WD97: wdParagraph, ColumnSelectMode Will Not Select Text Column

ID: Q165268

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In a Visual Basic for Applications macro, you cannot use the wdParagraph constant in conjunction with the ColumnSelectMode property to select a vertical column of text.

WORKAROUND

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Use the wdLine constant instead of the wdParagraph constant as in the following example:

   Sub SelectVerticalColumn()
      With Selection
         .Collapse
         .ColumnSelectMode = True
         ' Count specifies the number of characters to the right
         ' to select. In this case the number is 3.
         .MoveRight Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=3, Extend:=wdExtend
         ' Count specifies the number of Lines down
         ' to select. In this case the number is 2.
         .MoveDown Unit:=wdLine, Count:=2
      End With
   End Sub

Note: To cancel ColumnSelectMode press Cancel or set ColumnSelectMode equal to False.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

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          : kbprg kbdta kbdtacode word8 kbwordvba word97 
Version           : 97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: April 3, 1999