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 - Attached template : orginal name Hi, I use vba to change the "attached template" value of copied documents to a new value. However, Word changes the value to "normal.dot" if it doesn't find the template, but it stores the original value somewhere, cause you can see it in the document, how can I find this original value through vba ? thanks in advance Xavier Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66313
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 - word doc with fillin fields opens with no toolbars Hi, I'm using vba to open word documents using templates. I've got a problem where if I open a document using a template that contains fillin fields, the document opens (after the user has entered values into the fillin fields), but with no toolbars - not even the Menu toolbar. However, if I open a document using a template that doesn't have the fillin fields, the document opens and the toolbars are there. If I manually open a document using the template containing fillin fields, I don't get the missing toolbars problem. The vba code I have to open the document is: ------- Dim WordObj As Word.Application Set WordObj = CreateObject("Word.Application") Dim objWord As Word.Document Dim strFile As String strFile = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\NotificationTemplate.dot" Set objWord = WordObj.Documents.Add(strFile) WordObj.Visible = True WordObj.Activate -------- Can anyone help? Thanks, t. Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66310
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 - money do you have to pay for it ? Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66307
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 - syntactical help I'm trying to use the following method to insert a textbox into a document and format it as I go, but I'm up against some sort of vba compiler/syntactical problem I don't understand yet: With ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddTextBox([orientation, position size etc]) ...[various textbox class members here, e.g....] .TextAlign = fmTextAlignCenter .BorderStyle = fmBorderStyleNone [etc] End Width But Option Explicit doesn't like that, presumeably becuase 'AddTextBox' is returning a Shape, not a Textbox. My first instict is to want to do something like... With Ctype(ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddTextBox(...), TextBox) ...[compiler-friendly textbox member references] End With But that's vb.net, not vba. How do I get vba to let me play with what .AddTextBox is returning as if it were a textbox while keeping Option Explicit happy? I don't want to cheat and turn it off. Is there a Ctype-like keyword, a different add-a-textbox method I'm not aware of? Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66306
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 - insert multiple documents into document retaining headers and foot question: I know how to insert multiple documents and an example is also in the list below. Only problem is that when using this method headers and footers are not retained. this is caused by the sameasprevious when inserting a sectionbreaknextpage at the end of of each document. This means that when I insert for example the second document the header and footer of the first are being used for the second document. This is the code from steve lang, only thing adapted is the pagebreak that is now a sectionbreak, this is needed to keep pagesettings correct: Sub Foo() Dim i As Long Application.ScreenUpdating = False Documents.Add With Application.FileSearch 'Search in foldername .LookIn = "C:\test" .SearchSubFolders = False .FileName = "*.doc" .Execute For i = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count If InStr(.FoundFiles(i), "~") = 0 Then Selection.InsertFile FileName:=(.FoundFiles(i)), _ ConfirmConversions:=False, Link:=False, Attachment:=False Selection.InsertBreak Type:=wdsectionBreaknextpage End If Next i End With End Sub turning off sameasprevious after inserting the doesn't help very much because at that point the header and footer of the first document are already used. Maybe there is a way, that I don't know to bring them back into the previous state If been trying all kinds of stuff to get this to work, nothing seems to work only thing that did work was using a maindocuments and add subdocuments to it but this was way to slow when you need to append for example 1000 documents. Please help me on this issue, -- Rocco Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66302
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 - Find routine in VBA I want to use VBA to find all the bold text in a document. When found and still selected, copy the formatting, apply a character style called WHATEVER, then paste the copy formatting back on top of the same text. Once that is done, Find the next occurance. I need to do this for Italic, and Underline, and Plain Text. I can't use wdReplaceALL because I need the text still selected so I can apply the character style. I can't seem to get this to work. The macro runs forever. When I break, all the bolded text is exactly what I want (the character style + bold) but nothing else. One time I got all but the italics. Dim doc As Document Dim strFilename As String Dim styFilename As Style Dim rngToSearch As Range Dim rngResult As Range Dim f As Font Set doc = ActiveDocument 'Capture the document name into a variable strFilename = Left(doc.Name, Len(doc.Name) - 4) On Error GoTo