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    - EXE that invokes Word won't run macros I have a Windows 2003 scheduled task parsing process that calls Word 2003 and runs a specified Word macro, however, the macro will not run unless the user is logged in. I know you can configure the Word Document Properties, via the identity tab, to use a specific user to run the application, however, I want to use the launching user and not require a user to be logged into windows. I've tried security settings in macros with no luck. Any ideas?? Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105143
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    - Spawned document from Template (Dot) loses macros Here is a screenshot I am working on: http://www.jkfweb.com/files/Example.JPG The file is a .Dot template file. It works great normally when a user opens from the Template and fills in the appropriate information. I have a few users who want to open the file, fill in there name and the Company Name and other appropriate fields and then save that as a .dot file. This would allow them to not have to re-type and look up the information everytime. The problem is the macros are apparently not being copied when word spawns document1 from the template. I'm assuming this is normal word behavior, but haven't been able to find a solution on word.mvps.org and a quick search in newsgroups didn't find the solution either. Any ideas how to get the macros to go into the newly spawned document as they are used to create new rows, do some error correction, and formatting of fields. Thanks in advance for any help. Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105140
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    - Toggle symbols with VBA I'm trying to set up a roster where I can click on a symbol in front of a person's name and it will change from an "X" to a "O". I'm an expert at Excel VBA, but not familiar with Word VBA. Can someone give me some ideas on how I could set up a macro to allow the user to check on a symbol (or character) in front of a person's name in a list and it would toggle between 2 or 3 symbols? The list will be dynamic, so I need to write some generic code that can identify which symbol is clicked on and toggle it to the next symbol. Thanks. John Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105134
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    - Remove character style with direct formatting I have text styled with a custom character style. Some of that text also has direct formatting applied (bold, ital, etc.). I need to remove the character style, but retain the direct formatting. Possibly I also need to retain any font formatting provided by the style as. I can do this: For Each c In Selection.Characters Set f = c.Font.Duplicate c.Font.Reset c.Font = f Next c but this is slow and I keep thinking I'm missing a simpler, faster way to do this. Any suggestions? Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105132
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    - Adding in an XML Schema I am using Office 2003 Professional. I am trying to follow an example for adding an XML schema to a Word document and I get the following error: "The XML expansion pack or schema file could not be installed". I can't see anything wrong. Here is the xsd code: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com.office11demos.WordProductsSD" targetNamespace="urn:schemas-microsoft-com.office11demos.WordProductsSD" elementFormDefault="qualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified" id="Contract"> <xsd:complexType name="contract"> <xsd:complexContent> <xsd:restriction base="xsd:anyType"> <xsd:sequence> <xsd:element name="CaseCode" type="xsd:string" /> <xsd:element name="Casediscription" type="xsd:string" /> <xsd:element name="element1" type="xsd:string" /> <xsd:element name="Nextdateofhearin" type="xsd:string" /> <xsd:element name="summary" type="xsd:string" /> </xsd:sequence> </xsd:restriction> </xsd:complexContent> </xsd:complexType> </xsd:schema> Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105130
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    - DSO file fails with word 2007 docx files of size zero byte. Hi I am using dsofile.dll(latest, which supports office 2007 formats) to set attributes of office files. The dsofile fails with .docx files if the file size is 0 bytes(Such a file can be created by rightclicking on desktop and selecting New ->Microsoft Office Word Document. If you right click on the created file and select Properties, It shows Seze as 0 bytes). Is there any fix/workaround available for this bug? Thanks in advance, Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105127
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    - Conditional macro to change font Macro programmers - I need a macro that changes fonts in a document from: Goudy Old Style to Garamond -and- Avenir 45 to Gill Sans MT If there are other fonts in the document I want to leave them as is. I am only concerned with the above 2 fonts. Thanks in advance for your help. Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105126
