WD: WordBasic Examples: View Ribbon and Menu Commands

ID: Q109761

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 and functions:

   ViewRibbon
   ViewRuler
   ViewMenus
   ViewStatusBar

This article supplements the information in online Help. To open this Help topic, click Contents on the Help menu and then click the "Programming with Microsoft Word" topic.

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ViewRibbon, ViewRibbon()

Syntax:

ViewRibbon [On] ViewRibbon()

Example:

The following sample macro either shows or hides the ribbon, and displays the result.

   Sub MAIN
      If SelInfo(27) - - 1 Then FileNewDefault
      ViewRibbon
      n - ViewRibbon()
      If n - 0 Then
         MsgBox "The Formatting Toolbar is hidden."
      Else
         MsgBox "The Formatting Toolbar is visible."
      End If
   End Sub

ViewRuler, ViewRuler()

Syntax:

ViewRuler [On] ViewRuler()

Example:

The following sample macro turns the ruler on and displays the result.

   Sub MAIN
      If SelInfo(27) - - 1 Then FileNewDefault
      ViewRuler 1
      n - ViewRuler()
      If n - 0 Then
         MsgBox "The Ruler is hidden."
      Else
         MsgBox "The Ruler is visible."
      End If
   End Sub

ViewMenus()

Syntax:

ViewMenus()

Example:

The following sample macro displays a message indicating which menus are displayed.

   Sub Main
      n - ViewMenus()
      If n - 1 Then
         MsgBox "The full menu bar is not displayed."
      Else
         MsgBox "The full menu bar is displayed."
      End If
   End Sub

ViewStatusBar, ViewStatusBar()

Syntax:

ViewStatusBar [On] ViewStatusBar()

Example:

The following sample macro turns the status bar off and displays the result.

   Sub MAIN
      ViewStatusBar 0
      n - ViewStatusBar()
      If n - 0 Then
         MsgBox "The Status Bar is hidden."
      Else
         MsgBox "The Status Bar is visible."
      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