Chord Tools for Microsoft Word
Compatibility: Microsoft Word 2007+ for Windows only (regular expressions object is not supported in Mac OS)
Description: This macro-enabled template contains essential functions for musicians including chord tranposition and chord formatting.
Download 'Chord Tools Add In.dotm' from GitHub.
Option 1: Always load when opening Microsoft Word
- Locate the following file path: C:\Users\INSERT USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP
- Cut/Paste file into the 'STARTUP' folder
- Open Microsoft Word
Option 2: Choose to load after opening Microsoft Word
- Open Microsoft Word
- Open the 'Developer' tab
- Click on the 'Word Add-ins' button
- Click the 'Add' button
- Cut/Paste file into the displayed file path (C:\Users\INSERT USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates)
- Click the 'Open' button
- Click the 'OK' button
- Click the 'Enable Macros' button
- Transpose entire document up one semitone
- Transpose entire document down one semitone
- Switch accidental from sharp to flat and vice versa
- Switch accidental from unicode to ASCII
- Bold chords in the entire document
- Open userform for more options
Why does my formatting disappear after transposing?
The regular expression functions do not preserve formatting. Once you are satisfied with the transposed key, reformat the chords using the 'Bold Chords' button or 'Open Userform' button.
If you have any questions or bugs to report, please contact EszopiCoder at pharm.coder@gmail.com