Removing Butttons

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Paul Hammond - 11 Nov 2004 15:03 GMT

I have created a button on a master document that merges
it to a new document and updates the fields. This works
fine, but it also places a button on each page. I need
this button removed from the final document, but I can't
figure out how.

TIA,

Paul Hammond
Richmond, VA

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Jean-Guy Marcil - 11 Nov 2004 17:30 GMT

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Paul Hammond nous racontait que :

> I have created a button on a master document that merges
> it to a new document and updates the fields. This works
> fine, but it also places a button on each page. I need
> this button removed from the final document, but I can't
> figure out how.

The first thing the button code should do is delete the button. As you have
found out, there isn't a Delete property for the button.
An easy work around is to encapsulate the button in a bookmarked range
paragraph and to delete that range.
If you need it floating, put the button in a textbox, anchor the textbox to
an empty paragraph, bookmark that paragraph mark, delete the bookmarked
range.

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Paul Hammond - 11 Nov 2004 19:33 GMT

JM wrote

>The first thing the button code should do is delete the button. As you have
>found out, there isn't a Delete property for the button.
>An easy work around is to encapsulate the button in a bookmarked range
>paragraph and to delete that range.
>If you need it floating, put the button in a textbox, anchor the textbox to
>an empty paragraph, bookmark that paragraph mark, delete the bookmarked

That solved one problem, but caused another.

My original document is missing the button now, which I
guess I can live with by just not saving the document.

Merci beaucoup.

Paul

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