WD98: Macro Returns to View Used Before Opening Header (182784)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q182784 SYMPTOMS
When you run a macro that opens, modifies, and closes the header or footer,
you are returned to page layout view when the macro finishes, regardless of
which document view you were using prior to running the macro.
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To return to the document view you were using prior to running the macro,
use a Visual Basic for Applications macro that adds the following
functionality:
- Dimensions a variable to hold the current view.
- Saves the current view into the variable.
- Restores the original view when the macro finishes.
Sub ViewHeaderFooterExample()
' Add this line that dimensions a variable.
' to store the current view.
Dim OriginalView As Long ' <-- Add
' Recorded Code.
If ActiveWindow.View.SplitSpecial <> wdPaneNone Then
ActiveWindow.Panes(2).Close
End If
' Add this line that captures the current view.
OriginalView = ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type ' <-- Add
' Recorded Code.
If ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdNormalView Or _
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdOutlineView Or _
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdMasterView Then
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdPageView
End If
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekCurrentPageHeader
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekMainDocument
' Add this line that returns the view to the original view.
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = OriginalView ' <-- Add
End Sub
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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