Article ID: 177012
Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q177012
SYMPTOMS
When you record and then playback a Visual Basic for Applications macro that inserts formatted AutoText entries, the formatting is not inserted into your document.
CAUSE
Word does not record the RichText argument.
WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, modify the macro to include the RichText:=True argument.
To edit the macro:
- On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.
- Select the recorded macro, and then click Edit.
Look for the line that inserts the AutoText entry. For example:
NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries("test").Insert Where:=Selection.RangeChange the statement above to the following:
NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries("test").Insert _ Where:=Selection.Range , RichText:=True- In the Visual Basic Editor, on the File menu click Close and Return to Microsoft Word.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles
REFERENCES
For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
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