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MS Office Forum / Word / Programming / February 2006FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions - vba - please read before posting - unofficial January posting
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. --- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA.htm and http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms.htm To the extent there is any "official" FAQ, this is it. --- Also, before posting, you may want to look at the following questions to see if yours is among them. ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 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 http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.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. Recorded macros... http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/UsingRecorder.htm How do I edit or change? http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/ModifyRecordedMacro.htm Recorded macros are usually inefficient and sometimes just plain don't work. Nevertheless, they often do work and can be a good place to start! 9. 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 10. I can't save my customizations - AutoText, menus, etc. Can't save normal.dot... If you have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed see the last section of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htm. Otherwise, hold down the Shift key when selecting the File menu and select Save All. 11. How can I get a template to show up under a tab with File => New? What are templates? Global templates? Document templates? http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.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 11 January 2006 Charles Kenyon (the editor) 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. --- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA.htm and http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms.htm To the extent there is any "official" FAQ, this is it. --- Also, before posting, you may want to look at the following questions to see if yours is among them. ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 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 http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.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. Recorded macros... http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/UsingRecorder.htm How do I edit or change? http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/ModifyRecordedMacro.htm Recorded macros are usually inefficient and sometimes just plain don't work. Nevertheless, they often do work and can be a good place to start! 9. 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 10. I can't save my customizations - AutoText, menus, etc. Can't save normal.dot... If you have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed see the last section of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htm. Otherwise, hold down the Shift key when selecting the File menu and select Save All. 11. How can I get a template to show up under a tab with File => New? What are templates? Global templates? Document templates? http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.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 16 January 2006 Charles Kenyon (the editor) > FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions - brief - vba - unofficial > [quoted text clipped - 119 lines] > > Charles Kenyon (the editor) I am trying to locate a forum which will help me with basic Word 2000. Can you suggest one please. Regards, Emrys Davies. > I am trying to locate a forum which will help me with basic Word 2000. > Can you suggest one please. > > Regards, > Emrys Davies. Yes. microsoft.public.word.newusers Also, take a look at http://addbalance.com/usersguide and http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/.  SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > > I am trying to locate a forum which will help me with basic Word 2000. > > Can you suggest one please. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Also, take a look at http://addbalance.com/usersguide and > http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/. Thanks a lot Charles. Those links are ideal and much appreciated. Regards Emrys Davies. 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. --- 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://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA.htm and http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms.htm To the extent there is any "official" FAQ, this is it. --- Also, before posting, you may want to look at the following questions to see if yours is among them. ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 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 http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.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. Recorded macros... http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/UsingRecorder.htm How do I edit or change? http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/ModifyRecordedMacro.htm Recorded macros are usually inefficient and sometimes just plain don't work. Nevertheless, they often do work and can be a good place to start! 9. 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 10. I can't save my customizations - AutoText, menus, etc. Can't save normal.dot... If you have Adobe Acrobat 7 installed see the last section of http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htm. Otherwise, hold down the Shift key when selecting the File menu and select Save All. See also http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/331259.html. 11. How can I get a template to show up under a tab with File => New? What are templates? Global templates? Document templates? http://addbalance.com/usersguide/templates.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 23 January 2006 Charles Kenyon (the editor) Charles can you please help me. Please read my recent post on Userforms on Word Documents. Thanks.... > FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions - brief - vba - unofficial > [quoted text clipped - 120 lines] > > Charles Kenyon (the editor) > Charles can you please help me. Please read my recent post on Userforms > on > Word Documents. Thanks.... Hi, Even though I post this FAQ, I don't know all that much. I looked in the Userforms and the docmanagement groups and didn't see you post. If your question is about UserForms, I would suggest posting it in that newsgroup, with a descriptive subject line. I'm sure you will get a helpful response. SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. Hi- Your posts seem like you know more than I do so I am going to give this question a try. I am new here and trying to resolve a problem that no one understands. I am simply trying to post a question, so when I click on new question, nothing happens. I am told to summarize in the subject line and go inton detail on the body line, but can not find either of these areas. Please help, or send me to someone else- I appreciate it! Lollie Signature"People who don''t think probably don''t have brains; rather, they have grey fluff that''s blown into their heads by mistake." Eeyore PS: Lollie is techno-challenged by her grey fluff. > > Charles can you please help me. Please read my recent post on Userforms > > on [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > question is about UserForms, I would suggest posting it in that newsgroup, > with a descriptive subject line. I'm sure you will get a helpful response. It is hard to answer, not knowing how you are posting. The best way to use these (and other) newsgroups is with a news agent. Outlook Express works for this. The Internet interface is not very good. See http://www.gmayor.com/MSNews.htm for more. See also http://www.mvps.org/word/FindHelp/Posting.htm. SignatureCharles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. > Hi- Your posts seem like you know more than I do so I am going to give > this [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> with a descriptive subject line. I'm sure you will get a helpful >> response. |
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