Threads Replies Last Post 10 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10   Make specified text uneditable in word using VBA All, I have a requirement such that the specified portion of the text in a word document (.dot) should not be editable by the user. Please suggest. Thanks Srini ... 3 14.12.2005 18:16:03 UserForm on a Word page. I can place buttons, textboxes or even ActiveX controls on the page of a Word document. However, I want to place a VBA UserForm on the page. Does anyone know how it's done? Regards Russ ... 2 14.12.2005 18:13:02 thank you Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who takes the time to contribute to these groups and helpt cunfused users like myself. Thank you. ... 1 14.12.2005 10:43:28 How2Set default Word Fileopen/FileSaveAs Window to Details&MostRec Does anyone know if there is a way to set the default Word 2003 Fileopen/FileSaveAs Window to Details with Most Recent files at the top (....with the filename as the first column, with date modified as the 2d column)? Thanks, Marceepoo... 2 13.12.2005 21:49:39 QeuryClose CloseMode Word help appears to be reluctant to offer help on the subject terms. Would anyone care to elaborate on the meaning of: CloseMode = 0 CloseMode = 1 etc. Thanks -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP See: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm For some helpful tips using Word. ... 3 13.12.2005 12:45:35 Declaring a UserForm name I am trying to put together a reference sheet for explaining various ways of loading and displaying UserForms. Tony Jolans, Jonathan West and Jezebel have been quenching my thirst for knowledge with a 2-1/2 fire hose, but I think I am getting close. Tony offered a variation of the following two methods: Sub CM4b() Dim oForm As New myForm oForm.Show Unload oForm Set oForm = Nothing... 10 12.12.2005 17:00:49 OnTime Method fails when Form displayed??? Why doesn't the OnTime Method work after a Form is displayed? Using XP and WORD 2003 AND ME and WORD 2000 . Works OK on Excel. Also, it works in WORD if you make the form modeless. But it seems to me you should be able to use a Modal Form. any ideas? thanks Need a FORM with COMMANDBUTTON1 1. go to Forms Module and Run then click button: it does NOT work. The msgbox is not... 3 10.12.2005 23:03:00 blanks in pull down menu Is there a weay so that a pull down menu can have a blank space as an option in a form? and is there a way for someone to enter their own word into the pull down as one of the options? I'm using word 2002. Thank You ... 3 08.12.2005 21:23:56 Word Forms I have an evaluation form that was created in 1998. Not sure what version of word was used to create it. The form was not created using text form fields. You can't move from one box to another like when using text form fields. The protect form button is used to calculate each table. You unlock the form then lock it to activate the calculations. My problem is this form doesn't work in ... 2 05.12.2005 19:14:36 Adding a TextBox at Run Time Using VB 6.3 within Word, I want to add a TextBox control to a UserForm at run time from within a class module and then handle an AfterUpdate event (or similar). I've declared :- Private WithEvents LocalTextBox As TextBox and then added the control as follows :- Public Sub AddToForm(Form As UserForm) Set LocalTextBox = Form.Controls.Add("Forms.TextBox.1")... 2 03.12.2005 02:49:51 Date "Mask" in Userform I have a field that I would like to have users enter in a date. I have created the text box, and have code that updates a bookmark in the document with the text in the textbox, however I dont see any options for forcing someone to enter the date as mm/dd/yyyy, and if its incorrect notify them. Am I missing something? How can I make this happen? I am a complete novice with VBA, so any in... 2 03.12.2005 02:19:26 Multiple listbox confusion! Hi I got a problem using multiple listboxes. I have 3 of them: Listbox 1-3 If I click another option in 1 it reloads 2 with new info. The same if I click in box 2 with box 3. The marked line >>>>> doesn't set Listbox2.value to anything, just "". There is a value in YY(0).nodeName I'm confused as to why: The same line in UserForm_Initialize works fine. Any ideas where... 3 01.12.2005 18:05:56 Insert Multiple listbox selections to single bookmark Ive got a userform, that displays a list of departments. I would like someone to be able to make multiple selections, and place thos selections into a single bookmark separated by commas. This bookmark is contained within the header. The current code I have to populate the listbox, and place the last selected item into the bookmark is below. Thanks for your help! Private Sub UserF... 4 01.12.2005 16:47:34 Date validation in userform I have a field that I would like to have users enter in a date. I have created the text box, and have code that updates a bookmark in the document with the text in the textbox, however I dont see any options for forcing someone to enter the date as mm/dd/yyyy, and if its incorrect notify them. I just want it to make sure its entered properly, and that the date is a valid date. Am I missi... 8 01.12.2005 00:18:45 List available templates Newbie question so apologies up front ! In Word 2003 i need a bit of vba to show me a list of available templates sited on our server. ... 9 30.11.2005 12:19:45 How to lock in the column width I am creating a form. One area I need to have the staff be able to type in a table. How can I lock in the width of the column, when they type the right margin keeps expanding and does on wrap. I know how to lock in the amount of text in the Text Form field. Thanks in advance TJ... 2 29.11.2005 22:20:22 FAQ - frequently asked questions - vba - please read before posting - unofficial November 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-... 4 25.11.2005 14:57:03 Issues with textboxes in a Word form I created a Word template with 3 textboxes. I used Text Form Fields first but I wanted to populate 2 of them based on user input to 1. (The user would input a date and I would then calculate the other 2). So I changed to using 3 ActiveX textboxes. I have 2 problems using them. 1.) As soon as I create a new document based on the template the textboxes receive and loose focus in rapi... 2 25.11.2005 14:46:21 Menu and commands Word starts without any possibility to choose commands at the top. Just a blank screen. How can I get my top back? Thanks from the netherlands, Peter ... 3 22.11.2005 19:25:48 Insert Generic text starting from a bookmark Greetings, I have a document (template) where i need the user to be prompted for how many entries of some information will be appended (inserted) into there document. I need to spell it out for them where the heading is and where to insert the file. So for example if the user needed to insert 5 seperate files into this document the user would type in the number "5" and then the macr... 2 22.11.2005 10:43:32 Dividing sections Hello, I have a dot file with content of 2 pages. I have divided these 2 pages into 3 sections from Menubar -> Insert -> Break -> Section break Types -> Continuous Now what i need to do is to BOLD the content in the second section. How can i do this??? Tried this option but not working... ActiveDocument.sections(2).range.bold = true If the document is having two section... 4 21.11.2005 23:49:30 need help fast I have been trying to make a template for my company (vet hospital) for our surgery dismissals. I'm totally new to this and have been having many many problems. After finally figuring out how to do the userform I tested it. When I hit the OK or Cancel buttons the template disappears and Word goes into a regular blank document. Here's the code for the userform and the OK and Cancel button... 3 17.11.2005 01:43:20 Out of margin I have a document, let's say with a 2" left margin. The text is one Colum and no special formatting is used. I like to write for some paragraphs of the text a short reminder on the left side of the text margin. How can I do that. thanks ano ... 2 12.11.2005 05:36:56 Please Help, how to send mail from Words Hi All, I have an assignment, can anybody advice on how or where can I get the solution. The scenario: Create a small form in Word that will gather a clients name and address. The client should not be able to edit the form in anyway. They should only be able to enter their information in the required fields. Add an icon at the bottom that will automatically e-mail the document to ... 2 10.11.2005 16:24:46 Linking to Word I am looking for a way to get Word document to start our with a userform when the file has been opened by a browser. The document starts properly and brings up the userform when I click on the file but when I open it with a link from a web browser it comes up dead. How do I get around this problem? Michael ... 2 09.11.2005 16:02:44 10 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10