Microsoft KB Archive/106719

= Using Visual Basic to Return Screen Elements =

Article ID: 106719

Article Last Modified on 6/11/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q106719



SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel, when you develop a custom application that will run on computers with different screen resolutions, it may be useful to determine the amount of space that different workspace elements such as the menu bar, formula bar, status bar and toolbars will use. After you determine the amount of space these element use, you can then determine how and where to position documents and which elements you want to be displayed.



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. With Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, you can write code that will retrieve workspace properties. For example the Application.UsableWidth and Application.UsableHeight command allow you to return the width and height (in points) of the workspace.

Sample Macro Code
The following example determines the height of the status bar: Sub statusbarheight

'Declares the Variables as Integers Dim Nostatusbar as Integer Dim Withstatusbar as Integer Dim StatusHeight as Integer Application.DisplayStatusBar = False        'Turns status off nostatusbar = Application.UsableHeight      'finds height without 'status bar Application.DisplayStatusBar = True         'Turns the status bar on      withstatusbar = Application.UsableHeight     'Finds height with 'status bar on     statusheight = nostatusbar - withstatusbar   'Determines the 'difference MsgBox ("The height of the status bar in points is " & statusheight)

End Sub

Additional query words: 8.00 xl97 Get.workspace(13) Get.Workspace(14) XL

Keywords: kbprogramming KB106719

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