Microsoft KB Archive/183994

= WD98: Title Bar File Name Not Updated Using ActiveWindow.Caption =

Article ID: 183994

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q183994





SYMPTOMS
When you use the ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.Caption statement in a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro, Word fails to update the title bar when you save the document with a new name. Word saves the document but does not update the title bar.

When you close and reopen the document, the title bar displays the correct file name.



WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:


 * Do not use the Caption argument to set a caption on the title bar. -or-


 * Close and reopen the file.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

