WD: Some Arguments for FormatNumber Statement Don't Work

ID: Q155125

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SYMPTOMS

The following arguments for the FormatNumber statement do not affect character formatting:

.Bold
.Italic
.Strikethrough
.Underline

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Record or Create Your Macro

Record or create your macro using the FormatMultiLevel command instead of FormatNumber.

Method 2: Add a FormatFont command to your macro or create another macro

Add a FormatFont command to your macro or create another macro to apply character formatting to a selection of text.

NOTE: To apply character formatting to numbers which were created with the FormatNumber command, you must select the paragraph marks before running the macro.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected in Word 97 for Windows and Word 98 Macintosh Edition.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbmacro kbprg wordnt ntword macword word6 word7 word95
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1; WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; winnt:6.0
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug