This code was written for Word 97 and worked fine for Word 2000.
No guarantees are given for any later versions of Word, but most of this code will likely still be valid.
« A »Array, ReDim an Array:ReDim arrArrayName(intNumberNames)
Array, Sort an Array:WordBasic.SortArray (arrArrayName())
« B »Backspace:Selection.TypeBackspace
Bookmark, Add:With ActiveDocument.Bookmarks
.Add Range:=Selection.Range, Name:="Name"
.DefaultSorting = wdSortByName
.ShowHidden = False
End With
Bookmark, Count # of Bookmarks in Document:Dim intNumBookmarks as Integer
intNumBookmarks = ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Count
Bookmark, Delete:ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("BookmarkName").Delete
Bookmark, Exists (Does It Exist?):If ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Exists("BookmarkName") = True then
'Do something, i.e.,:
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("BookmarkName").Select
Selection.TypeText Text:="Hello"
End If
Bookmark, Go to Bookmark:
(This method does not work with bookmarks in Headers/Footers)Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="Name"
Bookmark, Select a Bookmark:
(This method works when using bookmarks in Headers/Footers)ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("BookmarkName").Select
Bookmark, Insert Text Using Range (Change Content of Range):
(This method works when using bookmarks in Headers/Footers)ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("BookmarkName").Range.Text="Text"
Bookmark, Insert Text Using Range (Add After Range):
(This method works when using bookmarks in Headers/Footers)ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("BookmarkName").Range.InsertAfter _
"Text"
Bookmark, Go to a Bookmark, replace the text that's contained
in the Bookmark, and still have the text bookmarked:Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="BookmarkName"
Selection.Delete Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1
Selection.InsertAfter "This is the new text"
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks.Add Range:=Selection.Range, _
Name:="BookmarkName"
Bookmark, Replace Text of a Bookmark in document2 With the
Text of a Bookmark in document1:
Note that both documents must be open when the macro is run.Documents("c:\temp\document2.doc").Bookmarks("doc2BookmarkName").Range.Text = _
Documents("c:\temp\document1.doc").Bookmarks("doc1BookmarkName").Range.Text
Alternate Code:Documents("c:\temp\document2.doc").Bookmarks(1).Range.Text = _
Documents("c:\temp\document1.doc").Bookmarks(4).Range.Text
where the text of the 4th bookmark in document1 is replacing the text
of the 1st bookmark in document2.Bookmark, Turn Off View Bookmarks:ActiveWindow.View.ShowBookmarks = False
« C »Call, Run a Macro That's in Another Template:Application.Run "[TemplateName].[ModuleName].[MacroName]
Example: Application.Run "Normal.NewMacros.Macro1"
Example: Application.Run "Normal.Module1.Macro2"
Call, Run a Macro That's Within the Same Template:Application.Run MacroName:="[MacroName]"
Caption, Load an Array Element Into an Option Box Caption:opt1.Caption = arrArrayName(0)
CHR (Character) Function:Here are some of the more commonly used ASCII codes:
Chr(9) = tab
Chr(11) = manual line break (shift-enter)
Chr(12) = manual page break
Chr(13) = vbCrLf (return)
Chr(14) = column break
Chr(30) = non-breaking hyphen
Chr(31) = optional hyphen
Chr(32) = space
Chr(34) = quotation mark
Chr(160) = nonbreaking space
For more, look up ASCII character codes in the appendix of most
computer books. See also "Chr$" under VBA Help.
USAGE EXAMPLE: Selection.TypeText text:=Chr(11)
ComboBox, Add Array Items to Combo Box:For i = 1 to 18 '18 elements in array
cbxComboBoxName.AddItem arrArrayName(i)
Next i
ComboBox, Set First Value to Show in Combo Box From an Array:cbxComboBoxName.Value = arrArrayName(0)
'[(1) if Option Base 1]
Constant, Declare a Constant:Const strIniFile as String = _
"C:\Temp\MyFile.txt"
Copy Entire Document:Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory
Selection.Extend
Copy:Selection.Copy
« D »Delete:Selection.Delete Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1
Directory, Exists:
This particular code determines whether your computer has a C:\Windows\Temp
directory (you are running Windows) or a C:\WINNT\Temp directory (you are
running NT); of course, you can use this function to determine whether any
directory exists (for example, if SomeDir exists, great; elseif SomeDir
doesn't exist, then create it, etc.)Dim strTempDirPath as String
Const strNTTempDirPath as String = "C:\WINNT\Temp"
Const strWindowsTempDirPath as String = "C:\Windows\Temp"
If Dir(strNTTempDirPath, vbDirectory) <> "" Then
StrTempDirPath = strNTTempDirPath
MsgBox ("The directory " + strTempDirPath + " exists.")