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    - User to Specify Starting Number for Sequential Numbering I am using this macro (courtesy of Doug Robbins with help from Jay Freedman) to sequentially number certificates where data other than the serial numbers is in ask fields. The macro is in a template and runs automatically on Document_new. My problem is that I need the user to specify the starting serial number every time, without opening the settings.txt. Can this be done with a user form? Grateful for some help with this, thanks. Sub SEQserialnumber() ' ' SEQserialnumber Macro ' Macro created 11/09/2007 by Sharon ' Dim Message As String, Title As String, Default As String, NumCopies As Long Dim Rng1 As Range ' Set prompt. Message = "Enter the number of copies that you want to print" ' Set title. Title = "Print" ' Set default. Default = "1" ' Display message, title, and default value. NumCopies = Val(InputBox(Message, Title, Default)) SerialNumber = System.PrivateProfileString("C:\Settings.Txt", _ "MacroSettings", "SerialNumber") If SerialNumber = "" Then SerialNumber = 1 End If Set Rng1 = ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("SerialNumber").Range Counter = 0 While Counter < NumCopies Rng1.Delete Rng1.Text = SerialNumber ActiveDocument.PrintOut SerialNumber = SerialNumber + 1 Counter = Counter + 1 Wend 'Save the next number back to the Settings.txt file ready for the next use. System.PrivateProfileString("C:\Settings.txt", "MacroSettings", _ "SerialNumber") = SerialNumber 'Recreate the bookmark ready for the next use. With ActiveDocument.Bookmarks .Add Name:="SerialNumber", Range:=Rng1 End With 'Next line added to update { REF SerialNumber } ActiveDocument.Fields.Update ActiveDocument.Save End Sub Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105125
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    - Macro/Code to Delete Current Section Anybody know the code to delete the current section in a Word 2000 document. I know the code for deleting section 1, 2, 3, etc. but I need the code for the current section. Thanks in advance. Mickey Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105123
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    - Word file with 6 links to one excelfile with vba code, run that code 6 times on update Hi, I have a word file with six links to a excel sheet. That excel sheet run vba code on workbook_open event. When opening the word file, it seem like the excel code run for each link. Any workarounds? Kind regards Tskogstrom Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105118
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    - How do I compare dates in Word 2007? Is there some esoteric programming practice within Word 2007 that allows the comparison of dates? I.E., {Date1} <= {Date2} {Date1} is merged field and {Date2} is today's date {DATE}. So far, I have found nothing that works. I am attempting to create a Mergeformat renewal document when today's date has passed a merge field date. Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105110
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    - select all rows of a table except the first row Hi I have a macro that does a bit of formatting to any table that the cursor is placed in. I can select the whole table easily: Selection.Tables(1).Select and can select individual rows too: Selection.Rows(1).Select but I now need to select every row except the first one (2-x) where x could be any number, depending on how big the table is. Maybe some way of counting the rows in the table first (x) and then using that number to select rows 2-x? Or maybe select row 2, perform the action, and move to next row and repeat until there are no more rows in table 1? Any other suggestions? What would the syntax be? thanks. Mike Bourke Sales Information Designer IBM New Zealand Limited Internet email : mbourke@nz1.ibm.com +64 4 462 3534 DDI +64 4 576 5615 fax +64 21 679 746 mob -- MB. Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105108
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    - cant open paper says selection is locked paper due tomorrow it said somethin like program options update definitions. what does it mean? help!!!! i need my paper now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105105
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    - Macro to auto update bookmark dates Hi All, I have created a template which uses bookmarks and fieldforms to get data from our database. we are a school and we have students always starting on mondays except for public holiday. here is my problem below is a macro found at woody's (great website) I have 2 bookmarks (E_ST_DATE) & (public holiday) but when the macro is ran it seem to caculate before e_st_date is updated because I get a return of 31/12/1899 as my result Sub AutoNew() Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="publicholiday" Selection.InsertAfter Format((E_ST_DATE + 1), "dd/mm/yyyy") End Sub What I want to achieve is e.g (e_st_date = 10/09/2007 then publicholiday = 11/09/2007) The trouble is thou e_st_date will always change and I just want to add 1 to wat ever date that is. Please help Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105098
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    - Calling a macro I have a VBA macro that I am using and I want to call another macro. I have been tried the two versions of calling a macro below. Application.Run MacroName:="[PrintHRFormsRep]" Application.Run "'Shreveport.doc'!NOH.PrintHRFormsRep" But I keep getting an error message that says: Unable to run the specified macro. The document that I am working in has a range set called noticeplus. Then I want to call a macro that will open another document, print it, close it and revert back to the previous active document. Both macros work independently, but I want to be able to use them together. It occurred to me on the way home tonight that maybe it had something to do with the range being set. Is there another way to call a macro when a range is set? Both macros are in the same template and module. Thanks for any help. Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105096
