WD6X: Can't Disable Scroll Box Movement in WordBasic Macro

ID: Q119078

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

If you turn off screen updating in your Word for the Macintosh macro using the WordBasic ScreenUpdating statement, the scroll box may still move along the scroll bar. In other words, the ScreenUpdating statement does not prevent display changes on the scroll bar.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word version 6.0 for the Macintosh. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

When screen updating is turned off (ScreenUpdating 0), movements of the scroll box in response to the following WordBasic statements may display on the screen:

EndOfDocument
EndOfWindow
HLine
HPage
Hscroll
LineDown
LineUp
NextField
NextObject
NextPage
PageDown
PageUp
PrevField
PrevObject
PrevPage
StartOfDocument
StartOfWindow
VPage
VScroll

For online information about the ScreenUpdating statement, double-click the Help button on the Standard toolbar, and then type wordbasic help. In the WordBasic Help window, select the Statements and Functions Index topic, choose the S button, and then select the ScreenUpdating topic.

Additional query words: 6.0 disable screen update updated updates word6 cursor scrollbar page window moves macword moved up down thumb

Keywords : kbtemplate macword word6
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0
Platform : MACINTOSH
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