ElseIf Dir(strWindowsTempDirPath, vbDirectory) <> "" Then
StrTempDirPath = strWindowsTempDirPath
MsgBox ("The directory " + strTempDirPath + " exists.")
End If
Document Variable, Set (Create) a Document Variable
(NOTE: This refers to a Word Document Variable, as opposed to
a Variable used in computer programming):Dim aVar as Variant
Dim iNum as Integer
Dim DocumentType as Variant
For Each aVar In ActiveDocument.Variables
If aVar.Name = "DocumentType" Then iNum = aVar.Index
Next aVar
If iNum = 0 Then
ActiveDocument.Variables.Add Name:="DocumentType", _
Value:="Letter"
Else
ActiveDocument.Variables("DocumentType").Value = "Letter"
End If
Document Variable, Create Draft# Doc Variable if Does Not Yet Exist
& Set Document, Draft # to 1 (NOTE: This refers to a Word Document
Variable, as opposed to a Variable used in computer programming):Dim DraftNumber as String
Dim aVar as Variant
Dim iNum as Integer
For Each aVar In ActiveDocument.Variables
If aVar.Name = "DraftNumber" Then iNum = aVar.Index
Next aVar
If iNum = 0 Then
ActiveDocument.Variables.Add Name:="DraftNumber", Value:=1
Else
ActiveDocument.Variables(iNum).Value = 1
End If
Document Variable, What is the Current DocumentType Document Variable
Set To? (NOTE: This refers to a Word Document Variable, as opposed to
a Variable used in computer programming)MsgBox ("The document variable is set to type: " & _
ActiveDocument.Variables("DocumentType").Value)
Document Variable, Check Document Variable Value (NOTE: This refers
to a Word Document Variable, as opposed to a Variable used in computer
programming):Dim strDocType as String
strDocType = _
ActiveDocument.Variables("[DocumentVariableName]")
Document, Go to Start of Document:Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory
Document, Go to End of Document:Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdStory
Document, New, Create a New Document from Another
Document (Template, Form Document, etc.):Documents.Add Template:="C:\Forms\FormDoc.doc", _
NewTemplate:=False
Document, Protect Document:ActiveDocument.Protect Password:="[password]", _
NoReset:=False, Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields
Document, Save Document:ActiveDocument.Save
Document, SaveAsActiveDocument.SaveAs ("C:\Temp\MyFile.doc")
Document, SaveAs (with all the junk):ActiveDocument.SaveAs FileName:="C:\Temp\MyFile.doc",
FileFormat:=wdFormatDocument, LockComments:=False, _
Password:="", AddToRecentFiles:=True, WritePassword:="", _
ReadOnlyRecommended:=False, EmbedTrueTypeFonts:=False, _
SaveNativePictureFormat:=False, SaveFormsData:=False, _
SaveAsAOCELetter:=False
Document, Unprotect Document:If ActiveDocument.ProtectionType := wdNoProtection Then
ActiveDocument.Unprotect Password:="readonly"
End If
« E »Extend, Turn Off Extend Mode:Selection.ExtendMode = False
« F »Field Code, Lock Field Code:Selection.Fields.Locked = True
Field Code, Insert SEQ Field Code:Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, _
Type:=wdFieldEmpty, Text:="SEQ name \n", _
PreserveFormatting:=True
Field Code, Reset SEQ Field Code to Zero (Restart #ing):Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, _
Type:=wdFieldEmpty, Text:="SEQ name \r0 \h ", _
PreserveFormatting:=True
Field Code, Sequence Numbering Field Codes With Sub-Levels:Level 1:
Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, Type:=wdFieldEmpty, _
Text:="SEQ \L1 \*arabic \c \* MERGEFORMAT", _
PreserveFormatting:=True
Level 2:
Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, Type:=wdFieldEmpty, _
Text:="SEQ \L2 \*alphabetic \c \* MERGEFORMAT", _
PreserveFormatting:=True
(etc.)
