WD2000: Macro to List Custom Tab Stops in a Paragraph (212534)

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The following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro displays a message box that lists the custom tab stops (if any exist) in a selected paragraph:

   Sub GetCustomTabs()
      Dim sMsg As String
      Dim varTab As Variant
      ' Cycle through tab stops in selected paragraph.
      For Each varTab In Selection.Paragraphs.TabStops
         ' If a custom tab stop is encountered...
         If varTab.CustomTab = True Then
            ' Add to message variable & convert from points to inches.
            sMsg = sMsg & vbCrLf & "   " & _
               PointsToInches(varTab.Position) & Chr(34)
         End If
      Next
      ' If there are custom tabs, display the values.
      If sMsg <> "" Then
         MsgBox "Custom Tabs: " & sMsg
      Else
         ' Else display there are no custom tabs.
         MsgBox "No Custom Tabs."
      End If
   End Sub
				

For more information about the CustomTab property, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type CustomTab property in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

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