ErrorHandler 'Define a character style with no font attributes Set styFilename = doc.Styles.Add(Name:=strFilename, Type:=wdStyleTypeCharacter) With styFilename With .Font .Bold = False .Italic = False .Underline = wdUnderlineNone End With End With BeginHere: Set rngToSearch = doc.Range Set rngResult = rngToSearch.Duplicate 'Make sure there isn't any text currently selected If Selection.Type <> wdSelectionIP Then Selection.Collapse _ Direction:=wdCollapseStart End If 'Look for Bold text Do With rngResult.Find .ClearFormatting .Format = True .Font.Bold = True .Forward = True .Wrap = wdFindStop .Execute End With If Not rngResult.Find.Found Then Exit Do Set f = rngResult.Font.Duplicate With rngResult .Font.Reset .Style = styFilename .Font = f .MoveStart wdParagraph .End = rngToSearch.End End With Set f = Nothing Loop Until Not rngResult.Find.Found 'Look for Italic text Do With rngResult.Find .ClearFormatting .Format = True .Font.Italic = True .Forward = True .Wrap = wdFindStop .Execute End With If Not rngResult.Find.Found Then Exit Do Set f = rngResult.Font.Duplicate With rngResult .Font.Reset .Style = styFilename .Font = f .MoveStart wdParagraph .End = rngToSearch.End End With Set f = Nothing Loop Until Not rngResult.Find.Found 'Look for underline text Do With rngResult.Find .ClearFormatting .Format = True .Font.Underline = wdUnderlineSingle .Forward = True .Wrap = wdFindStop .Execute End With If Not rngResult.Find.Found Then Exit Do Set f = rngResult.Font.Duplicate With rngResult .Font.Reset .Style = styFilename .Font = f .MoveStart wdWord .End = rngToSearch.End End With Set f = Nothing Loop Until Not rngResult.Find.Found 'Look for plain text Do With rngResult.Find .ClearFormatting .Format = True .Font.Italic = False .Font.Bold = False .Font.Underline = wdUnderlineNone .Forward = True .Wrap = wdFindStop .Execute End With If Not rngResult.Find.Found Then Exit Do Set f = rngResult.Font.Duplicate With rngResult .Font.Reset .Style = styFilename .Font = f .MoveStart wdWord .End = rngToSearch.End End With Set f = Nothing Loop Until Not rngResult.Find.Found Else 'If Response = vbNo MsgBox ("Document will not be changed") Exit Sub End If Application.StatusBar = "" ErrorHandler: Select Case Err.Number 'Style name already exists Case 5173 Set styFilename = doc.Styles(strFilename) GoTo BeginHere End Select End Sub Thanks! Caren Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66301
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 - Function DayLightSavingsTime Any suggestions regarding a way to determine if day light savings time is in effect. Thanks in Advance. -- Tim Shaffer Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66299
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 - Date format in Message lastMod = ActiveDocument.CustomDocumentProperties("ModificationDate").Value If MsgBox("The document modification date is " & lastMod & _ ". Do you want to change" & " the document modification date to today's date?", vbYesNo) = vbYes Then ActiveDocument.CustomDocumentProperties("ModificationDate").Value = Date ... The date is shown with both Date/Time, but I want it to be displayed as a date only. What do I need to do to get the desired format? ModificationDate is a Custom Property of the document and is in DATE format. Thanks in advance Barb Reinhardt Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66295
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 - How can I remove my com addin from the Words? I have created an Word com addin .dll with a commandBar and registered with the Words. The problem is that every time I modified my codes, more buttons are created on the Words commandBar list. How can I remove my com addin from the Words? Thanks. -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66293
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 - How do I change the path of the Word.WdWordDialog.wdDialogFileOpen? I want to be able to change the file path from the default "My documuent" path to something like "e:\test\doc\", see the codes below: private void WordDialog() { object m = Type.Missing; Word.Dialog dlg = thisApplication.Dialogs [Word.WdWordDialog.wdDialogFileOpen]; Type dlgType = typeof(Word.Dialog); string path = selectedServerPath; // Set name property of dialog box. dlgType.InvokeMember("Name", System.Reflection.BindingFlags.SetProperty | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Public | System.Reflection.BindingFlags.Instance, null, dlg, new object[] {"e:\\test\\doc\\*.doc"}); // Display dialog box. dlg.Show(ref m); Close(); } The code still gives me the "My documuent" path, when this method is called. How can I fix it? Thanks. -- Message posted via http://www.officekb.com Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66292
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 - AttachedTemplate In Word VBA help is an example how to change the AttachedTemplate of a document: ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate = "C:\Templates\Letter.dot" But when I use this example with my template, there is always error 5947: document template cannot be changed. I want to change the template of a lot of Normal based documents, so how can I do this without getting this error? Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66288
