OFF98: Programmatically Activating the Visual Basic Editor

ID: Q182811

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

You can programmatically switch to the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor from a Microsoft Office 98 program. This article includes macro examples that switch to Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications.

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In the following example, the MainWindow property returns a windows object that represents the main window of the Microsoft Visual Basic environment. The SetFocus method moves the focus to the object that is returned by the MainWindow property.

   Sub ShowVBE()
     Application.VBE.MainWindow.SetFocus
   End Sub

In the following example, the ShowVisualBasicEditor property switches to Microsoft Visual Basic. This macro applies only to Microsoft Word 98.

   Sub ShowWordVBE()
      Application.ShowVisualBasicEditor = True
   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about the ShowVisualBasicEditor property, click the Office Assistant wile in the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor from Microsoft Word 98, type "ShowVisualBasicEditor," click Search, and then click to view "ShowVisualBasicEditor Property."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q179216
   TITLE     : OFF98: How to Use the Microsoft Office Installer Program

Additional query words: activate OFF98

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Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999