WD97: Macro Returns to View Used Before Opening Header

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you run a macro that opens, modifies, and closes the header or footer, you are returned to page layout view when the macro finishes, regardless of which document view you were using prior to running the macro.

WORKAROUND

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• Dimensions a variable to hold the current view.
• Saves the current view into the variable.
• Restores the original view when the macro finishes.

     Sub ViewHeaderFooterExample()
        ' Add this line that dimensions a variable.
        ' to store the current view.
        Dim OriginalView As Long   ' <-- Add
        ' Recorded Code.
        If ActiveWindow.View.SplitSpecial <> wdPaneNone Then
           ActiveWindow.Panes(2).Close
        End If
        ' Add this line that captures the current view.
        OriginalView = ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type   ' <-- Add
        ' Recorded Code.
        If ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdNormalView Or _
           ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdOutlineView Or _
           ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdMasterView Then
           ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdPageView
        End If
        ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekCurrentPageHeader
        ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekMainDocument
        ' Add this line that returns the view to the original view.
        ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = OriginalView   ' <-- Add
     End Sub
  
  

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q173707
   TITLE     : OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

REFERENCES

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   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for 
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