WD98: CMND+Page Up/Down Keys, Previous/Next Page Buttons Change

• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition, the color of the Previous Page and Next Page buttons on the vertical scroll bar change to blue, and the ToolTips change to Previous Find/GoTo and Next Find/GoTo.

Also, when you press these buttons or their shortcut keys (COMMAND+PAGE UP or COMMAND+PAGE DOWN), the insertion point either remains in the same place, goes to an incorrect location, or Word displays the following message:

   Word has reached the <beginning or end> of the document. Do you want to
   continue searching at the <beginning or end>?

CAUSE

The Previous Page and Next Page buttons are black by default. When a different browse object type is selected, other than Browse by Page, the buttons turn blue to indicate that the Previous and Next buttons have been reassigned. The ToolTips for these buttons also indicate the current button assignments.

For example, the prompt to "continue searching" indicates that a search is active, and the buttons have been reassigned to Previous Find/GoTo and Next Find/GoTo.

WORKAROUND

Use any of the following methods to reset the Previous and Next buttons to Previous Page and Next Page.

Method 1: Reset the Select Browse Object to Browse By Page

Click the Select Browse Object button (located between the Next and Previous buttons on the scroll bar), and then click the Browse By Page icon (far right, top row).

Method 2: Record Resetting the Select Browse Object to Browse By Page

To record the action of resetting the Browse Object to Browse By Page, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and click Record New Macro.

2. Enter a name for the macro in the Macro name text box and click OK.

3. Click the Select Browse Object button (located between the Next and Previous buttons on the scroll bar), and then click the Browse By Page icon (far right, top row).

4. On the Tools menu point to Macro and click Stop Recording.

For more information about how to assign a macro to a toolbar, click the Office Assistant, type "How do I assign a macro" (without the quotation marks), click Search, click the "Add a button to a toolbar" topic, and then click to view "Add a button to a toolbar."

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

Method 3: Create Macros to Reset the Buttons Automatically

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NOTE: Once these macros have been created with the names BrowseNext and BrowsePrev the COMMAND+PAGE UP, COMMAND+PAGE DOWN keys and the browse buttons on the vertical scrollbar will ALWAYS browse by page.

To create the BrowseNext macro, follow these steps:

1. Create a new Word 98 document.

2. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.

3. Under Macro Name, type "BrowseNext" (without the quotation marks). In the Macros In box, click to select "All active templates and Documents," and then click Create.

   NOTE: This macro has to be called BrowseNext so that it will function When you click the Next Page button.

4. Change the existing BrowseNext macro to the following:

         Sub BrowseNext()
         '
         ' BrowseNext Macro
         ' Jump to the next browse object.
         '
            Application.Browser.Target=wdBrowsePage
            Application.Browser.Next
      
         End Sub
   
   

5. On the File menu, click Save Normal.

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

1. With your new Word 98 document still open, on the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.

2. Under Macro Name type "BrowsePrev" (without the quotation marks). In the Macros In box, click to select "All active templates and Documents," and then click Create.

   NOTE: This macro has to be called BrowsePrev so that it will function when you click the Previous Page button.

3. Change the existing BrowsePrev macro to the following:

         Sub BrowsePrev()
         '
         ' BrowsePrev Macro
         ' Jump to the previous browse object
         '
            Application.Browser.Target=wdBrowsePage
            Application.Browser.Previous
      
         End Sub
   
   

4. On the File menu, click Save Normal.

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

MORE INFORMATION

Browse Buttons

The Select Browse Object button (located between the Next and Previous buttons on the scrollbar) enables you to select a number of additional object types. Word may assign one of the following properties to the Next and Previous buttons after you attempt to go to any of these objects:

   GoTo
   Find
   Edits
   Heading
   Graphic
   Table
   Field
   Endnote
   Footnote
   Comment
   Section
   Page

COMMAND+PAGE UP and COMMAND+PAGE DOWN

Typically, when you press the COMMAND+PAGE DOWN or COMMAND+PAGE UP shortcut keys, Word will place the insertion point at the top of the next or previous page. However, when another browse object is selected using the Select Browse Object button, these keys browse to the next object in the appropriate direction.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Select Browse Object buttons, click the Office Assistant, type "What is select browse object?" (without the quotation marks), click Search, click the "Move around in a document" topic, and then click to view "Scroll through a document by using the mouse."

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

Keywords          : kbmacroexample kbwordvba macword98 kbmacro
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbinfo