WD98: Macro to List Custom Tab Stops in a Paragraph

ID: Q183146

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample Visual Basic for Applications Sub procedure (or macro) that lists the custom tab stops set in a selected paragraph.

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The following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro displays a message box that lists the custom tab stops (if any exist) in a selected paragraph:

   Sub GetCustomTabs()
      Dim sMsg As String
      Dim varTab As Variant
      ' Cycle through tab stops in selected paragraph.
      For Each varTab In Selection.Paragraphs.TabStops
         ' If a custom tab stop is encountered...
         If varTab.CustomTab = True Then
            ' Add to message variable & convert from points to inches.
            sMsg = sMsg & vbCrLf & "   " & _
               PointsToInches(varTab.Position) & Chr(34)
         End If
      Next
      ' If there are custom tabs, display the values.
      If sMsg <> "" Then
         MsgBox "Custom Tabs: " & sMsg
      Else
         ' Else display there are no custom tabs.
         MsgBox "No Custom Tabs."
      End If
   End Sub

For more information about CustomTab Property, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type "CustomTab Property," click Search, and then click to view "CustomTab Property."

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:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q181058
   TITLE     : 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:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications

Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe

Keywords          : kbdtacode OffVBA kbmacroexample macword98 
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999