WD97: Macro Name Truncated in Customize Dialog Box

 Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q160697
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you view the Commands list in the Customize dialog box, the right-most characters in the command or macro names are truncated.

NOTE: When you select a Word command instead of a macro, you can click the Description button to view the full command name. This option is not available when you select a macro.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the command name or macro name that you select is so long that it is not fully visible in the Commands list.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the 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

Microsoft Word appends additional information to the macro name to better define the macro. For example, Word might append a macro called "InsertMergeFields" with "Normal.NewMacros." so that when it appears in the Commands list it resembles the following: 

   Normal.NewMacros.InsertMergeFields
Or, Word might append a macro called "DoubleSpacingMacro" with "TemplateProject.NewMacros." so that when it appears in the Commands list it resembles the following: 

   TemplateProject.NewMacros.DoubleSpacingMacro
The full macro name appears when you add the macro to a menu or a toolbar button.

KBCategory: kbmacro
KBSubcategory:
Additional query words: 8.0 word8 word97 chopped clipped missing
truncated gone incomplete wrong
Keywords : kbmacro
Version : 97
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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