WD: WordBasic Examples: FormatNumber

ID: Q105870

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample macro that demonstrates the use of the following WordBasic statement or function:

   FormatNumber

This article supplements the information in online Help. To open this Help topic in Word for Windows, click Contents on the Help menu and then choose the "Programming with Microsoft Word" topic. In Word for the Macintosh, click the Help icon, select Microsoft Word Help and choose the "Programming with Microsoft Word" topic

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FormatNumber

Syntax:

FormatNumber [.Points - number] [, .Color - number] [, .Before - text] [, .Type - number] [, .After - text] [, .StartAt - number] [, .Include - number] [, .Alignment - number] [, .Indent - number or text] [, .Space - number or text] [, .Hang - number] [, .Font - text] [, .Strikethrough - number] [, .Bold - number] [, .Italic - number] [, .Underline - number]

Example:

The following sample macro allows you to set selected attributes for numbering, then number the selected paragraphs:

   Sub MAIN
      Begin Dialog UserDialog 198, 112, "Microsoft Word"
         OKButton 6, 83, 88, 21
         CancelButton 103, 83, 88, 21
         Text 4, 6, 145, 13, "Number Type", .Text1
         OptionGroup  .Type
            OptionButton 21, 21, 148, 16, "1, 2, 3...", .OptionButton1
            OptionButton 21, 39, 156, 16, "I, II, III...", .OptionButton2
            OptionButton 21, 57, 147, 16, "A, B, C...", .OptionButton3
      End Dialog
      Dim dlg As UserDialog
      GetCurValues dlg
      n - Dialog(dlg)
      If n - 0 Then Goto bye
      Select Case dlg.Type
         Case 0
            Type - 0
         Case 1
            Type - 1
         Case 2
            Type - 3
      End Select
      FormatNumber .Type - Type, .Hang - 1
   bye:
   End Sub

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbmacro kbprg kbdtacode wordnt kbmacroexample winword ntword macword word6 word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999