WD97: Activewindow.Panes.Count Returns 1 (162391)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q162391

SYMPTOMS

When the Document Map view is the active view, the Activewindow.Panes.Count command returns 1 instead of 2 as expected.

CAUSE

The Document Map view consists of two elements: a document pane and a document navigation pane. By design, Word considers Document Map view to be a single pane; therefore, the pane count returned is 1.

WORKAROUND

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To workaround this problem you can use the following example Visual Basic for Applications routine. This routine uses the DocumentMap property to determine if Document Map view is turned on. If it is, then the macro sets the variable, numPanes, equal to 2. 
   Sub IsDocMapOn()
      If ActiveWindow.DocumentMap = True Then
         numPanes = 2
      End If
   End Sub

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

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/17/2005
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