FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions - vba - please read before posting

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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions - vba - please read before posting - unofficial February posting

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Charles Kenyon

2005-02-01 13:36:42 UTC

FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions - brief - vba - unofficial

This FAQ is posted weekly.- more or less
Please save us all some time by reading it before posting to the
news group.

This newsgroup is about VBA - Visual Basic for Applications -
which is the programming language for Word 97-2003 (macros).
There is a longer FAQ with more questions and links that is
regularly posted in the non-VBA Word newsgroups. You may want
to check that out as well.

--- BEFORE POSTING ANYTHING PLEASE READ THESE ---

http://www.mvps.org/word/FindHelp/Posting.htm
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Reading these articles will help you get a quick and meaningful
response to your question rather than just more questions for you.
It may keep your message from being screened or bounced.

A few basics, though:
(1) Be nice; everyone answering questions here is a volunteer.
(2) Post a question in only one newsgroup generally. If you
_have to_ post in more than one, post a _single_ message and
put both newsgroups in the header for that _single_ message.
(3) Do not attach anything to a message.
(4) The only really stupid question is the one you don't ask.
(5) Do not use your real email address unless you want spam.
(See bottom for sample.)

The reasons for the requests are spelled out on the web page.

A longer version of this FAQ is also on the Internet at
http://addbalance.com/word/index.htm

Newsgroup Archives:
http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search

MVPs FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word/ To the extent
there is any "official" FAQ, this is it.

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Also, before posting, you may want to look at the following
questions to see if yours is among them.

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1. I see a macro in a newsgroup I would like to try. How
do I add it to my template?
http://addbalance.com/word/macrosfromnewsgroup.htm or
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/CreateAMacro.htm

2. What are some good books for me to read about Word?
http://addbalance.com/word/wordbooks.htm and
http://www.mvps.org/word/Tutorials/BookRecommendations.htm

3. How can I run a macro automatically when a document opens,
closes, is created?
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/DocumentEvents.htm

4. How can I distribute or backup macros / customizations?
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/DistributeMacros.htm
http://addbalance.com/word/movetotemplate.htm

5. What is an MVP?
http://www.mvps.org/word/AboutMVPs/index.html and
http://addbalance.com/word/mvp.htm

6. I need to make a form to...

Userforms are custom dialog boxes written using vba.
If you want a fill-in-the-blanks form you want what Word
calls an online form. Look in Word's help for that,
and for more info on online forms follow the links at:
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms
especially Dian Chapman's series of articles

If you want a custom dialog box that you code with VBA commands
you want a UserForm. Take a look at:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Userforms.htm

7. Where can I find more information on the Web?
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#webvba
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA.htm
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Userforms.htm
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Customization.htm
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/OfficeInterdev.htm

Comments / corrections / additions may be sent to
***@no.spam.addbalance.com. Remove no.spam from the
address. (This is a "proofed" email address, I hope.)

Posted 1 February 2005

Charles Kenyon (the editor)

Charles Kenyon

2005-02-08 21:29:11 UTC

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Charles Kenyon

2005-02-15 13:46:38 UTC

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FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions - unofficial - proofing

This FAQ is posted weekly.- more or less
Please save yourself some time by reading it before posting to the
news group.

--- BEFORE POSTING ANYTHING PLEASE READ THESE ---

http://www.mvps.org/word/FindHelp/Posting.htm
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Reading these articles will help you get a quick and meaningful
response to your question rather than just more questions for you.
It may keep your message from being screened or bounced.

A few basics, in case you decide you can skip that article:
(1) Be nice; everyone answering questions here is a volunteer.
(2) Post a question in only one newsgroup generally. If you
_have to_ post in more than one, post a _single_ message and
put both newsgroups in the header for that _single_ message.
(3) Do not attach anything to a message.
(4) The only really stupid question is the one you don't ask.
(5) Do not use your real email address unless you enjoy spam. (See
bottom for sample.)

The reasons for the requests are spelled out on the web pages.

A longer version of this FAQ is also on the Internet at
http://addbalance.com/word

Newsgroup Archives:
http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search

Best way to access these newsgroups:
http://www.gmayor.com/MSNews.htm

MVPs FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word/

---

Also, before posting, you might want to look at the following
questions to see if yours is among them.

1. How do I edit the Custom Spelling dictionary?
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/EditCustomDic.htm

2. How can I back up my customizations including dictionaries?
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/FilesToBackup.htm

3. How do I take words out of the main dictionary?
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/ExcludeWordFromDic.htm

4. How can I spell-check protected forms
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/SpellcheckProtectDoc.htm

5. How can I spell-check merge fields?
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/mergfaq.htm#SpellMrg

6. How can I print out a document with spelling errors marked?
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/mergfaq.htm#FormatSp

7. How can I extract and use spell check dictionaries for
different languages?
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/mergfaq.htm#LangDics

8. How can I get predictable language settings in Word?
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister/LangFmt.htm

9. How can I use AutoCorrect to automatically catch my spelling
errors and typos (and more)?
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/customization/AutoCorrect.htm

10. How can I spell-check mailmerge fields? By default, you can't.
They are marked to not be checked in the language setting.
You can change this setting for individual fields. A better
solution may be to check the data source instead.

11. What are some good books for me to read about Word?
http://addbalance.com/word/wordbooks.htm or
http://www.mvps.org/word/Tutorials/BookRecommendations.htm

12. Why doesn't Word's Fonts list show all of the fonts I
have installed in Windows?
http://addbalance.com/word/fontsmissing.htm

13. Punctuation Made Simple (not about Word)
http//stpt.usf.edu/pms/

14. Where can I find a good tutorial?
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/index.htm
http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm
http://www.mvps.org/word/Tutorials/index.html

15. What is an MVP?
http://www.mvps.org/word/AboutMVPs/index.html and
http://addbalance.com/word/mvp.htm

There are more questions than will fit here. For more questions
and answers, take a look at:
http://addbalance.com/word/index.htm and
http://www.mvps.org/word

A longer FAQ dealing with other (non-proofing) questions is
posted in the other newsgroups.

Comments / corrections / additions may be sent to
mailto: ***@nospam.addbalance.com. Change the address by
taking out nospam.

Posted 15 February 2005

Charles Kenyon, editor

Charles Kenyon

2005-02-15 13:49:41 UTC

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Charles Kenyon

2005-02-24 14:30:50 UTC

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