Field Code, SEQ#, Reset #s to 0:Selection.Fields.Add _
Range:=Selection.Range, Type:=wdFieldEmpty, _
Text:="SEQ L1 \r0 \h", PreserveFormatting:=True
Selection.Fields.Add _
Range:=Selection.Range, Type:=wdFieldEmpty, _
Text:="SEQ L2 \r0 \h", PreserveFormatting:=True
Field Code, Unlock Field Code:Selection.Fields.Locked = False
Field Code, Update Field Code:Selection.Fields.Update
Field Code, View Field Codes:ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = True
Field Code, View Field Codes (with all the junk):ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = _
Not ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes
With ActiveWindow
With .View
.ShowFieldCodes = True
End With
End With
Find:Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
With Selection.Find
.Text = "xxx"
.Replacement.Text = ""
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindContinue
.Format = False
.MatchCase = False
.MatchWholeWord = False
.MatchWildcards = False
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchAllWordForms = False
End With
Selection.Find.Execute
Find, Was It Found? (version 1)If Selection.Find.Found = True Then
'blah blah blah
End If
Find, Was It Found? (version 2, thanks to Shawn Wilson)If Selection.Find.Execute Then
'blah blah blah
End If
Find, Field Code:Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
With Selection.Find
.Text = "^d"
... [all the other junk, i.e., direction, etc.]
End With
Find, Paragraph Mark (Real Paragraph, Not the Symbol):Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
With Selection.Find
.Text = "^p"
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindStop
End With
Selection.Find.Execute
Find, Replace:Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
With Selection.Find
.Text = "xxx"
.Replacement.Text = "yyy"
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindContinue
.Format = False
.MatchCase = False
.MatchWholeWord = False
.MatchWildcards = False
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchAllWordForms = False
End With
Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
Find, Replace Hard Returns With Manual Line Breaks
Within Selected Text:Selection.Extend
Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
With Selection.Find
.Text = "^l" 'L not 1
.Forward = False
.Wrap = wdFindStop
End With
Selection.Find.Execute
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1, Extend:=wdExtend
Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
With Selection.Find
.Text = "^p"
.Replacement.Text = "^l" 'L not 1
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindStop
End With
Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1
Font, Set Font Size:Selection.Font.Size = 12
Font:With Selection.Font
.Hidden = True
.ColorIndex = wdRed [or] wdAuto
End With
Footer, View Footer:ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = _
wdSeekCurrentPageFooter
Form, Hide a Form:frmFormName.Hide
Form, Load & Show a Form:Load frmFormName
frmFormName.Show
« G »GoTo, Go to Bookmark:
(This method not suggested for use with bookmarks in Headers/Footers;
see "Bookmarks" entries under "B")Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="Name"
GoTo, Go to Page 1Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToPage, Which:=wdGoToNext, Name:="1"
« H »Header, View Current Page Header:ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = _
wdSeekCurrentPageHeader
Header, View Header (with all the junk):If ActiveWindow.View.SplitSpecial := wdPaneNone Then
ActiveWindow.Panes(2).Close
End If
If ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdNormalView Or _
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdOutlineView Or _
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdMasterView Then _
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdPageView
End If
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekCurrentPageHeader
« I »IF Test:If [condition] Then
[Do Something]
ElseIf [another condition] Then
[Do Something Else]
Else [another condition] Then
[Do Something Else]
End If
Indent, Set Left Indent:Selection.ParagraphFormat.LeftIndent = InchesToPoints(3.75)
Indent, Set Right Indent:Selection.ParagraphFormat.RightIndent = InchesToPoints(1)
InputBox, Get & Use Data From an Input Box:Dim strData as String
strData = InputBox("What is the data?")