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    - Form repaint problem I have a VBA form to provide the user with status on a long-running macro. Normally, the status updates happen every few seconds without error. Sometimes, however, the form doesn't update at all, and can even generate a "(Not Responding)" error in the form's title bar. The macro completes successfully, but the user thinks it's frozen. I'm calling form.Repaint after I update the status text. Why might that be working some of the time and not all of the time? It does seem to be related to switching from Word to another app and back again, but it's not consistent. I've also heard of the DoEvents command, to yield control to the OS, but I've seen conflicting advice about how and when to use that. Any suggestions? I can provide code samples, but really, I'm just updating the text in the form and then calling .Repaint. Thanks, Ben Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105095
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    - Word from Excel PasteSpecial Bitmap Problem Dear All, I am having a very strange and odd problem with Excel and Word. If you could kindly propose any solution ideas, I shall appreciate it very much. I have a reporting VBA application on the Excel. Smoothly produces all the reports. I have to put the reports in a Word application. The reports are not fixed row and column sizes. I have to generate a Bitmap image of the Excel report and tried to Paste it in the Word Application. Very strangely, on the very first runs no problems. It worked, I had the reports Bitmap pics on Word beatifully as I wanted but then later something happened, may be the ghost in the machine. Excel VBA is copying the range and sending it to the Word application but, the pasted bitmap is a blank object, sadly, very sadly nothing inside. In order to complete my reports on time, I tried a backdoor tactic and created a Word macro doing the PasteSpecial Datatype:=wdPasteBitmap and assigned it to a keyboard shortcut macro. Bingo! It worked. However it is taking so long to complete a full set of report with approx. 200 x 30 Cntrl-Qs and shifting between the applications is awfully open to error. I have tried another backdoor route because I were running short on time, I tried the Sendkeys method but unfortunately, the same ghost in the same machine, very first few runs it worked, then generated empty objects. I cleaned the Clipboard if incase there is a memory related problem. No progess. I tried to pause the code before and after the PasteSpecial steps. No progess. Then I wondered if the Excel Bitmap function is not working properly so I tried a code to generate my own bitmap pictures, which worked fine, but the same ghost in the same machine, blank pages were there after the second or third runs so sadly and so misfortunately. I tried the 2007 and 2003 vers. of Excel but sadly, very same. I am working on a licenced XP Pro and licenced Office Pro Pentium 4 with 4GbRAM and lots of disk space. If you may need to see the code, I shall send the code as well. If some Guru could help fiding the ghost in the machine, I shall be more then gratefull. Regards, VBANovice trying to find the Ghost in the Machine Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105091
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    - microsoft word Hey i really want to download Microsoft word for Xp computers and i was wondering how i did this. If you use a website can someone tell me what i have to do. Now i'm starting my coursework i really want to get started with WORD! i would be grateful if anyone can tell me how to download microsoft word from the website. Kind Regards L x Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105089
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    - nextPage sectionBreak hello everyone I have a document which I need to break into sections(nextPage). Im doing a search for 3 asterix marks and when found, insert the sectionbreak. I need to run the code until the end of document only once everytime it is run. Do I have to delete the existing section breaks first. heres the code I have so far. It keeps looping nonstop Sub letsDivide() Selection.HomeKey wdStory Selection.Find.ClearFormatting Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting With Selection.Find Do While .Execute(FindText:="***", Forward:=True, Wrap:=wdFindContinue, MatchWildcards:=False _ ) = True Loop End With Selection.InsertBreak Type:=wdSectionBreakNextPage End Sub Any help will be appreciated. thanx ahmed Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105088
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    - calculate values from a content control hello all, i have a content control in word that accepts values such as High, Medium and Low. I'd like to add a summary at the top of this table that calculates the total High Medium and Low. How do I go about doing this automatically? Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105085
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    - Sequential numbers to appear twice on each document I have a simple form that I to print want multiple copies of. I have looked at Doug Robbins macro at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/NumberCopiesOf1Doc.htm and would like to use it. What I can't work out is how to get the same sequential number to appear in 2 places on each copy. e.g. Copy 1 has: 123456 & 123456 Copy 2 has: 123457 & 123457 Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105083
