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Q162391: WD97: Activewindow.Panes.Count Returns 1

Article: Q162391
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbmacroexample word8 kbwordvba word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When the Document Map view is the active view, the Activewindow.Panes.Count
command returns 1 instead of 2 as expected.

CAUSE
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The Document Map view consists of two elements: a document pane and a document
navigation pane. By design, Word considers Document Map view to be a single
pane; therefore, the pane count returned is 1.

WORKAROUND
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To workaround this problem you can use the following example Visual Basic for
Applications routine. This routine uses the DocumentMap property to determine if
Document Map view is turned on. If it is, then the macro sets the variable,
numPanes, equal to 2.

     Sub IsDocMapOn()
        If ActiveWindow.DocumentMap = True Then
           numPanes = 2
        End If
     End Sub

REFERENCES
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For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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Keywords          : kbmacroexample word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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