Article ID: 183585
Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q183585
SYMPTOMS
When you use the following Visual Basic for Applications macro code to apply an inside line width to a selection,
With Selection.Borders
.InsideLineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
.InsideLineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
End With
the following error occurs at the .InsideLineWidth statement regardless of the point size specified for the inside line width:
WORKAROUND
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With Selection.Borders(wdBorderHorizontal)
.LineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
.LineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
End With
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about Borders, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type Borders click Search, and then click to view "Borders Collection Object."
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:
181058 OFF98: 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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