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    - How can insert acute accent for selection of character into word? Hi. How can insert acute accent for selection of character into word? For example, I inserting acute accent like this: Selection.InsertSymbol Font:="Times New Roman", CharacterNumber:=769, Unicode:=True But it replace my selection character. If I add: Selection.Collapse direction:=wdCollapseEnd That nothing do. There is screenshot that show what I want: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v190/baston/toaccent.gif P.S. Acute accent is diacritical mark. Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105078
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    - Office 2007: How to programatically add commands to the "Quick access Toolbar"? Hi all, how can I programatically add commands/items to the Quick Acces toolbar? TIA, Peeter Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105077
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    - Printers Is it possible to reference a Printer in vba by IP address? I want to be able to change paper tray/bin dependant upon what type of printer it is printing to but across the office the names of each printer vary so wondered if i could refer to its ip address instead. Many thanks for any help on this Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105076
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    - hyperlinks in a paragraph Anyone know how to insert hyperlinks in a blank word paragraph from .net - Using vs2005SE and office 2007 I need to programatically replace parts of a paragraph with hyperlinks that I know the texttodisplay and address of Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105063
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    - How to make a new website with a link? I can make a webpage in word, and then view it in internet, but the hyperlink to get to it is always: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents and so on and so forth. How do you make that an actual link? Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105062
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    - Security and VB References I have a sales person who install Office 2007 on there computer. The quoting software we use uses Word to create order forms. But I need to turn the Security level to low and go into VB area and check the approraite dll files under references. I don't have 2007 and trying to talk over the phone to find them has been interesting. I can't find the Security Area, I was able to get into the VB area but the references are grayed out or not available. So where is the secuity area and how can I make the references available? Thanks..... Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105059
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    - Using Distributed Link Tracking to fix Hyperlinks Does anyone have references or experience with using Distributed Link Tracking to fix hyperlinks to documents in your domain. This works for OLE references and short cuts, but it appears not to work automatically for hyperlinks. -- Old Ed Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105055
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    - Word VBA refernces to .tlb I have a vs2007 project using created extensibility add-in for Word 2007. As such I must load my dotm file, switch to developer/visual basic (ALT F11), selected references, locate the .tlb file and add it. This all works fine as does the .net code The problem occurs (occasionally) as I make changes to the .net code. Sometimes when I initiate the Word process, I will get a dialog box "could not open macro storage". When I start Word, load the .dotm file, ALT F11 to open VBA and check references, I notice the .net project I am using is listed as missing. It still has a check beside it. I uncheck to project, close references, open references again, locate the project name (it is still in the available refernces - just un checked), recheck the project, save and close the .dotm, I am once again able to use word as expected with the addin functioning correctly This does not happen every time I change the project code. I often transfer the solution and develop on other computers then transfer to solution back to the original development computer. This effort always requires the dropping of the project and then locate anc check it in VBA. I expect this project to be in use for at least 5 years with many changes to the code. I have worked out a deployment scheme that will auto deploy and install the project as users login. The requirment to reload the reference in VBA will be a problem. Is there a registry change that I can record and push back during deployment? Where is the information aboout loaded refences in VBA for Word maintained? How can I inform Word (in an automated way) that the refernce to the .tlb file is valid? Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105051
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    - change font size of whole document hello everyone Ihave the following code to change font size. Its not working. Also, how do I deselect the text after executing the code. Selection.WholeStory If Selection.Font.Name = "Tahoma" Then Selection.Font.Size = 15 End If any help will be appreciated thanx ahmed Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105049
