If I open a word or excel document with a hyperlink the autoopen macrocode
generates an error: method failed because the document is open in internet
explorer instead of word (excel).
Can I trap the code with a nice message like: "uncheck the checkbox 'open in

Does anyone know how to force the toolbars to nicely stack
on the top left?
For example, the following code does not take toolbars off
the same level and place on separate levels (regardless of

I need to know how to create a macro that will take what has been
entered into a form text box and put the same informtion into other
text boxes on the form.  
For example:  a person's name has been entered into the Name box and at

Is there a way to programmically set any of the options in
the Tools, customize, options dialog box?

Using a WORD Macro:
What would be the best way to open an excel file, then set
a range based on what is in the excel file, then copy the
information into a word document. I do not want to set the

I was wondering if there is an easy way to get the path to a folder
using a dialog?  I'm looking for something like
.Dialogs(wdDialogFileOpen) but I need to be able to select a floder
rather than a file.

I have an array of values that I need to assign to the text/label property
of 16 pre-existing checkboxes (like having a huge multiple choice question,
and changing the possible answers as the user goes through the questions).
I tried to create and size the checkboxes dynamically, ...

If I open a word or excel document with a hyperlink the autoopen macrocode
generates an error: method failed because the document is open in internet
explorer instead of word (excel).
Can I trap the code with a nice message like: "uncheck the checkbox 'open in

I would like to write a macro that searches for a semi-
colon and then deletes the character to the left of the
semi-colon only if that character is a punctuation mark
and not an actual letter or number.  I assume I will use

Im having problems replacing a paragraph containing known
text - basically a page footer containing the text "  
page   " - with a de-limiter such as "$".
I can find the paragraph OK & even delete it & I can also

Help!  I'm sure this is simple, but I'm just not getting it.  I have a
document template with various form fields.  I want to reference a
text field and copy the text into another place on the same document.
I thought I could use { REF Text2 }  (Text 2 is the bookmark for the

I've been asked to look into the history of a particular document (Word 95
as far as I can tell).  Basically when it was created and who by etc...
Looking at the document properties, it reports that the date of creation is
the same date as the date it was last saved, however, the ...

I think this may be a tough one.
I was altering a macro that opens an Access database and works with it.
Something caused the computer to freeze. I had to do a power-off.
When I restarted the computer and opened word, I could no longer run that

If someone else on the network has a document open and I try to open it from
Windows Explorer, it tells me who has it open.   I am using the MVP routine
from http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/CheckIfFileOpen.htm
to check if it is open.  Is there any way it can be expanded to ...

I want to use the adressbook in Ms Word. All the names and adresses are
currently stored in a excel-file. Is there a way to import this file into Ms
word ??
   Thanks, Rob