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 - What's the use rand() function in Microsoft Word? Dear Developers, .At present I am using Microsoft Office XP version .There is something amazing happens with me.......that if I typed =rand(200,99) in Microsoft Word and after Pressing an Enter key.....It displays "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" and fills 235 pages of the document with the above line..........I couldn't understand Why it happens?.....Can u help me in this matter. Plz reply me as soon as possible Waitng for ur positive reply Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66286
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 - How to check the selection is empty after cut? Hi, I have the macro that use vba to select the whole text of the current document consider of a lot of pages and do cut and paste to a new document as separate pages. But the problem is if my current document is a blank document, how do i check that it is a blank and the macro will not select and do cut and paste as i have encountered run time error when the current document is blank. please advise. thanks. regards, ben Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66280
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 - How to shift up lines in a Word template (.dot) when previous row. In a Word template created for users to enter row values, if a value is desired to be left blank, how can I shift up the following rows to fill the line left blank? Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66276
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 - VB Help When I try to run a Word macro named UpdateTOC, I receive a "Run time error '5678': Word cannot find the requested bookmark." message. When I click the "debug" button, I'm taken to this line within the code: "Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="toc"" This is the rest of the code: ``````````````````` Sub UpdateTOC() Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="toc" With ActiveDocument.Bookmarks .DefaultSorting = wdSortByName .ShowHidden = False End With ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = Not ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdLine, Extend:=wdExtend Selection.Delete Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1 ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = Not ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes With ActiveDocument .TablesOfContents.Add Range:=Selection.Range, RightAlignPageNumbers:= _ True, UseHeadingStyles:=True, UpperHeadingLevel:=1, _ LowerHeadingLevel:=4, IncludePageNumbers:=True, AddedStyles:="" .TablesOfContents(1).TabLeader = wdTabLeaderDots End With Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="tocend" With ActiveDocument.Bookmarks .DefaultSorting = wdSortByName .ShowHidden = False End With Selection.MoveLeft Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1 Selection.TypeParagraph End Sub ````````````` Can anyone provide any insight in two what is going on or attempting to happen? I have no experience in VB coding, so laymans terms may be necessary to explain it. ;-) Thanks. Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66274
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 - I give up... I am either too tired to think straight or I am overlooking something simple here... Here is the background: Word 2003. A document contains some characters that are formatted with the Symbol font and that were inserted with the Insert Symbol dialog. The same document also contains "(" that are meaningful. A macro is looking for those "(" but since AscW(Selection.Text) returns 40 for the "(" and for the Symbol font characters, we need to tell if the character is really a "(" or not. We do not care what symbol it is, as long as we can tell the symbol apart from the "(". So, I came up with this macro using some of the clever code I found from Klaus Linke: '_______________________________________ Sub MainMacro() Dim MyRange As Range Dim CheckCar As Range Set MyRange = Selection.Range For Each CheckCar In MyRange.Characters If AscW(CheckCar) = 40 Then If CheckIfSymbol(CheckCar) Then MsgBox "Ne pas traiter ce caractère." Else MsgBox "Traiter cette parenthèse." End If End If Next End Sub '_______________________________________ '_______________________________________ Function CheckIfSymbol(MyCar As Range) As Boolean CheckIfSymbol = False With Selection.Find .Text = "[" & ChrW(61472) & "-" & ChrW(61695) & "]" .Forward = True .Wrap = wdFindStop .Format = False .MatchCase = False .MatchWholeWord = False .MatchAllWordForms = False .MatchSoundsLike = False .MatchWildcards = True .Execute If .Found Then MsgBox "Ce n'est pas un parenthèse ouvrante" CheckIfSymbol = True End If End With End Function '_______________________________________ Basically, I check every character that are selected, if I find that one of them is a "(", I double check to make sure that it really is a "(" and not a symbol. Here is the problem: With .Wrap = wdFindStop in the function, the .Found property is always false, even if a symbol is currently selected. If I change .Wrap = wdFindStop to .Wrap = wdFindContinue Then the .Found property is always true because it always finds the symbol character in the document, even if it is not in the original selected range. Why is the Find actually working to tell symbols apart from "(" when doing a document wide search, but not when checking a specific character? I have done this before, but not with symbol characters. I remember doing this to tell if a selected character was a section break or a page break. I used basically the same kind of code and it worked without any problem. This isn't working and I cannot tell why! Something to do with wild cards? Arrrggghhh! I need a coffee! -- Salut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66271
