WD2002: Recorded Macro to Create Right-to-Left Style Records Paragraph Alignment Incorrectly (296133)
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SYMPTOMS
When you record a macro to create a right-aligned, right-to-left style and then run the recorded macro in a new document, the new style will be left-aligned.
When you record a macro to create a left-aligned, right-to-left style and then run the recorded macro, the new style will be right-aligned.
The values Justify High and Justify Low for Arabic kashida justification are also recorded incorrectly.
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To work around this problem, edit the macro and change the values for the paragraph alignment. The recorded values and the correct values are listed in the following table:
Alignment Recorded value Correct value
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Left wdAlignParagraphRight wdAlignParagraphLeft
Right wdAlignParagraphLeft wdAlignParagraphRight
Justify Low wdAlignParagraphDistribute wdAlignParagraphJustifyLow
Justify High 6 wdAlignParagraphJustifyHi
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/11/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbnofix KB296133 |
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