WD98: Macro to Dock Toolbars That Are Beyond Screen Borders

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    Sub DockCommandBars()

      Dim cBar As CommandBar
      Dim intHres As Integer
      Dim intVres As Integer

      ' Get screen resolution. Subtract 60 from each screen dimension
      ' to account for toolbars that are barely visible on the screen.
      intHres = System.HorizontalResolution - 60
      intVres = System.VerticalResolution - 60

      ' Loop through each CommandBar in Word.
      For Each cBar In ActiveDocument.CommandBars

         ' If the CommandBar is beyond screen limits, then
         ' dock the CommandBar to the top of the Word window.
         If cBar.Top > intVres Or cBar.Left > intHres Then
            CommandBars(cBar.Name).Position = msoBarTop
            cBar.Visible = True
         End If

      Next

   End Sub
				

To dock a single toolbar, type the following line in a blank macro and run the macro:

  ActiveDocument.CommandBars(<commandbar name>).Position=msoBarTop
				

where <commandbar name> is the name of the single toolbar you want to dock.