MsgBox (strData)
Insert After:Selection.InsertAfter "xxx"
Insert an Underlined Tab:Selection.Font.Underline = wdUnderlineSingle
Selection.TypeText Text:=vbTab
Selection.Font.Underline = wdUnderlineNone
Insert AutoText:Selection.TypeText Text:="a3"
Selection.Range.InsertAutoText
Insert Date Code (Month Only):Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, _
Type:=wdFieldEmpty, Text:="DATE \@ ""MMMM""", _
PreserveFormatting:=True
Insert Date Code (Year Only):Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, _
Type:=wdFieldEmpty, Text:="DATE \@ ""yyyy""", _
PreserveFormatting:=True
Insert File:Selection.InsertFile ("C:\Docs\Something.doc")
Insert Page Break:Selection.InsertBreak Type:=wdPageBreak
Insert Paragraph Symbol:Selection.TypeText Text:=Chr$(182)
Insert Section Symbol:Selection.TypeText Text:=Chr$(167)
Insert SEQ# Field Code:Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, _
Type:=wdFieldEmpty, Text:="SEQ name \n", _
PreserveFormatting:=True
Insert Text in Upper Case:Selection.TypeText Text:=UCase(strStuff) OR
Selection.TypeText Text:=UCase(cbxSigBlockAnotherName.Value)
Insert Symbol:Selection.InsertSymbol CharacterNumber:=8212, _
Unicode:=True, Bias:=0
(This happens to be the symbol for an "M-dash")
Insert Tab:Selection.TypeText Text:=vbTab
Insert Text (replaces selection if anything is selected):Selection.TypeText Text:=txtStuff.text [or] "Hello" [or]
strText
Insert Text After Position of Cursor (does not replace
selection; appends text to end of selection:Selection.InsertAfter txtStuff.text [or] "Hello" [or] strText
Insert Various Characters:Selection.TypeText Text:=vbTab 'Tab
Selection.TypeText Text:=vbCrLf 'Para Return
Insert, Type Paragraph:Selection.TypeParagraph
« J »« K »« L »Line, Beginning of Line:Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdLine
Line, End of Line:Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdLine
Line Spacing, Set Line Spacing to Exactly:Selection.ParagraphFormat.LineSpacingRule = wdLineSpaceExactly
Selection.ParagraphFormat.LineSpacing = 12
OR
With Selection.ParagraphFormat
.LineSpacingRule = wdLineSpaceExactly
.LineSpacing = 12
End With
Loop: Do...Loop:Do While intCounter < 10
intCounter = intCounter + 1
Selection.TypeText Text:="Howdy"
Loop
Loop: Do Until End of Document
Do Until ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("\Sel") = _
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("\EndOfDoc")
'(Do something)
Loop
Loop: Do a Search, Then Execute Some Other Commands
Inside a "Do Until End of Document" Loop (version 1):Do Until ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("\Sel") = _
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("\EndOfDoc")
Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
With Selection.Find
.Text = "Howdy!"
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindStop
.Format = False
.MatchCase = False
.MatchWholeWord = False
.MatchWildcards = False
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchAllWordForms = False
End With
Selection.Find.Execute
If Selection.Find.Found = True Then
'Do something within the found text
Else
Exit Do
End If
Loop
Loop: Do a Search, Then Execute Some Other Commands Inside
a "Do Until End of Document" Loop (version 2, thanks to Shawn Wilson):Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
With Selection.Find
.Text = "Something"
.ReplacementText = ""
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindStop
.Format = False
.MatchCase = False
.MatchWholeWord = False
.MatchWildcards = False
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchAllWordForms = False
End With
Do While Selection.Find.Execute
'Do something within the found text
Loop
Loop: Do a Search, Then Execute Some Other Commands Inside a
"Do Until End of Document" Loop (version 3, thanks to Shawn Wilson):Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
With Selection.Find
.Text = "Something"
.ReplacementText = ""
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindStop
.Format = False
.MatchCase = False
.MatchWholeWord = False
.MatchWildcards = False
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchAllWordForms = False
End With
While Selection.Find.Execute
'Do something within the found text
Wend
« M »Macro, Run a Macro That's in Another Template:Application.Run "[TemplateName].[ModuleName].[MacroName]
Example: Application.Run "Normal.NewMacros.Macro1"
Example: Application.Run "Normal.Module1.Macro2"
Macro, Run a Macro That's Within the Same Template:Application.Run MacroName:="[MacroName]"
Move Right, 1 Cell in a Table:Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell
Move Right, a Few Cells in a Table:Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCell, Count:=3
Move Right, With Extend On:Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1, Extend:=wdExtend
Move Right:Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1
Move Up One Paragraph:Selection.MoveUp Unit:=wdParagraph, Count:=1
MsgBox Result:Dim intMsgBoxResult as Integer
intMsgBoxResult = MsgBox("Are you alive", vbYesNo + _
vbQuestion, "Current Status")
MsgBox, Use the MsgBox Result:Dim intMsgBoxResult as Integer
If intMsgBoxResult = vbYes Then
'Do something
End If
« N »Number, Is Selected Text a Number? (IsNumeric function)Dim strSelText As String
strSelText = Selection.Text
If IsNumeric(strSelText) = True Then
MsgBox ("It's a number!")
