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Q181296: WD97: Macro to Dock Toolbars That Are Beyond Screen Borders

Article: Q181296
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode 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 a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro
(Sub procedure) to dock (move) any active toolbars that are not visible on
screen to the top of the active Microsoft Word window.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following sample Visual Basic macro searches for all active toolbars
(CommandBars) that are not visible on screen and docks (moves) them to the top
of the active document window.

  Sub DockCommandBars()

        Dim cBar As CommandBar
        Dim intHres As Integer
        Dim intVres As Integer

        ' Get screen resolution. Subtract 60 from each screen dimension
        ' to account for toolbars that are barely visible on the screen.
        intHres = System.HorizontalResolution - 60
        intVres = System.VerticalResolution - 60

        ' Loop through each CommandBar in Word.
        For Each cBar In ActiveDocument.CommandBars

           ' If the CommandBar is beyond screen limits, then
           ' dock the CommandBar to the top of the Word window.
           If cBar.Top > intVres Or cBar.Left > intHres Then
              CommandBars(cBar.Name).Position = msoBarTop
              cBar.Visible = True
           End If

        Next

     End Sub

To dock a single toolbar, type the following line in a blank macro and then run
the macro:

    ActiveDocument.CommandBars(<commandbar name>).Position=msoBarTop

where <commandbar name> is the name of the single toolbar you want to dock.

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

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

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:

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

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