WD97: wdParagraph, ColumnSelectMode Will Not Select Text Column

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In a Visual Basic for Applications macro, you cannot use the wdParagraph constant in conjunction with the ColumnSelectMode property to select a vertical column of text.

RESOLUTION

Use the wdLine constant instead of the wdParagraph constant as in the following example:

   'This macro uses the wdLine constant to select a column of text three
   'characters wide by two lines deep.
   'To cancel this selection, press ESC.

   Sub SelectVerticalColumn()
      If Selection.ColumnSelectMode = False Then
         Selection.ColumnSelectMode = True
      Else
         Selection.ColumnSelectMode = False
         Selection.End = Selection.Start
      End If
      Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=3, Extend:=wdExtend
      Selection.MoveDown Unit:=wdLine, Count:=2
   End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about ColumnSelectMode, from the Visual Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "ColumnSelectMode," click Search, and then click to view "ColumnSelectMode Property."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or
               Component