WD: WordBasic Examples: Indent, HangingIndent, UnIndent, UnHang

ID: Q105984

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 statements or functions:

   Indent

   HangingIndent

   UnIndent

   UnHang

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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Syntax:

Indent HangingIndent UnIndent UnHang

Example:

This sample macro demonstrates how to format selected paragraph(s) using the above commands.

   Sub Main
      FileNewDefault
      Begin Dialog UserDialog 174, 104, "Microsoft Word"
      OptionGroup  .Format
         OptionButton 10, 6, 77, 16, "Indent", .OptionButton1
         OptionButton 10, 23, 97, 16, "UnIndent", .OptionButton2
         OptionButton 10, 40, 140, 16, "Hanging Indent", .OptionButton3
         OptionButton 10, 57, 88, 16, "UnHang", .OptionButton4
      OKButton 78, 78, 88, 21
      End Dialog
      Dim dlg As UserDialog
      GetCurValues dlg
      n - Dialog(dlg)
      If dlg.Format - 0 Then Indent
      If dlg.Format - 1 Then UnIndent
      If dlg.Format - 2 Then HangingIndent
      If dlg.Format - 3 Then UnHang
   End Sub

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbmacro kbprg kbdtacode wordnt kbmacroexample 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