Microsoft KB Archive/187889

= WD97: Sample Macros to Turn a True or False Property On and Off =

Article ID: 187889

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q187889





SUMMARY
This article demonstrates two ways to turn a property on or off, using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macros.

The macros in this article turn text boundaries on or off in a Microsoft Word document while you are in page layout view.

NOTE: To locate the Text Boundaries check box, click Options on the Tools menu, and then click the View tab.



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. To turn the Text Boundaries property on and off, use either of the following macros.

NOTE: These methods also work well with other properties in Visual Basic that return a value of True or False.

Method 1: Using the Abs Function
This method uses the Abs function, which specifies the absolute value of a number, where True equals -1 and False equals 0 (zero): Sub ToggleTextBoundaries n = ActiveWindow.View.ShowTextBoundaries ActiveWindow.View.ShowTextBoundaries = _ Abs(ActiveWindow.View.ShowTextBoundaries = -n) End Sub

Method 2: Using If Then...Else Statement
This method uses the If Then...Else statement: Sub ToggleAnyTrueFalseItem If ActiveWindow.View.ShowTextBoundaries = True Then ActiveWindow.View.ShowTextBoundaries = False Else ActiveWindow.View.ShowTextBoundaries = True End If  End Sub

