WD97: Setting Default Border Via Macro Not Reflected In Dialog (165252)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q165252 SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to set the default border for Borders and Shading with
Visual Basic for Applications commands, the new default is not reflected
when viewing the Borders and Shading dialog box (on the the Format menu).
However, the change is evident when viewing the Tables and Borders toolbar.
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By design, the Borders and Shading dialog box always shows the state of the
current selection or insertion point location.
The Tables and Borders toolbar is used for applying borders or drawing
tables, and is not linked to the setting in the Borders and Shading dialog
box.
The following example Visual Basic for Applications macro demonstrates this
behavior:
Sub SetDefaultBorder()
Options.DefaultBorderLineStyle = wdLineStyleDouble
Options.DefaultBorderLineWidth = wdLineWidth150pt
End Sub
WORKAROUND
To set a default border weight and style to appear in the Borders and
Shading dialog box, you can use the following example Visual Basic for
Applications macro and assign the macro to a menu item:
Sub SetDefaultBorderDialog()
With Dialogs(wdDialogFormatBordersAndShading)
.TopBorder = wdLineStyleDouble
.LeftBorder = wdLineStyleDouble
.BottomBorder = wdLineStyleDouble
.RightBorder = wdLineStyleDouble
.TopWeight = wdLineWidth225pt
.LeftWeight = wdLineWidth225pt
.BottomWeight = wdLineWidth225pt
.RightWeight = wdLineWidth225pt
.Show
End With
End Sub
For more information about adding a command to a menu, click Contents
And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Word Help, type the
following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Add a command or
other item to a menu" topic. If you are unable to find the information
you need, ask the Office Assistant.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
REFERENCES
For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163435
VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
Applications
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/17/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbdtacode kbformat kbmacroexample kbnofix kbprb KB165252 |
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