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Q165252: WD97: Setting Default Border Via Macro Not Reflected In Dialog

Article: Q165252
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample word8 word97 kbformat
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 you attempt to set the default border for Borders and Shading with Visual
Basic for Applications commands, the new default is not reflected when viewing
the Borders and Shading dialog box (on the the Format menu).

However, the change is evident when viewing the Tables and Borders toolbar.

CAUSE
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By design, the Borders and Shading dialog box always shows the state of the
current selection or insertion point location.

The Tables and Borders toolbar is used for applying borders or drawing tables,
and is not linked to the setting in the Borders and Shading dialog box.

The following example Visual Basic for Applications macro demonstrates this
behavior:

     Sub SetDefaultBorder()
        Options.DefaultBorderLineStyle = wdLineStyleDouble
        Options.DefaultBorderLineWidth = wdLineWidth150pt
     End Sub

WORKAROUND
==========

To set a default border weight and style to appear in the Borders and Shading
dialog box, you can use the following example Visual Basic for Applications
macro and assign the macro to a menu item:

     Sub SetDefaultBorderDialog()
        With Dialogs(wdDialogFormatBordersAndShading)
           .TopBorder = wdLineStyleDouble
           .LeftBorder = wdLineStyleDouble
           .BottomBorder = wdLineStyleDouble
           .RightBorder = wdLineStyleDouble
           .TopWeight = wdLineWidth225pt
           .LeftWeight = wdLineWidth225pt
           .BottomWeight = wdLineWidth225pt
           .RightWeight = wdLineWidth225pt
           .Show
        End With
     End Sub

For more information about adding a command to a menu, click Contents And Index
on the Help menu, click the Index tab in Word Help, type the following text

  " menus" (without the quotation marks)

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Add a command or other item
to a menu" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the
Office Assistant.

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

MORE INFORMATION
================

For more information about Borders, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the
Office Assistant, type "Borders" (without the quotation marks), click Search,
and then click to view "Borders Collection Object."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles


REFERENCES
==========

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: vb vba vbe

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample word8 word97 kbformat 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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