WD98: Run-Time Error Using VBA Macro to Resize Document Window (183586)

WORKAROUND

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Sub ResizeDocumentWindow()
   ' If there are no open windows then exit this routine.
   If Windows.Count = 0 Then Exit Sub
   ' The With statement sets the Window State to Normal and sets
   ' the Width, Height, Left, and Top properties.
   With ActiveWindow
      ' Set the window state to Normal.
      .WindowState = wdWindowStateNormal
      ' Resize the window.
      .Width = 400
      .Height = 200
      .Left = 10
      .Top = 32
   End With
End Sub
				

For information about how to do this in earlier versions of Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: