ID: Q130567
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In Word 6.0 for Windows or the Macintosh, it may be necessary to test if Full Screen mode is on or off from a macro or Visual Basic for Applications program. This article contains a macro that returns a message box for either situation.
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Sub MAIN
A$ = "no"
For x = 1 To CountToolbars()
If ToolbarName$(x) = "Full Screen" Then A$ = "yes"
Next
If A$ = "yes" Then
MsgBox "Full Screen mode is on."
Else
MsgBox "Full Screen mode is NOT on."
End If
End Sub
For additional 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
Keywords : kbdisplay kbmacro kbdtacode kbmacroexample winword macword word6
Version : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto kbinfoLast Reviewed: April 9, 1999