Microsoft KB Archive/173799

= WD97: Macro to List Custom Tab Stops in a Paragraph =

Article ID: 173799

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q173799





SUMMARY
This article contains a sample Visual Basic for Applications Sub procedure (or macro) that lists the custom tab stops set in a selected paragraph.



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The following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro displays a message box that lists the custom tab stops (if any exist) in a selected paragraph: Sub GetCustomTabs Dim sMsg As String Dim varTab As Variant ' Cycle through tab stops in selected paragraph. For Each varTab In Selection.Paragraphs.TabStops ' If a custom tab stop is encountered... If varTab.CustomTab = True Then ' Add to message variable & convert from points to inches. sMsg = sMsg & vbCrLf & "  " & _ PointsToInches(varTab.Position) & Chr(34) End If     Next ' If there are custom tabs, display the values. If sMsg <> "" Then MsgBox "Custom Tabs: " & sMsg Else ' Else display there are no custom tabs. MsgBox "No Custom Tabs." End If  End Sub For more information about CustomTab Property, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type CustomTab Property, click Search, and then click to view "CustomTab Property."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

