WD6X: Testing for Full Screen Mode Using a Macro

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SUMMARY

In Word 6.0 for Windows or the Macintosh, it may be necessary to test if Full Screen mode is on or off from a macro or Visual Basic for Applications program. This article contains a macro that returns a message box for either situation.

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   Sub MAIN
      A$ = "no"
      For x = 1 To CountToolbars()
         If ToolbarName$(x) = "Full Screen" Then A$ = "yes"
      Next
      If A$ = "yes" Then
         MsgBox "Full Screen mode is on."
      Else
         MsgBox "Full Screen mode is NOT on."
      End If
   End Sub

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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