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 - Word Replace Function Hi I am using Word 2003 and am trying to figure out if there is a way to restrict the Replace functionality to only search/replace in the document header/footer. When the document opens up, the user is presented with a form. One of the fields they enter into the form will be used for the Search/Replace. Thanks in advance Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66264
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 - Find, Cut, then Paste Methodology I have a number of documents that have questions in one part of a document and the corresponding answers in another part of the document. I need to modify the document to have the answer four lines after the associated question. I need to be able to: 1) loop through the document, 2) find "question 1", 3) go down 4 lines and mark that location as the place to paste "answer 1", 4) then find "answer 1", 5) cut "answer 1" and paste in the new location for "answer 1". 6) loop to the next question number. Can anyone help me get started? Thanks in advance, Raul Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66253
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 - Styles that inherit Is it possible in Word to define styles that inherit margins from the paragraph that precedes? IOW, I would like to define, say "Bullet" to indent 0.2 in from the left of the margin, with "margin" being defined by the style of the previous paragraph. "Bullet" therefore is always indented 0.2" in from whatever is above it. TIA Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66252
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 - Adding FormFields G'day there One & All, Please accept my apology if I've come to the wrong NG, although the name seems inclusive of pretty much everything related to Word VP Programming =). I'm currently trying to write a bit of a Word application. I'm not a trained, nor even a practised, macro writer but I have had a little success with Excel applications for my employer. I'm still trying to come to grips with Word's way of doing things and I've struck difficulties. I have a document with a table at the top of the page. It has only a single row with 4 cells. The first contains day & date fields which I have working the way I want. The next 3 cells are causing my problems. After the headings I'm trying to get FormFields for data entry as follows: Name: Shift: Number: [ ] [ ]-[ ] [ ] As you can probably guess, the "Shift" fields are for start & finish times. I'll write a macro to add 8 hours to the start time to automatically enter the end time. Name & Number need nothing fancy. I have 2 command buttons included which are labelled "+" & "-". What I'm trying to do is to have the first one add a row of fields under what's already there: Name: Shift: Number: [ ] [ ]-[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]-[ ] [ ] ...and the latter one bring up a form to select a name and remove the fields associated with it. I can make & manipulate the userform without any problem, but I can't figure out how to make the fields appear where I want them (immediately below the others, in the same cells). I could probably get it to work by making a nested table of only one column width for each field - code for which I found on a forum somewhere - but although that was suitable for the forum member's situation, that seems to be just a workaround here. Surely there must be some way to position text entry formfields when you make them. Can anybody please shed some light on this for me? Thanks in advance, Ken McLennan Qld, Australia Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66249
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 - Reading info from styles Hi Folks, I'm trying to find a quick and dirty way of reading the Tab information (Alignment & leader), Bullet information (whether bulleted, Numbered or Outline Numbered and all the customizations) and Border settings from a style. Any pointers, Especially on the Tab and Numbering, would be grately appreciated. Thanks J Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66248
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 - inserting name and country inside the letter i have two word document, one include atable which include the name and the country, and i have a letter which i have to get each name and country from the table and entering it to the letter then printing it regards, -- ******************* Ahmad Baqleh Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66246
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 - Html Codes What is the HTML code for: - a drop down menu - a submit button - a list box PLEASE HELP ME!!! Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66243
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 - Array with error memorisation Thanks for your answers, But now I need to create an error memorisation of the previous calulation I made in my matrix. And sort those results. I'm trying to do it with LNo algo, but I can fix one bug. The first item should be which one? how do I initialise the i var of the algo? If you can help me thanks a lot!! Cheers Mathew Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66239