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    - Userform Coding Problem that I need help with! I'm hoping that someone can help me figure out a coding problem that I SCREWED UP. I had this code in my Microsoft Word VB Editor that you see below. The code worked PERFECTLY until I stupidly tried to edit it without first making a backup. I know, first rule of any work is to make a backup, so I can't believe I forgot to do that. As an FYI, the "code" contained below was interfacing with one of my Excel Workbooks, and allowed me to chose a client name from a dropdown menu (in Excel), and when the name was chosen, Excel would call up a "Word", and the Userform that was created would also open. This would then allow me to input narrative comments into the Userform. As a result of my "editing", I can select a client name (on the Excel Workbook), but "Word" and "The Userform" no longer opens (actually it looks as if it is trying to open, but cannot). If some kind and knowledge person could look at the code below and let me know if you see anything that I am leaving out I'd greatly appreciate it. Dan The Code in the MS Word Sample.doc VB Editor Module Sub UpdateComments(parm1) On Error Resume Next Documents.Open FileName:=parm1 If Not FileExists(parm1) Then ' Check if file/folder exists ..... MsgBox "File " & parm1 & " does not exist", vbOKCancel Exit Sub End If UserForm1.Show vbModeless End Sub _____________________________________________________________________ Function FileExists(fname) As Boolean ' Returns TRUE if the file exists Dim x As String x = Dir(fname) If x <> "" Then FileExists = True _ Else FileExists = False End Function Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105048
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    - IF Field breaking bullets Hello, i'm have having a problem in Word 2003 for PC. When I create an IF field as part of a bulleted list, the indent is correct but the bullet is removed. The problem seems to be caused by the carriage return in the result of the IF field. this causes the bullet to be removed on whichever line the field is placed. A few examples follow (? is the bullet point): EXAMPLE 1 ï?§ Bullet 1 { IF "T" = "T" "Bullet 2" "Bullet 3 ï?§ Bullet 4" } ï?§ Bullet 5 Bullet 2,3 and 4 are being inserted by an IF Field and if the condition is true then Bullet 2 is inserted, otherwise Bullet 3 and 4 are inserted. RESULT 1 ï?§ Bullet 1 Bullet 2 ï?§ Bullet 5 however, the problem is that the bullet point for Bullet 2 is removed. EXAMPLE 2 ï?§ Bullet 1 { IF "T" = "F" "Bullet 2" "Bullet 3 ï?§ Bullet 4" } ï?§ Bullet 5 notice that the IF field should display Bullet 3 and 4 now RESULT 2 ï?§ Bullet 1 Bullet 3 ï?§ Bullet 4 ï?§ Bullet 5 in this case Bullet 4 was inserted correctly. but again no bullet for the first one. the perplexing case is when the IF conditional field is inserted after Bullet 1. EXAMPLE 3 ï?§ Bullet 1{ IF "T" = "T" " Bullet 2" " Bullet 3 ï?§ Bullet 4" } ï?§ Bullet 5 this should insert a hard return before Bullet 2. this results in: RESULT 3 Bullet 1 ï?§ Bullet 2 ï?§ Bullet 5 any help would be appreciated Andre' Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105043
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    - searching a range Can someone tell me what is wrong with this code? What I am trying to do, is set a range to the first 5 sections of a document. Then I want to find a particular string. If I find it, I want to clear that search and search for something different. However, the search is not working (at all). It is not finding the string that is actually in the document. (I tried changing noticeplus.find to selection.find, which appeared to work. But as I got deeper into the macro, I found that it was not doing what I wanted (It wasn't just searching the range that I set, it was searching the entire document). I know I have done this before and I know it is going to be something simple and stupid, but it just has me stumped at the moment. Thanks for any help. Dim noticeplus as range Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory Set noticeplus = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Range.Start, End:=ActiveDocument.Sections(5).Range.End) With noticeplus.Find .ClearFormatting .Text = "Electronic" .Replacement.Text = "" .Forward = True .Wrap = wdFindStop End With If noticeplus.Find.Execute("Electronic") = True Then Selection.Collapse 1 Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory Set noticeplus = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Range.Start, End:=ActiveDocument.Sections(5).Range.End) With noticeplus.Find .ClearFormatting .Text = "in accordance with your contract" .Replacement.Text = "" .Forward = True .Wrap = wdFindStop End With 'Expert if If noticeplus.Find.Execute = True Then Selection.Collapse 1 Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105036
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    - An alternative to "Forms" Hi. I'm working with Vista and Word 2007. I'm trying to create some templates for documents. I'd like to be able to have certain locations/spots within the document that I can hit a key, quickly jump to and enter in some information, then hit a key and jump to the next pre-designated location to enter in more information. I realize that a "form" allows this, by tabbing. But it has two problems: 1) It is cumbersome--I find that when I set up a form, from then on the typing within it slows down to an excruciating pace, undoing the time-saving of the quick jump. 2) Forms open in "protected" mode, and in my documents I will not only be entering info in some spots, but I will be modifying info in other locations, so I have to stop and "unprotect" after I've done the "form" part, and it would be easier to just move through the document from top to bottom, jumping to some spots, then stopping and modiying some info in others. At a former workplace, Word had been modified so that when you hit "F9", it would jump to some pre-set spot, which was designated in the template with something like {ASK }. I don't know whether this was a macro with a field, or what. But it met the need I described above--I could jump from spot to spot, enter in new info, then make changes to some of the text that was pre-set. Would anyone know how to achieve this in my current documents? I am advanced at Word features, but not at all knowledgeable about programming. Thanks. dc Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105034
