KB182016 - WD98: Cannot Record Macro to Set Options in Customize Dialog Box

Article ID: 182016

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q182016

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to record a macro to set options in the Customize dialog box (on the Tools menu click Customize), the recorded macro is blank.

CAUSE

The only actions recorded when accessing values in the Customize dialog box are:

Adding and deleting Toolbars. -and-
Adding, deleting, moving, or copying toolbar buttons, menu items and commands.

WORKAROUND

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. You can use the following Visual Basic for Applications sample code to display large toolbar buttons and ScreenTips on all command bars:

   Sub TurnOnCustomOptions()
     With CommandBars
         .LargeButtons = True
         .DisplayTooltips = True
         .DisplayKeysInTooltips = True
      End With
   End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES

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

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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