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WD97: "All Active Templates and Documents" Missing Macros

Article ID: 162700

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q162700

SYMPTOMS

When you display the Macros dialog box, you have the option to list available macros from different sources in the "Macros in" box. One of the options to choose is "All Active Templates and Documents." When you select this option, you may not see the macros you expect.

CAUSE

The "All Active Templates and Documents" option lists macros available in:

Templates or documents placed in the Office Start Up folder.
Templates or documents made available when you click "Templates and Add- Ins" on the Tools menu.
The currently active document and its attached template.

The "All Active Templates and Documents" option does NOT show:

Macros in non-active but currently open documents or templates
New, Open, or Close events for any document.
Visual Basic for Applications code placed in UserForm event procedures and subroutines or functions.

Subroutines or functions that expect arguments, as in the following examples:

      Sub MySub (MyString As String)

-and-

      Function MyFunction (MyString As String)

Subroutines or Functions declared as Private, as in the following examples:
```
      Private Sub MySub ()
						
```
-and-
```
Private Function MyFunction ()
```

WORKAROUND

Activate the document or template containing the macros you want to see before you display the Macros dialog box.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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