WD2000: ArtWidth Sets Values in Points But Returns in Twips

ID: Q212578

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you use a Visual Basic for Applications macro to return the width of an applied page border using the ArtWidth property, the value returned is in twips, not points as specified in Help.

WORKAROUND

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For more information about using the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

The following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro sets a page border with an ArtWidth of 6 points. It then displays the return value of the ArtWidth property in twips. To have the ArtWidth return the value in points instead of twips, divide the ArtWidth return value by 20. (One point is approximately 1/20 of a twip.)


Sub SetPageBorders()

   Dim aBorder As Border

   For Each aBorder In Selection.Sections(1).Borders
      aBorder.ArtStyle = wdArtBasicBlackDots
      aBorder.ArtWidth = 6
   Next aBorder

   MsgBox ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Borders(1).ArtWidth / 20 _
      & " " & "pt"

End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about typesetting measurements, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q76388 Relationship Between Inches, Picas, Points, Pitch, and Twips

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212623 WD2000: Macro Programming Resources

Q226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: vb vba vbe

Keywords : kbcode kbmacro kbprg kbdta kbwordvba wd2000 kbhelp
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug