WD: WordBasic Examples: Strikethrough, Italic, Underline, Bold

ID: Q106327

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:

   Bold           Bold()
   Underline      Underline()
   Strikethrough  Strikethrough()
   Italic         Italic()

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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Bold           Bold()
Underline      Underline()

Strikethrough Strikethrough()

Italic         Italic()

Syntax:

Bold           Bold()
Underline      Underline()

Strikethrough Strikethrough()

Italic         Italic()

This sample macro checks to see if a selection is bold and formats it as bold if it is not. The above formatting commands are interchangeable. Substitute any pair of formatting commands into the following macro for a demonstration of that command.

   Sub MAIN
      A - Bold()
      If A < 1 Then
         MsgBox "The selection will made bold."
         Bold
      Else
         MsgBox "The selection is already bold."
      End If
   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