WD2000: Extend Selection Is Turned Off After Macro Completion (212612)

SYMPTOMS

If your Visual Basic for Applications macro contains a line to turn ExtendMode to "On" (True), when the macro ends, Extend Mode is turned "Off" (it is set back to False).

NOTE: In some earlier versions of Microsoft Word, extend selection mode remained on, upon macro completion.

CAUSE

This functionality is by design. The following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro demonstrates this behavior by turning extend selection mode to "On":

Sub TurnExtendModeOn()

   Selection.ExtendMode = True
   Msgbox "Extend Mode is On."

End Sub

When the macro ends, extend selection mode is turned "Off".

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For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about ExtendMode, point to Macro on the Tools menu, and then click Visual Basic Editor. On the macro code page, type ExtendMode and then press F1.

NOTE: If the macro code page does not appear when you start the Visual Basic Editor, click Code on the View menu.

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212623 WD2000: Macro Programming Resources

226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications