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Article: Q162808
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprogramming kbdta word8 kbwordvba word97
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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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 you attempt to record a macro that selects commands from the Go menu on the
Web toolbar, the commands are not recorded.

CAUSE
=====

The following Web commands are not a part of the Visual Basic for Applications
language and cannot be recorded:

- Back

- Forward

- Start Page

- Search the Web

- Set Start Page

- Set Search Page

WORKAROUND
==========

Open the macro in the Visual Basic Editor and add an equivalent WordBasic
command in place of the Web commands listed in the "Cause" section.

  Web Function        Equivalent Wordbasic Command
  ------------        ----------------------------

  Back                WordBasic.WebGoBack

  Forward             WordBasic.WebGoForward

  Start Page          WordBasic.WebOpenStartPage

  Search the Web      WordBasic.WebOpenSearchPage

There are no corresponding WordBasic commands for the following two Web
commands:

- Set Start Page

- Set Search Page


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

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

Additional query words: wordcon vba vbe vb

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

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Q162808: WD97: Commands on Web Toolbar Cannot be Recorded in a Macro