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Q166785: WD97: Cannot Undo Resizing of ActiveX Controls

Article: Q166785
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool word8 kbwordvba winword word97
Last Modified: 19-FEB-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 resize an ActiveX control (for example, a command button) added to a
document using the Control Toolbox toolbar, and you then choose to undo the
action of resizing the control, nothing happens.

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 ActiveX, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

  Q155965 WD97: CTRL+Z UNDO Will Not Work In Form Control Tools

  Q162598 WD97: ActiveX Controls Lose Sizing After Previewing in Browser

  Q155903WD97: Error Inserting ActiveX Control

For more information about "ActiveX," click the Office Assistant, type "ActiveX"
(without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click one of the following
topics:

- Insert form fields or ActiveX controls in a form

- Form elements you can use on a web page

- Register a new ActiveX control

- Designing a web page

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Additional query words: wordcon vb vbe vba

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Keywords          : kbtool word8 kbwordvba winword word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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