Article ID: 292078
Article Last Modified on 12/19/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Office Word 2007
- Microsoft Office Word 2003
- Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q292078
SYMPTOMS
When you use a macro to open a new document while Microsoft Word is minimized, the new document is not minimized as expected. Instead, the document opens in the restored state.
For example, you can create a macro to run a mail-merge operation to create and then to print documents with Word minimized so that you can continue working in your current program. However, when the new documents are created, Word becomes visible in the restored state.
WORKAROUND
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Use the Application.Visible method to hide Word and then make it visible again. To hide Word when you create a new document, follow these steps:
- In Microsoft Word 2002 and in Microsoft Office Word 2003, point to Macro on the Tools menu, and then click Visual Basic Editor.
In Microsoft Office Word 2007, click Visual Basic in the Code group on the Developer tab. - On the Insert menu, click Module.
In the module window, type the following code.
Sub HideWord() ' ' HideWord Macro ' ' Hide Word while the new document is being created. Application.Visible = False ' Create a new blank document Application.Documents.Add End Sub- On the Run menu, click Run Sub/UserForm.
NoteThe new document is created without Word becoming visible.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Additional query words: VBE VBA WD2002 WD2003 WD2007
Keywords: kbexpertisebeginner kbbug kbnofix KB292078