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 - Need some help with VBA as it applies to Word AutoFormat Here is the problem in a nutshell: I launch Word thru automation. I then populate tabular data into a document that I obtain from a database I format the data using the AutoFormat property off the table object I save the document as an HTML file. >From what I can see, the HTML file is saved, but the data looks to be missing. So, instead of saving it to an HTML file, I saved it to a DOC file. Then, I see what the problem is -- the formatting has not been applied (or completed) prior to saving the document. If I format it, or change the formatting, I find that the data is correct. I try this without automation, and what I find is that for a large table, the data is populated first, and the formatting takes place (likely) in the background, and takes some time to finish. What is likely happening is that the save occurs before the formatting has completed. Any way to solve this problem, such that I can wait for some event or some flag to be set before I initiate the save operation? Are there properties in the Word object or its sub-objects that I can set to achieve the desired result? Something along the lines of a non-background formatting? Any pointers would be a big help. Thanks in advance. Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66228
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 - Style formatting through VBA This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C53944.14BE1C90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I have been doing customizations for companies (mostly law firms) from = Word 6 through 2000. When setting up their styles, I use the following = method: =20 First, I insert dummy text by typing =3Dand(10,5) to insert 10 = paragraphs, with 5 sentences each. Then, in each paragraph, I apply the = required formatting and save the style name. =20 =20 When I am done, I have a bunch of paragraphs with the text: "The quick = brown fox jumps over .", and it is not clear what style is applied = without looking at the stylename name drop-down list. =20 So, I created the following macro which loops through all paragraphs in = the document. It turns on the Bold attribute, inserts the name of the = style at the beginning of the paragraph and then turns off the Bold = attribute. =20 Sub StyleName() Dim opara As Paragraph For Each opara In ActiveDocument.Paragraphs If opara.Style <> "Normal" Then Selection.Font.Bold =3D wdToggle opara.Range.InsertBefore Text:=3DFormat(opara.Style.NameLocal & ". = ") Selection.Font.Bold =3D wdToggle End If Next opara End Sub =20 This method has worked very good for Word 97 and Word 2000. However, it = does not work for Word XP or Word 2003. I have split the window and = watched how it works as I step through the macro (pressing F8). I see = it turn bold on, then it goes to the beginning of the paragraph (before = the bold on command which effectively turns bold off), inserts the name = of the style, then does the Bold toggle, but since it was just turned = off before it inserted the text, it is now turning Bold on after the = text has been inserted and the text is not bold. =20 =20 Any suggestions on how I can make this work in Word 2003? =20 Thanks, Anne =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C53944.14BE1C90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> Hi,   I have=20 been doing customizations for companies (mostly law firms) from Word 6 = through=20 2000.  When setting up = their styles,=20 I use the following method: <?xml:namespace = prefix =3D o ns =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p> </o:p> <FONT=20 size=3D2>First, I insert dummy text by typing =3Dand(10,5) to insert 10 = paragraphs,=20 with 5 sentences each.  Then, in=20 each paragraph, I apply the required formatting and save the style name. = <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  <o:p> </o:p> When I am=20 done, I have a bunch of paragraphs with the text: <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =93The quick brown fox jumps = over =85=94, and=20 it is not clear what style is applied without looking at the stylename = name=20 drop-down list. <o:p> </o:p> So,=20 I created the following macro which loops through all paragraphs in the=20 document.  It turns on the = Bold=20 attribute, inserts the name of the style at the beginning of the = paragraph and=20 then turns off the Bold attribute. =20 <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> <SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> Sub StyleName() Dim opara As Paragraph For Each opara In=20 ActiveDocument.Paragraphs     If opara.Style = <> "Normal"=20 Then        =20 Selection.Font.Bold =3D wdToggle     = opara.Range.InsertBefore=20 Text:=3DFormat(opara.Style.NameLocal & ". ")     Selection.Font.Bold = =3D=20 wdToggle End If Next opara End Sub <o:p> </o:p> <FONT=20 size=3D2>This method has worked very good for Word 97 and Word=20 2000.  However, it does not work for Word XP or Word = 2003.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  I have split the window and = watched how=20 it works as I step through the macro (pressing F8).<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  I see it turn bold on, then it = goes to=20 the beginning of the paragraph (before the bold on command which = effectively=20 turns bold off), inserts the name of the style, then does the Bold = toggle, but=20 since it was just turned off before it inserted the text, it is now = turning Bold=20 on after the text has been inserted and the text is not bold.<SPAN=20 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  <o:p> </o:p> Any=20 suggestions on how I can make this work in Word 2003? <o:p> </o:p> <o:p>Thanks,</o:p> <o:p>Anne</o:p> <o:p> </o:p></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C53944.14BE1C90-- Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? Tag: 66215
