WD98: Run-Time Error Setting Borders.InsideLineWidth

ID: Q183585

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you use the following Visual Basic for Applications macro code to apply an inside line width to a selection,

   With Selection.Borders
      .InsideLineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
      .InsideLineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
   End With

the following error occurs at the .InsideLineWidth statement regardless of the point size specified for the inside line width:

   Run-time error '5843':  One of the values passed to this method or
   property is out of range.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, use the following code in place of the code described in the "Symptoms" section of this article:

   With Selection.Borders(wdBorderHorizontal)
      .LineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
      .LineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
   End With

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about Borders, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "Borders," click Search, and then click to view "Borders Collection Object."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q181058
   TITLE     : OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications

Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe

Keywords          : kbdta OffVBA kbmacroexample macword98 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: April 7, 1999