WD98: On Exit Macro Jump to Unprotected Section Fails (183308)

WORKAROUND

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Add an additional text box after the form field that you want to cause the jump to your bookmark location. With that text box, assign either of the following Word Visual Basic for Applications procedures as an On Entry procedure:

   Sub WorkingGoto()
      ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("<your bookmark name>").Select
   End Sub
				

   Sub WorkingGoto()
      Selection.Goto What:=wdGotoBookmark, Name:="<your bookmark name>"
   End Sub
				

To make the field less visible set the maximum length to 1, and remove the bookmark name in the Field Options dialog box.

NOTE: These code samples will not work in an On Exit macro when the bookmark is in the unprotected section of the document. If the bookmark is for another form field, then the code will work as an On Exit macro.

   Sub GoToFails()
      ActiveDocument.Goto What:=wdGotoBookmark, Name:="test"
   End Sub