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 - AutoText This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C5393F.83374ED0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have some questions about creating AutoText entries. This is going to = be long-winded so bear with me, because there is a very specific reason = for doing this. =20 I have been using the following code using two input boxes to create = AutoText entries, and either assign that entry to an existing category = (such as Mailing Instructions) or create a new category (such as = Stamps). =20 =20 Public Sub CreateNewAutoText() Dim strATName As String Dim strATCategory As String 'Get the AutoText Name Dim Message, Title Message =3D "Enter the name for the AutoText Entry" ' Set prompt. Title =3D "Create AutoText Entry" ' Set title. strATName =3D InputBox(Message, Title) =20 'Get the AutoText Category Dim atMessage, atTitle Message =3D "Enter the category for the AutoText Entry" ' Set prompt. Title =3D "Create AutoText Entry" ' Set title. strATCategory =3D InputBox(atMessage, atTitle) =20 Selection.CreateAutoTextEntry strATName, strATCategory End Sub =20 This has worked very well, using input boxes. I have now set it up with = a userform (which basically works the same as the above). Following is = the code for the userform: =20 Public strATCategory As String Public strATName As String Private Sub cmdCancel_Click() Unload Me End Sub =20 Private Sub cmdOK_Click() Selection.CreateAutoTextEntry strATName, strATCategory Unload Me End Sub =20 Private Sub txtATCategory_Change() strATCategory =3D txtATCategory.Text End Sub =20 Private Sub txtATName_Change() strATName =3D txtATName.Text End Sub =20 Using either of the above methods, an AutoText entry is created in = Normal.dot. This is fine for most users on the network, however, I = would like to extend the macro for IT staff so that when they create a = new AutoText entry that should be firmwide, it can be created in their = global template (currently SKGlobal.dot) and distributed to users, = without overwriting the user's Normal.dot. =20 =20 I know that most consultants recommend locking down Normal.dot (making = it read only), but if you do this, you disable any customization on the = user's part. They cannot create new AutoText, formatted AutoCorrect, = Macros, or custom toolbars. This slows productivity on their part. = What I do for my clients is create a new template that all new documents = are based on (i.e., SKBlank.dot). The File, New menu option and the = blank document icon on the standard toolbar (and the Word icons on the = desktop or Programs menu) are remapped so that all new documents not = based on another template (such as letter, memo, fax, etc) are based on = this template rather than on Normal.dot. This way, the users can have = access to store customizations of their own in Normal.dot. =20 I would like to extend the above userform for the IT staff at the = company to create new AutoText entries in their global template (in this = case, SKGlobal.dot) rather than in Normal.dot. =20 =20 I have done some testing with the above procedures. They both work very = well for creating AutoText entries in Normal.dot, with the name you = specify and creating a new category if needed. All new entries created = are stored in Normal.dot. However, if I then try to copy the new = entries to the SKGlobal.dot, they are copied in a different way. Each = entry is copied with the name of the AutoText entry as a category and as = an AutoText entry under that category with the same name. For example, = I previously created AutoText entries named Draft and Draft Autodate = under the category Stamps, which was stored in Normal.dot. If I use the = Organizer to copy those entries into SKGlobal.dot, then choose Insert, = AutoText, I will see a category in the drop down list named Draft, which = has an AutoText entry named Draft and a Category named Draft Autodate, = which has an AutoText entry named Draft Autodate. =20 =20 Is there anyway when using either of the above methods of creating new = AutoText entries that I can specify the template that the AutoText = should be stored in? =20 Sorry for the long-winded message, but I am desparate here. Anne ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C5393F.83374ED0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have some questions = about creating=20 AutoText entries.  This is going to be long-winded so bear with me, = because=20 there is a very specific reason for doing this.<?xml:namespace = prefix =3D o=20 ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have been using the = following code=20 using two input boxes to create AutoText entries, and either assign that = entry=20 to an existing category (such as Mailing Instructions) or create a new = category=20 (such as Stamps). =20 <o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Public Sub=20 CreateNewAutoText() Dim strATName As String Dim strATCategory As=20 String<o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">'Get the AutoText = Name Dim=20 Message, Title Message =3D "Enter the name for the AutoText=20 Entry"    ' Set prompt. Title =3D "Create AutoText=20 Entry"    ' Set title. strATName =3D InputBox(Message, = Title)<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">'Get the AutoText = Category Dim=20 atMessage, atTitle Message =3D "Enter the category for the AutoText=20 Entry"    ' Set prompt. Title =3D "Create AutoText=20 Entry"    ' Set title. strATCategory =3D = InputBox(atMessage,=20 atTitle)<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">   =20 Selection.CreateAutoTextEntry strATName, strATCategory End=20 Sub<o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">This has worked very well, = using=20 input boxes.  