Microsoft KB Archive/181970

= WD98: ArtWidth Sets Values in Points But Returns in Twips =

Article ID: 181970

Article Last Modified on 9/12/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q181970





SYMPTOMS
When you use a Visual Basic for Applications macro to return the width of an applied page border using the ArtWidth property, the value returned is in Twips, not Points as specified in Help.



WORKAROUND
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. The following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro sets a page border with an ArtWidth of 6 points. It then displays the return value of the ArtWidth property in twips. To have the ArtWidth return the value in points instead of twips, divide the ArtWidth return value by 20. (A twip is 1/20 of a point, or one point is 20 twips.) Sub SetPageBorders Dim aBorder As Border For Each aBorder In Selection.Sections(1).Borders aBorder.ArtStyle = wdArtBasicBlackDots aBorder.ArtWidth = 6 Next aBorder MsgBox ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Borders(1).ArtWidth / 20 End Sub



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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

76388 Relationship Between Inches, Picas, Points, Pitch, and Twips

