WD98: VBA Code Lost After Converting to Another Document Format

ID: Q184153

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you save a Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition document that contains Visual Basic for Applications code to another document format, such as Rich-Text Format (RTF), you receive the following warning:

   All macros in this document will be lost if the document is
   saved in <Selected Document Format>. Do you want to save in this
   format anyway?

CAUSE

None of the converters that ship with Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition support the conversion of Visual Basic code. If you need to save a document in a format other than Word 98, make sure you have a backup copy of your Word 98 document before you convert it.

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

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Keywords          : kbdtacode OffVBA kbmacroexample macword98 
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Hardware          : MAC
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: February 25, 1999