I have now set it up with a userform (which basically = works=20 the same as the above).  Following is the code for the=20 userform:<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Public strATCategory As=20 String Public strATName As String<o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Private Sub=20 cmdCancel_Click()     Unload Me End=20 Sub<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Private Sub=20 cmdOK_Click()     Selection.CreateAutoTextEntry = strATName,=20 strATCategory     Unload Me End = Sub<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Private Sub=20 txtATCategory_Change() strATCategory =3D txtATCategory.Text End=20 Sub<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Private Sub=20 txtATName_Change() strATName =3D txtATName.Text End=20 Sub<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Using either of the above = methods,=20 an AutoText entry is created in Normal.dot.  This is fine for most = users on=20 the network, however, I would like to extend the macro for IT staff so = that when=20 they create a new AutoText entry that should be firmwide, it can be = created in=20 their global template (currently SKGlobal.dot) and distributed to users, = without=20 overwriting the user=92s Normal.dot. =20 <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I know that most = consultants=20 recommend locking down Normal.dot (making it read only), but if you do = this, you=20 disable any customization on the user's part.  They cannot create = new=20 AutoText, formatted AutoCorrect, Macros, or custom toolbars.  This = slows=20 productivity on their part.  What I do for my clients is create a = new=20 template that all new documents are based on (i.e., SKBlank.dot).  = The=20 File, New menu option and the blank document icon on the standard = toolbar (and=20 the Word icons on the desktop or Programs menu) are remapped so that all = new=20 documents not based on another template (such as letter, memo, fax, etc) = are=20 based on this template rather than on Normal.dot.  This way, the = users can=20 have access to store customizations of their own in=20 Normal.dot.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I would like to extend the = above=20 userform for the IT staff at the company to create new AutoText entries = in their=20 global template (in this case, SKGlobal.dot) rather than in = Normal.dot. =20 <o:p></o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p> <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have done some testing = with the=20 above procedures.  They both work very well for creating AutoText = entries=20 in Normal.dot, with the name you specify and creating a new category if=20 needed.  All new entries created are stored in Normal.dot.  = However,=20 if I then try to copy the new entries to the SKGlobal.dot, they are = copied in a=20 different way.  Each entry is copied with the name of the AutoText = entry as=20 a category and as an AutoText entry under that category with the same=20 name.  For example, I previously created AutoText entries named=20 Draft and Draft Autodate under the category Stamps, which was = stored in=20 Normal.dot.  If I use the Organizer to copy those entries into = SKGlobal.dot, then choose Insert, AutoText, I will see a category in the = drop=20 down list named Draft, which has an AutoText entry named Draft and a = Category=20 named Draft Autodate, which has an AutoText entry named Draft = Autodate. =20 <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Is there anyway when = using either=20 of the above methods of creating new AutoText entries that I can specify = the=20 template that the AutoText should be stored in? <o:p> </o:p> Sorry for the = long-winded=20 message, but I am desparate here.   Anne</BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C5393F.83374ED0-- Tag: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? 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I'm a novice with macros and want to be able to run a macro automatically
when opening a document to execute a bunch of ASK and REF fields to capture
setup info e.g. customer name, address etc, store them in bookmarks and then
paste the data into various parts of the doc.

Is a macro the best way to do this or is there a better way?

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RE: Run a macro automatically when opening a document - how? by nospam>

nospam>
Wed Apr 06 07:13:02 CDT 2005

Write a macro in your document, and call it "AutoOpen". This is a reserved
name. Whenever the doc is opened, Word will run this macro if it is present.

Hope this helps,
S

"Barry" wrote:

> I'm a novice with macros and want to be able to run a macro automatically
> when opening a document to execute a bunch of ASK and REF fields to capture
> setup info e.g. customer name, address etc, store them in bookmarks and then
> paste the data into various parts of the doc.
>
> Is a macro the best way to do this or is there a better way?

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