WD97: Character Format Functions Ignore Leading, Trailing Spaces (158565)

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word, the following character formatting functions ignore leading and trailing spaces when they evaluate a string:

x = Selection.Font.Hidden
x = Selection.Font.Bold
x = Selection.Font.Italic
x = Selection.Font.Underline

For example, if the text in a selection is formatted as hidden, but the spaces at the beginning or end of the selection are not formatted as hidden, the Hidden function returns -1 (True). This indicates that the entire selection is hidden, even though there are unhidden spaces at the beginning or end of the selection.

STATUS

This functionality is consistent with the functionality of other features in Word, such as the Format Font dialog box and Formatting toolbar. All these Word features disregard trailing and leading spaces when they evaluate a selection.

MORE INFORMATION

For information about how to use WordBasic character formatting functions in earlier versions of Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

106075 WD: Character Format Functions Ignore Leading or Trailing Spaces

REFERENCES

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

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications