WD97: Macro Does Not Insert AutoText Entries with Formatting (177012)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q177012 SYMPTOMS
When you record and then playback a Visual Basic for Applications macro
that inserts formatted AutoText entries, the formatting is not inserted
into your document.
CAUSE
Word does not record the RichText argument.
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To work around this problem, modify the macro to include the RichText:=True
argument.
To edit the macro:
- On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.
- Select the recorded macro, and then click Edit.
- Look for the line that inserts the AutoText entry. For example:
NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries("test").Insert Where:=Selection.Range
Change the statement above to the following:
NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries("test").Insert _
Where:=Selection.Range , RichText:=True - In the Visual Basic Editor, on the File menu click Close and Return to
Microsoft Word.
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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