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# Macro

Choose the macro that you want to execute when the selected graphic, frame, or OLE object is selected. Depending on the object that is selected, the function is either found on the Macro tab of the Object dialog, or in the Assign Macro dialog.

## Event

Lists the events that are relevant to the macros that are currently assigned to the selected object.

The following table describes the macros and the events that can by linked to objects in your document:

Event | Event trigger | OLE object | Graphics | Frame | AutoText | ImageMap area | Hyperlink
Click object | Object is selected. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |
Mouse over object | Mouse moves over the object. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |  | ✓ | ✓
Trigger Hyperlink | Hyperlink assigned to the object is clicked. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |  |  | ✓
Mouse leaves object | Mouse moves off of the object. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |  | ✓ | ✓
Graphics load successful | Graphics are loaded successfully. |  | ✓ |  |  |  |
Graphics load terminated | Loading of graphics is stopped by the user (for example, when downloading the page). |  | ✓ |  |  |  |
Graphics load faulty | Graphics not successfully loaded, for example, if a graphic was not found. |  | ✓ |  |  |  |
Input of alpha characters | Text is entered from the keyboard. |  |  | ✓ |  |  |
Input of non-alpha characters | Nonprinting characters are entered from the keyboard, for example, tabs and line breaks. |  |  | ✓ |  |  |
Resize frame | Frame is resized with the mouse. |  |  | ✓ |  |  |
Move frame | Frame is moved with the mouse. |  |  | ✓ |  |  |
Before inserting AutoText | Before a text block is inserted. |  |  |  | ✓ |  |
After inserting AutoText | After a text block is inserted. |  |  |  | ✓ |  |

## Macros

Choose the macro that you want to execute when the selected event occurs.

Frames allow you to link events to a function, so that the function can determine if it processes the event or LibreOffice Writer.

### Category

Lists the open LibreOffice documents and applications. Click the name of the location where you want to save the macros.

### Macro name

Lists the available macros. Click the macro that you want to assign to the selected object.

## Assign

Assigns the selected macro to the specified event. The assigned macro's entries are set after the event.

## Remove

Removes the macro that is assigned to the selected item.

## Macro selection

Select the macro that you want to assign.