WD: WordBasic Examples: ScreenRefresh

ID: Q106322

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:

   ScreenRefresh

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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ScreenRefresh

Syntax:

ScreenRefresh

Example:

This sample macro shows how you can use the ScreenRefresh Command with the ScreenUpdating command to refresh the screen at specific times. Each Insert command replaces the previous. If you were to remove the ScreenRefresh commands, you would only see the word TEST appear in the document. If you leave the commands in, you can read the complete message because the screen is being refreshed with each command.

   Sub MAIN
      ScreenUpdating 0
      StartOfDocument
      FormatFont .Points - "36",.Font -"Times New Roman"
      Insert "This "
      ScreenRefresh
      EditSelectAll
      Insert "is "
      ScreenRefresh
      EditSelectAll
      Insert "a "
      ScreenRefresh
      EditSelectAll
      Insert "test."
      ScreenUpdating 1
   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