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    - I need IS NOT (<>) operand for Font.Name In the sub below I need to make line six return 'true' on any OTHER font that the one listed. I've tried all the normal operands and nothing works. The sub purpose is to replace all fonts with one single font. Thanks, Mike Sub ReplaceFont() With Selection.Find ' Clear all previously set formatting for Find dialog box. .ClearFormatting ' Set font to Find for replacement. .Font.Name = "Arial" ' Clear all previously set formatting for Replace dialog box. .Replacement.ClearFormatting ' Set font to Replace found font. .Replacement.Font.Name = "Times New Roman" ' Don't find or replace any text. .Text = "" .Replacement.Text = "" ' The following parameters must be set as follows ' to find only text formatted for the specified font. ' .Forward = True ' .Wrap = wdFindContinue ' .Format = True ' .MatchCase = False ' .MatchWholeWord = False ' .MatchWildcards = False ' .MatchSoundsLike = False ' .MatchAllWordForms = False End With ' Perform the find and replace. Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll End Sub Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105031
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    - read xml file with vba i need to read the data in an xml file using vba to store the data in a string. can anyone provide any code samples on doing this? Thanks in advance. Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105030
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    - Sequentially number multiple copies of a document IN DUPLICATE (NCR) using a macro My apologies for the long subject line; it's essentially exactly what I am looking for. I copied the example of the macro offered on the MVP site to sequentially number a document and it worked perfectly-I've been tasked with printing out 3,000 of them. The document will be used for Property Management (inventory)control, but now they would like the form printed out in duplicate, on carbonless copy paper. Is there a VBA string that I could apply to the sequential numbering to duplicate a copy of each number? Thanks very much in advance for any help with this. Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105024
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    - disigning a form I am designing a fill in document . i want some text fields like name to automatically type into another text field in the latter of the same document once filled in how do i do this? Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105020
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    - How can I automatically determine a document idle time & close it I need to write some vba code to determine a specific document's idle time and if its more than 3 minutes it needs to save and close the document without affecting other documents I might be working on. Tag: changing a certain word in many files. Tag: 105016
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Hi everyone ,
I have a folder with hundreds of one page word documents. I want to use VBA
to search through all these files and change a certain name (e.g. New York)
to something else (e.g. los angeles) and save the file and go to the next
file.
Any thoughts?
Any help greatly appreciated.
--
Best regards,
Harvey

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Re: changing a certain word in many files. by Greg

Greg
Wed Sep 12 17:48:29 CDT 2007

See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/VBA_Find_And_Replace.htm

--
Greg Maxey/Word MVP
See:
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
For some helpful tips using Word.

Harvey wrote:
> Hi everyone ,
> I have a folder with hundreds of one page word documents. I want to
> use VBA to search through all these files and change a certain name
> (e.g. New York) to something else (e.g. los angeles) and save the
> file and go to the next file.
> Any thoughts?
> Any help greatly appreciated.

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Re: changing a certain word in many files. by Harvey

Harvey
Wed Sep 12 23:22:00 CDT 2007

Awesome ! Thank you so much it was really helpful :)
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Best regards,
Harvey

"Greg Maxey" wrote:

> See:
> http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/VBA_Find_And_Replace.htm
>
> --
> Greg Maxey/Word MVP
> See:
> http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
> For some helpful tips using Word.
>
>
> Harvey wrote:
> > Hi everyone ,
> > I have a folder with hundreds of one page word documents. I want to
> > use VBA to search through all these files and change a certain name
> > (e.g. New York) to something else (e.g. los angeles) and save the
> > file and go to the next file.
> > Any thoughts?
> > Any help greatly appreciated.
>
>
>

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