WD2000: "NextObject" Command Fails to Browse Objects

ID: Q204714

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you use the NextObject command by adding the command to a toolbar or menu and then clicking to browse objects in a document, the command fails to browse.

WORKAROUND

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http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/refguide/

To work around this problem, you can create the following Visual Basic for Applications procedure to browse by object. You can then attach the macro to a command button in Word.
For more information about adding a macro to a menu or toolbar, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type "Add a command or other item to a menu" in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.



Sub BrowseByObject()
   With Selection
      .GoTo What:=wdGoToObject, Which:=wdGoToNext, Count:=1, Name:=""
      With .Find
          .ClearFormatting
          .Text = ""
          .Replacement.Text = ""
          .Forward = True
          .Wrap = wdFindContinue
          .Format = False
          .MatchCase = False
          .MatchWholeWord = False
          .MatchWildcards = False
          .MatchSoundsLike = False
          .MatchAllWordForms = False
      End With
   End With
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 more information about using the sample code in this article, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: vba

Keywords : kbdta wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug