab.

Choose Format - Frame and Object - Properties - Macro tab.

Choose Tools - AutoText - AutoText (button) - Macro.

Choose Tools - ImageMap - open context menu Macro.

Choose Format - Character - Hyperlink tab - Events button.

Event

Lists the events that can trigger a macro. Only the events that are relevant to the selected object are listed.

The following table lists the object types and the events that can trigger a macro:

Event	Event trigger	OLE object	Image	Frame	AutoText	ImageMap area	Hyperlink
Click object	object is selected	✓	✓	✓
Mouse over object	mouse pointer moves over the object	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Trigger Hyperlink	hyperlink that is assigned to the object is clicked	✓	✓	✓			✓
Mouse leaves object	mouse pointer moves off the object	✓	✓	✓		✓	✓
Image loaded successfully	image is loaded successfully		✓
Image loading terminated	loading of the image is terminated by the user (for example, when downloading)		✓
Could not load image	image is not successfully loaded		✓
Input of alpha characters	text is inputted			✓
Input of non-alpha characters	Nonprinting characters, such as tabs and line breaks, are entered			✓
Resize frame	frame is resized			✓
Move frame	frame is moved			✓
Before inserting AutoText	before AutoText is inserted				✓
After inserting AutoText	after AutoText is inserted				✓

For events that are linked to controls in forms, see Control properties or Form properties.

Assigned Action

Specify the macro that executes when the selected event occurs.

Frames allow you to link certain events to a function that then decides if the event is handled by Collabora Office Writer or by the function. See the Collabora Office Basic Help for more information.

Macro From

Lists the Collabora Office program and any open Collabora Office document. Within this list, select the location where you want to pick the macro from.

Existing Macros

Lists the available macros. Select the macro that you want to assign to the selected event, and then click Assign.

Assign

Assigns the selected macro to the selected event.

Remove

Removes the macro assignment from the selected entry.