WD97: Cannot Undo Resizing of ActiveX Controls

 Last reviewed: March 2, 1998
Article ID: Q166785
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you resize an ActiveX control (for example, a command button) added to a document using the Control Toolbox toolbar, and you then choose to undo the action of resizing the control, nothing happens.

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.

RESOURCES

For more information about ActiveX, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

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

  ARTICLE ID: Q155965
  TITLE: WD97: CTRL+Z UNDO Will Not Work In Form Control Tools

  ARTICLE ID: Q162598
  TITLE: WD97: ActiveX Controls Lose Sizing After Previewing in Browser

  ARTICLE ID: Q155903
  TITLE: WD97: Error Inserting ActiveX Control
For more information about "ActiveX," click the Office Assistant, type "ActiveX," click Search, and then click one of the following topics:
  • Insert form fields or ActiveX controls in a form
  • Form elements you can use on a web page
  • Register a new ActiveX control
  • Designing a web page

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component

Additional query words: vb vbe vba
Keywords : kbtool kbwordvba word8 word97 winword
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbpending

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Last reviewed: March 2, 1998
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