Else
MsgBox ("It's not a number!")
End If
Number of Pages, Determine # Pages in Document:Dim varNumberPages as Variant
varNumberPages = _
ActiveDocument.Content.Information(wdActiveEndAdjustedPageNumber)
« O »« P »Paragraph, Justify Paragraph:Selection.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = wdAlignParagraphLeft
Paragraph, KeepLinesTogether:Selection.ParagraphFormat.KeepTogether = True
Paragraph, KeepWithNext:Selection.ParagraphFormat.KeepWithNext = True
Paragraph, Space After:Selection.ParagraphFormat.SpaceAfter = 12
Paragraph, Space Before:Selection.ParagraphFormat.SpaceBefore = 0
Paragraph, WidowOn:Selection.ParagraphFormat.WidowControl = True
Paste:Selection.Paste
Properties, Set Properties On the Fly:cmdOK.Visible = False
cmdOK.Enabled = False
optOther.Value = False
txtOther.Text = ""
« Q »« R »Run a Macro That's in Another Template:Application.Run "[TemplateName].[ModuleName].[MacroName]
Example: Application.Run "Normal.NewMacros.Macro1"
Example: Application.Run "Normal.Module1.Macro2"
Run a Macro That's Within the Same Template:Application.Run MacroName:="[MacroName]"
« S »Select, All (Entire Document):Selection.WholeStory
Select, Entire Line:Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdLine, Extend:=wdExtend
Select, Entire Line (Except Paragraph Mark):Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdLine, Extend:=wdExtend
Selection.MoveLeft Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1, Extend:=wdExtend
Select, Text, Using Extend:Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdLine, Extend:=wdExtend
Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdLine
Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=2, _
Extend:=wdExtend
Smart Cut & Paste Off:Options.SmartCutPaste = False
Smart Quotes, Turn On "Smart Quotes As-You-Type":With Options
.AutoFormatAsYouTypeReplaceQuotes = True
End With
Start of Line:Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdLine
Style, Copy Style Using Organizer:Dim strThisDocument as String
strThisDocument = ActiveDocument.FullName
Application.OrganizerCopy Source:= _
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\Normal.dot", _
Destination:=strThisDocument, Name:="[StyleName]", _
Object:=wdOrganizerObjectStyles
Style, Set a Style:Selection.Style = ActiveDocument.Styles("[StyleName]")
« T »Table of Contents, Update Page Numbers Only:ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents(1).UpdatePageNumbers
Table, Go to 1st Table in Document:Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToTable, Which:=wdGoToFirst, _
Count:=1, Name:=""
Table, Show Table Gridlines:ActiveWindow.View.TableGridlines = True
Table, Take Borders Off Table:With Selection.Cells
.Borders(wdBorderLeft).LineStyle = wdLineStyleNone
With .Borders(wdBorderRight)
.LineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
.LineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
.ColorIndex = wdAuto
End With
With .Borders(wdBorderTop)
.LineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
.LineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
.ColorIndex = wdAuto
End With
With .Borders(wdBorderBottom)
.LineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
.LineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
.ColorIndex = wdAuto
End With
.Borders.Shadow = False
End With
With Options
.DefaultBorderLineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
.DefaultBorderLineWidth = wdLineWidth050pt
.DefaultBorderColorIndex = wdAuto
End With
Table, Total the NumbersSelection.InsertFormula Formula:="=SUM(ABOVE)", _
NumberFormat:="#,##0.00"
Tabs, Clear All:Selection.ParagraphFormat.TabStops.ClearAll
ActiveDocument.DefaultTabStop = InchesToPoints(0.5)
Tabs, Tab Stop, Add:Selection.ParagraphFormat.TabStops.Add _
Position:=InchesToPoints(6.63), _
Alignment:=wdAlignTabRight, Leader:=wdTabLeaderSpaces
TextBox, Is There Something in a Text Box:If txtStuff.Text := "" Then
MsgBox("There is nothing in the text box")
End If
Text File, Open, Write to & Close:Open "C:\Temp\MyFile.txt" For Output As #1
Write #1, "This is some text."
