WD97: Error Attempting to Copy or Rename Project Module (162552)

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to rename or copy a Visual Basic for Applications project module to a another document or template, you may receive one of the following error messages:

When you copy a module

Microsoft Word Error 1844
The project item cannot be copied.

When you rename a module

Microsoft Word Error 1844 The project item cannot be renamed.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, use a unique name for the new module or rename the destination module such that the names are not the same.

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