Microsoft KB Archive/109761

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WD: WordBasic Examples: View Ribbon and Menu Commands

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Q109761

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

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SUMMARY
This article contains a sample macro that demonstrates the use of the following WordBasic statements and functions:

ViewRibbon

ViewRuler

ViewMenus

ViewStatusBar This article supplements the information in online Help. To open this Help topic, click Contents on the Help menu and then click the "Programming with Microsoft Word" topic.

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ViewRibbon, ViewRibbon
Syntax:

ViewRibbon [On]

ViewRibbon Example:

The following sample macro either shows or hides the ribbon, and displays the result.

  Sub MAIN If SelInfo(27) - - 1 Then FileNewDefault ViewRibbon n - ViewRibbon If n - 0 Then MsgBox "The Formatting Toolbar is hidden." Else MsgBox "The Formatting Toolbar is visible." End If  End Sub

ViewRuler, ViewRuler
Syntax:

ViewRuler [On]

ViewRuler Example:

The following sample macro turns the ruler on and displays the result.

  Sub MAIN If SelInfo(27) - - 1 Then FileNewDefault ViewRuler 1 n - ViewRuler If n - 0 Then MsgBox "The Ruler is hidden." Else MsgBox "The Ruler is visible." End If  End Sub

ViewMenus
Syntax:

"ViewMenus" Example:

The following sample macro displays a message indicating which menus are displayed.

  Sub Main n - ViewMenus If n - 1 Then MsgBox "The full menu bar is not displayed." Else MsgBox "The full menu bar is displayed." End If  End Sub

ViewStatusBar, ViewStatusBar
Syntax:

ViewStatusBar [On]

ViewStatusBar Example:

The following sample macro turns the status bar off and displays the result.

  Sub MAIN ViewStatusBar 0 n - ViewStatusBar If n - 0 Then MsgBox "The Status Bar is hidden." Else MsgBox "The Status Bar is visible." End If  End Sub Additional query words:

Keywords : kbmacro kbprg kbdtacode wordnt kbmacroexample ntword macword word6 word7 word95

Issue type : kbhowto

Technology : kbWordSearch kbWordWSearch kbWordMSearch