Click the cell in the Excel spreadsheet where you want the command button control to appear. The Assign Macro window opens automatically.

Word macros are one-click wonders that let you program complex procedures to launch at your bidding. Here are a few examples to get you started.

They allow you to automate tasks you do often, by teaching Word to follow your example. You hit Record Macro, you do something — a search and replace, let’s say — and then you can play back ...