FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions - brief - vba - unofficial

This FAQ is posted weekly.- more or less
Please save us all some time by reading it before posting to the
news group.

This newsgroup is about VBA - Visual Basic for Applications -
which is the programming language for Word 97-2003 (macros).
There is a longer FAQ with more questions and links that is
regularly posted in the non-VBA Word newsgroups. You may want
to check that out as well.

Note that July 4 is Independence Day in the United States of America.
It is a national holiday and responses to questions during this time may
be slower than they otherwise would be.

     --- BEFORE POSTING ANYTHING PLEASE READ THESE ---

   http://www.mvps.org/word/FindHelp/Posting.htm
   http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Reading these articles will help you get a quick and meaningful
response to your question rather than just more questions for you.
It may keep your message from being screened or bounced.

A few basics, though:
(1) Be nice; everyone answering questions here is a volunteer.
(2) Post a question in only one newsgroup generally. If you
   _have to_ post in more than one, post a _single_ message and
   put both newsgroups in the header for that _single_ message.
(3) Do not attach anything to a message.
(4) The only really stupid question is the one you don't ask.
(5) Do not use your real email address unless you want spam.
   (See bottom for sample.)

The reasons for the requests are spelled out on the web page.

A longer version of this FAQ is also on the Internet at
   http://addbalance.com/word/index.htm

Newsgroup Archives:
   http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search

MVPs FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word/ To the extent
there is any "official" FAQ, this is it.

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Also, before posting, you may want to look at the following
questions to see if yours is among them.

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1. I see a macro in a newsgroup I would like to try. How
  do I add it to my template?
  http://addbalance.com/word/macrosfromnewsgroup.htm or
  http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/CreateAMacro.htm

2. What are some good books for me to read about Word?
  http://addbalance.com/word/wordbooks.htm and
  http://www.mvps.org/word/Tutorials/BookRecommendations.htm

3. How can I run a macro automatically when a document opens,
  closes, is created?
  http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/DocumentEvents.htm

4. How can I distribute or backup macros / customizations?
  http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/DistributeMacros.htm
  http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm

5. What is an MVP?
  http://www.mvps.org/word/AboutMVPs/index.html and
  http://addbalance.com/word/mvp.htm

6. I need to make a form to...

  Userforms are custom dialog boxes written using vba.
  If you want a fill-in-the-blanks form you want what Word
  calls an online form. Look in Word's help for that,
  and for more info on online forms follow the links at:
  http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms
  especially Dian Chapman's series of articles

  If you want a custom dialog box that you code with VBA commands
  you want a UserForm. Take a look at:
  http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Userforms.htm

7. Where can I find more information on the Web?
  http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#webvba
  http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA.htm
  http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Userforms.htm
  http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization.htm
  http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/OfficeInterdev.htm

8. How can I enter something once in a document and have it repeat
  elsewhere? (Not really vba, but it keeps being asked.)
  http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm

Comments / corrections / additions may be sent to
wordfaq@no.spam.addbalance.com. Remove no.spam from the
address. (This is a "proofed" email address, I hope.)

Posted 4 July 2005

Charles Kenyon (the editor)