Q181172: WD97: How to Clear the Undo Stack

Article: Q181172
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbmacroexample 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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SUMMARY
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This article contains several methods for clearing the Undo stack in Word.


MORE INFORMATION
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By design, you cannot turn off the Undo or Redo commands, nor can you change the
maximum number of actions Word stores in the Undo or Redo stacks (limited by
resources and document size (maximum document size of 32 megs without
graphics)).


NOTE: If you are experiencing out-of-memory or slow-performance problems, be sure
to rule out other Word or system operations as the cause.

To clear the Undo and Redo stacks in Word, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Protect the Document for Forms
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1. On the Tools menu, click Protect Document.

2. Under Protect Document For, click Forms.

3. Click OK.

NOTE: If you do not actually want to protect your document, click Unprotect
Document on the Tools menu.

Method 2: Create and Use a Macro
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The following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro clears the undo stack
for the active document.

     Sub ClearActiveDocumentUndoStack()
        ActiveDocument.UndoClear
     End Sub

The following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro clears the undo stack
for all open documents.

     Sub ClearAllDocumentsUndoStack()
        Dim oDocUndoStack as Object
        For Each oDocUndoStack In Application.Documents
           oDocUndoStack.UndoClear
        Next oDocUndoStack
     End Sub

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

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

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Keywords          : kbdta kbmacroexample word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbhowto

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