WD2000: Character Format Functions Ignore Leading and Trailing Spaces (212727)

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.

CAUSE

This functionality is consistent with the design 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.

Other non-printing characters that are ignored as part of the selection include:

1/4 em space
Non-breaking space
Line feed
Tab

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