WD98: Pleading Wizard Halts If Visual Basic Editor Window Open

Last reviewed: February 11, 1998
Article ID: Q180515
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to create a new document based on the Pleading Wizard, you receive the following error message:

   The Wizard cannot use the active document. To run the wizard,
   choose New from the File menu, and select Legal Pleading Wizard.

When you click OK, the Wizard halts.

NOTE: This error message occurs when the Visual Basic for Applications Editor window is open.

WORKAROUND

Close the Visual Basic for Applications Editor window before you create a new document based on the Pleading Wizard. To do this, follow these steps:

  1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro and then click Visual Basic Editor.

  2. On the File menu, click "Close and Return to Microsoft Word."

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.


Additional query words:
Keywords : kbwordvba macword98 kbdta
Version : MACINTOSH:98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbnofix


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Last reviewed: February 11, 1998
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