Close #1
Text File, Open, Read Data Into Variables & Close:
This example assumes that "C:\Temp\MyFile.txt" is a text file with a few
lines of text in it, each line containing a string in quotations and a
number separated by a comma. For example:
"Howdy Doodie", 12345
"Good Morning", 67890Dim MyString, MyNumber
Open "C:\Temp\MyFile.txt" For Input As #1
Do While Not EOF(1) 'Loop until end of file
Input #1, MyString, MyNumber 'Read data into two variables
MsgBox (MyString & " " & MyNumber) 'Show variable contents in message box
Loop
Close #1
« U »Underline, Turn On Single Underline:Selection.Font.Underline = wdUnderlineSingle
Underline, Turn Off Single Underline:Selection.Font.Underline = wdUnderlineNone
Unload Forms - Unload All of Them (i.e., at End of Program):Dim frm as Userform
For Each frm in Userforms
Unload frm
Next frm
User Info, Set User Initials in Tools, User Info:Application.UserInitials = "[initials]" OR
(If getting user initials from an .ini file:)
Application.UserInitials = System.PrivateProfileString(strIniFile, _
"Initials", strUserName) OR
Application.UserInitials = strUserInitials
User Info, Set User Name in Tools, User Info:Application.UserName = "[UserName]" OR
Application.UserName = cbxUserName.Value OR
Application.UserName = strUserName
« V »Value, Get Value of a Number From a String:intNumber = Val(txtNumber.Text)
Variable, Declare:Note: "Dim" stands for "Dimension"
Dim [VariableName] as [TypeOfVariable]
Example: Dim strName as String
There are many kinds of Variables and ways to declare them.
Look under VBA "Help" for a listing and explanation.
View, Bookmarks:ActiveWindow.View.ShowBookmarks = True
View, Current Page Header:ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = _
wdSeekCurrentPageHeader
View, Field Codes (with all the junk):ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = _
Not ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes
With ActiveWindow
With .View
.ShowFieldCodes = True
End With
End With
View, Field Codes:ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = True
View, Footer:ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = _
wdSeekCurrentPageFooter
View, Header:ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekCurrentPageHeader
View, Header (with all the junk):If ActiveWindow.View.SplitSpecial := wdPaneNone Then
ActiveWindow.Panes(2).Close
End If
If ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdNormalView Or _
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdOutlineView Or _
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdMasterView Then _
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdPageView
End If
ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekCurrentPageHeader
View, Main View (Close Header or Footer:)ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekMainDocument
View, Options:Application.DisplayStatusBar = True
With ActiveWindow
.DisplayHorizontalScrollBar = True
.DisplayVerticalScrollBar = True
.DisplayVerticalRuler = True
.DisplayScreenTips = True
With .View
.ShowAnimation = True
.ShowPicturePlaceHolders = False
.ShowFieldCodes = False
.ShowBookmarks = False
.FieldShading = wdFieldShadingWhenSelected
.ShowTabs = False
.ShowSpaces = False
.ShowParagraphs = False
.ShowHyphens = False
.ShowHiddenText = False
.ShowAll = True
.ShowDrawings = True
.ShowObjectAnchors = False
.ShowTextBoundaries = False
.ShowHighlight = True
End With
End With
View, Turn Off View Bookmarks:ActiveWindow.View.ShowBookmarks = False
« W »Window, Maximize Application Window:Application.WindowState = wdWindowStateMaximize
« X »« Y »« Z »
The following image shows the alternative option for following a hyperlink by clicking it.
Sometimes that is useful, but sometimes I prefer to follow a hyperlink by clicking it (Figure 2). I may configure that setting many times a day. To do that, click the File button, and under Help, I click Options. In the Word Options dialog, I click Advanced, and then under Editing options, I select (or clear) Use CTRL+Click to follow hyperlink and then click OK. Doing that sequence of mouse clicks repeatedly is frustrating. I want to be able to click one time to configure this setting.
Within your file, macros are stored in Modules. To add a module to your file, in the Project Explorer, select the MyWordTools file (Figure 3). On the Insert menu, click Module. When you add a module to your file, you will see the module added in the Project Explorer and in the Properties Window under it (Figure 4). You can rename a module using the Properties Window. Leave the name as Module1.
Finally, you will see that the entry for your file is named TemplateProject. Although it is not necessary, it is recommended that you give it a more descriptive name. To do that, right-click the entry for the MyWordTools file, and then click TemplateProject Properties on the shortcut menu (Figure 5).
In the Template Project-Project Properties dialog, change the Project name to MyWordTools.
Caution: 
', //specify full HTML to add to end of each menu item with a drop down menu