Want your Microsoft Word macros to run on a ton of files, in batch, without interruptions or crashes?
Now you can update content, standardize formatting or report on what’s inside thousands of Word® files — all in a single run.
Works with documents stored locally, on a Windows network or in SharePoint Online, SharePoint On-Premises, Egnyte, Box, OpenText or OneDrive.
The Problem With Macros
Working with macros has inherent problems, including:
No console or dashboard to run and control macros in Word.
No smooth, fast way to select the files upon which you want to run your macro (not even with a macro tool that allows macros to run on multiple files).
Crashes.
No built-in way to handle password-protected files.
Typically, a macro that works beautifully on a few files runs into trouble during a long batch job. Memory problems can cause Word to crash before the job is even finished.
The Merits of Word Macros
Did you know that a simple Word macro can automatically modify (or report on) nearly anything you can imagine in thousands of Word files at the push of a button? In case you’re wondering what the implications of that are, check out the examples that follow.
Perform Global Search & Replace
Examples:
- Change every instance of “WalMart” to “Walmart.
- Replace your company’s old logo with the new one.
- Increase the size of your company’s logo by 10% wherever it appears.
- Update the chairman’s name across all relevant documents.
Enforce a Company Style Guide
Examples:
- Add the trademark (Ô) symbol after your company name.
- Standardize table borders, shading, alignment and fonts.
- Apply consistent capitalization, fonts and sizes to headings.
- Add captions to images or replace outdated images.
Detect Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
Examples:
- Identify documents containing what appears to be Social Security or credit card numbers.
- Locate personal email addresses in documents before they get accidentally shared externally.
- Flag text that matches common phone-number formats for review.
- Find employee or customer identification numbers that follow your organization’s numbering pattern.
Cool Stuff That Experienced Microsoft Word Experts Like You Think Of
Examples:
- Turn product names into hyperlinks to their product webpages.
- Add confidentiality notices to document footers.
- Accept tracked changes and remove reviewer comments to prepare clean copies for distribution.
- Update tables of contents and cross-references before publishing documents.
Honestly, the above are all fairly simple examples. The capabilities of a Word macro are limited only by your (wildly creative) imagination!
Creating Macros Is Fun and Easy
Creating macros to do all the things you want to be done is super-efficient. Sometimes, all you need to do is record a few keystrokes with Word’s macro recorder.
But macros also have serious weaknesses that often interrupt what you need them to do. Let’s delve deeper into a couple of the big ones, along with the solution.
But Running Macros Can Be Painful
Yes, macros can do lots of cool things and can be a lot of fun to create. But what happens when you try to run your well-written macro on a massive number of files? Even with PowerShell® scripts — or AI helping you write them — running macros across thousands of files doesn’t always produce the hoped-for results.
Batch Jobs Require a Babysitter
If you’ve ever tried to run a beautifully written macro on a huge number of files, you’re probably familiar with the most painful potential outcomes.
Endless Torment
You start a batch job and step away from your desk. Word opens a dialog box and waits for a response. If you’ve ever had Word stop your macro, waiting for you to press “ok” on a simple pop-up, you know what we’re talking about.
Sudden Death
As if the endless pop-ups weren’t bad enough, there’s also the unbelievable frustration when Word suddenly crashes, literally dying on your watch, simply because it hit a corrupt Word file, or something like a PDF file that was accidentally named with a .DOCX extension.
Wouldn’t you love to be able to tell Word to run a search-and-replace macro on a large set of files and come back the next morning to find all your files processed without a hitch?
Without MacroBooster™, if you’re lucky, that might work on a couple of hundred files, but what if you have tens of thousands of files?
MacroBooster Gives You Superpowers
MacroBooster solves all of the above problems by giving you amazing control.
Fewer Pop-Ups. Less Babysitting.
MacroBooster automatically closes supported Word pop-ups during batch processing, reducing the interruptions that keep you tied to your screen.
One Problem File Shouldn’t Derail the Whole Job.
MacroBooster includes built-in fault tolerance to keep batch processing moving when Word encounters problem files.
Superpowers, Squared
MacroBooster combines the simplicity and power of Word macros with the battle-tested reliability of enterprise-grade software. The result? Content updates, consistent formatting and useful reports across thousands of your organization’s Word files, all in a single batch. Works with documents stored locally, on a Windows network or in SharePoint Online, SharePoint On-Premises, Egnyte, Box, OpenText or OneDrive.
The Benefits for You
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