WD97: Extend Selection Toggled Off After Macro Completion

ID: Q163809

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If your Visual Basic for Applications macro contains a line to toggle ExtendMode to "On" (True), when the macro ends, Extend Mode is toggled Off (it is set back to False).

NOTE: In earlier versions of Microsoft Word, extend selection mode remained on upon macro completion.

CAUSE

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This functionality is by design. The following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro demonstrates this behavior by toggling extend selection mode to "On":

   Sub TurnExtendModeOn()
      Selection.ExtendMode = True
      Msgbox "Extend Mode is On."
   End Sub

When the macro ends, extend selection mode will be turned Off.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft welcomes suggestions or comments about changes in functionality and product design. You are invited to submit suggestions by filling out the form at the following Microsoft Web site:

   http://www.microsoft.com/support/feedback/mswish.htm

For more information about ExtendMode, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type "ExtendMode," click Search, and then click to view "ExtendMode 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: Q173707
   TITLE     : 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:

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

Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe

Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample word8 word97 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999