Macro in word 97?

As with most DOS software, each program had its own, often complicated, set of commands for performing functions that had to be learned (for example, in Word for DOS, a file would be saved with the sequence Escape-T-S; the only similar interface belonged to Microsoft's own Multiplan spreadsheet), and as most secretaries had learned how to use WordPerfect, companies were reluctant to switch to a rival product that offered few advantages. WordPerfect is still regarded, even as late as 2006, as a superior program for word processing only (processing text only, not needing graphics or other tools). Desired features in Word such as indentation before typing (emulating the F4 feature in WordPerfect), the ability to block text to copy it before typing, instead of picking up mouse or blocking after typing, and a reliable way to have macros and other functions always replicate the same function time after time, are just some of Word's problems for production typing. Numbering after a heading with a tab after the heading is also problematic. The use of user preferences would improve Microsoft Word, including the option of a static cursor, which remains on the same line and in the same place, with the text moving around it.