WD: Some Arguments for FormatNumber Statement Don't Work
Article ID: 155125
Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0a
- Microsoft Word 6.0c
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95a
This article was previously published under Q155125
SYMPTOMS
The following arguments for the FormatNumber statement do not affect
character formatting:
.Bold
.Italic
.Strikethrough
.Underline
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.
Method 1: Record or Create Your Macro
Record or create your macro using the FormatMultiLevel command instead of
FormatNumber.
Method 2: Add a FormatFont command to your macro or create another macro
Add a FormatFont command to your macro or create another macro to apply
character formatting to a selection of text.
NOTE: To apply character formatting to numbers which were created with the
FormatNumber command, you must select the paragraph marks before running
the macro.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected in
Word 97 for Windows and Word 98 Macintosh Edition.
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