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Hi Magella… you seem to understand Word VBA fairly well… I’m just starting to code… I have purchased two books – Word 2000 VBA by Duncan Mackenzie (includes a full reference to the Word object model) and Writing Word Macros by Steven Roman. The latter is more for newcomers, like myself and explains the whole new dimension! I am also including a link to Microsystems Book Recommendations (Microsystems is a company which converts other word processing documents (i.e., WordPerfect) into Word documents and know Word inside/out… you may want to check out some of the publications!!) http://www.microsystems.com/books_vba.htm%5B/url%5D Enjoy… trish

I just wanted to make a suggestion with regard to your procedure for creating/adding pictures to your Word documents. I create a signficant amount of manuals in Word for computer training which include a vast amount of screen shots. You may want to use a product known as SnagIt… it is a wonderful screen shot program which I never have problems with pictures that I copy/paste from this program (I’ve been using it for over 10 years). There is a 30-day evaluation – after the evaluation period a company logo is inserted in all screen shots. After that, a licence is 40.00. Here is the URL: http://www.techsmith.com/products/snagit/default.asp [/url]

I, did too, have this problem… re-installing and/or fix/repair did not work… it ended up being a driver problem for my display… it was a brand new system and something was not working right (IBM with double monitor capability). Unfortunately, I am not wise in this topic, if you have a HelpDesk, you may ask them to come and have a peek at your video card! Hope this helps… trish

Hi Hans… You’re right… and it continues to expire (as Epson notes, it is a dynamic site and hyperlinks/bookmarks are not possible… so here’s the directions to the page which I am speaking of… go to their main site, http://www.epson.com, then click on the Canada/U.S., next click on the Drivers and Downloads (left bottom navigation panel under Drivers and Suppot), in the Printers category, click on laser and select the EPL5700i (I assume that is your printer name)… then follow the link in the middle of the page to Windows XP…
thanx for the heads up Hans… trish

Hello… From past experiences, this is usually a printer driver problem… first I’ll find out a couple of things… have you recently installed Windows XP/Office XP? If so, then it is probably a printer driver issue… I checked the Epson site, and there are built-in drivers available in Windows XP; however, I find that the manufacturer’s downloadable drivers are usually more dependable… from the following link: <A target="_blank" HREF="http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supAdvice.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0316007329.1052150607@@@@&BV_EngineID=hadchedeemjhbfdmcfjgckidnk.0

There is also a real cool Word Add-In which grabs the selected Outlook calendar and populates the schedule into a Word document… it’s a template and found on the Microsoft site… http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?…kb;en-us;290614

I think I know what the problem is… by default, Outlook now uses Word as it’s e-mail editor. This shortcut will not work anymore because you are actually in a subset of Word (Word’s shortcuts now work)… to turn Word as your e-mail editor off, from the main Outlook window, select Tools, Options, Mail Format tab. Deselect the option Word as E-Mail Editor. You should select the appropriate e-mail format you wish to use (HTML, Rich Text). Click OK… now the Cntrl+Enter key will work for you… enjoy… trish

It does still work… now the question is why isn’t yours?

Hi Doris… it’s me again… I noticed that lots are trying to help with your situation… this time I have attached a document and I used the same label u suggested 5266. I’m demonstrating in this file how when the font size changes (12.. 24.. 36.. 40.. 48) the text moves down more and more… this is a font problem (as I suggested before). The font needs the leading space for some of its characters which may be higher. Watch where the cursor is blinking and it is using that leading space which means that the font requires the space. If this label table is not behaving the same way, let me know… maybe you can attach your label and we can figure it out from there… look forward to hearing from you… trish

What label type are u using? I am going to assume you are using a File Folder label, which most measure .54″ in height. Firstly, let me explain Word’s points… 72 points = 1 inch; therefore, 36 points = 1/2 inch, 54 points = 3/4 inch, and 18 points = 1/4 inch (This is the proportionate size of each letter you type – usually based on the uppercase of that letter). When you choose a font size of 40 points, it cannot possibly fit in the .54″ space of the label. Try making your font size smaller (36 points or less)so that it can fit properly in the space of the label. Let me know if this helped ? good luck… trish

I’m not sure if this will fix your permissions problem, but it should help with the user-defined fields…

When in design of the form, click on the Properties sheet and check the option:

Send form definition with item

Here’s Microsoft’s explanation… you may want to look into this more…

One very important attribute of your form is whether to send the form definition with the form. The form definition includes all the fields and the code you add to the form. If you do not plan to publish your form to a forms library, then you must select the Send form definition with item check box (Properties page). The form definition includes all the new data you add to the form when you send the form to another user. When you only plan to use your form one time and do not want to publish your form, this type of form is commonly referred to as a one-off form.

Hi Kim…

Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you (in the middle of an office move)… I tested your code this morning and it worked perfect… thanx again…

(Edited by HansV to make URL into hyperlink by adding and. See Help 19)

Same problem; however, I did contact Microsoft using the online support: https://webresponse.one.microsoft.com/OAS/P…istedIntro.aspx%5B/url%5D
and they did send me the hotfix…you may want to try yourself! I would send but it requires a password and expires after 7 days… good luck… trish

I too found this very frustrating, since the Modify Style dialog box was so easy to use. You can still use it!… Under Tools, Options, Edit Tab… click on the Prompt to update style option. Ensure to check off the Keep track of formatting option. It should now work for you! Enjoy… trish