WD98: Setting Default Border Via Macro Not Reflected In Dialog (184154)

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to set the default border for Borders and Shading with Visual Basic for Applications commands, the new default is not reflected when viewing the Borders And Shading dialog box (on the Format menu).

However, the change is evident when viewing the Tables And Borders toolbar.

CAUSE

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The Tables And Borders toolbar is used for applying borders or drawing tables, and is not linked to the setting in the Borders And Shading dialog box.

The following example Visual Basic for Applications macro demonstrates this behavior:

   Sub SetDefaultBorder()
      Options.DefaultBorderLineStyle = wdLineStyleDouble
      Options.DefaultBorderLineWidth = wdLineWidth150pt
   End Sub

WORKAROUND

To set a default border weight and style to appear in the Borders And Shading dialog box, you can use the following example Visual Basic for Applications macro and assign the macro to a menu item:

   Sub SetDefaultBorderDialog()
      With Dialogs(wdDialogFormatBordersAndShading)
         .TopBorder = wdLineStyleDouble
         .LeftBorder = wdLineStyleDouble
         .BottomBorder = wdLineStyleDouble
         .RightBorder = wdLineStyleDouble
         .TopWeight = wdLineWidth225pt
         .LeftWeight = wdLineWidth225pt
         .BottomWeight = wdLineWidth225pt
         .RightWeight = wdLineWidth225pt
         .Show
      End With
   End Sub

For more information about adding a command to a menu, click Contents And Index on the Help menu (or on the Balloon Help menu if you are using a version of the Macintosh operating system earlier than 8.0), click the Index button in Word Help, type the following text

menus, commands

and then click Show Topics. Select the "Add a command or other item to a menu" topic, and click Go To. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

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:

176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

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

181058 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:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications