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Unable to get syntax right using Visual Basic to Code MS Word templates

Asked by: BuckChrisBuck

Hi,

I am not a regular coder and struggle with VB.
I am creating templates for a user in MS Word and having difficulties placing a logo correctly into the header of a document. The user calls the import of the logo from a button on a toolbar.
The logo needs to go into the header (which I can do) and then I need to change the properties of the picture to have tight wraptext properties (in word you right click on the picture, format picture, layout, wrapping style TIGHT) - it will not let you do this when macro recording so I cannot plagiarise the code from there.

Here is my code:

'ADD THE LOGO PICTURE TO THE HEADER *** THIS WORKS ****
ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.InlineShapes.AddPicture ("For-A4-Paper-Top-Right-Corn.jpg")

'Convert the picture from an inline object to a shape so that it's properties can be managed ** I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE BUT NOT SURE ****
For Each iShape In ActiveDocument.InlineShapes
    iShape.ConvertToShape
Next iShape

'Change the properties of the picture to have a tight wrap format - **** THIS DOES NOT WORK ***
ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.ShapeRange.WrapFormat.Type = wdWrapTight

If anyone can offer any suggestions or a better way of doing this then I would be most grateful.

Thanks

Chris

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2005-01-06 at 07:03:42ID21264025
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Answers

 

by: ryancysPosted on 2005-01-06 at 07:29:54ID: 12972859

See this if help: http:Q_20292962.html

 

by: BuckChrisBuckPosted on 2005-01-06 at 09:42:46ID: 12974595

Thanks but I do not have a problem getting the picture in to the documents but with the formatting properties.

Chris

 

by: EDDYKTPosted on 2005-01-06 at 11:20:15ID: 12975619

You should be able to do it from record the marco.

Before doing recording, bring up the picture button bar.

right click on the menu and enable picture button bar. make sure format picture button is there

and then start to do record the macro

 

by: BuckChrisBuckPosted on 2005-01-10 at 03:14:33ID: 13001710

Hi Thanks for the tip but still not good as when you are in record macro mode you cannot change the picture format - the boxes are greyed out!!!! As soon as you come out of record macro mode then all OK.
Any other thoughts?

Thanks

Chris

 

by: EDDYKTPosted on 2005-01-10 at 04:44:51ID: 13002282

I saw that problem but you have to change the picture to tight first before enable record the macro.

For some reason, after you doing that you should be able to change whatever you want after


 

by: BuckChrisBuckPosted on 2005-01-11 at 02:44:12ID: 13012033

Thanks for your help guys but none has worked.
I have had to do this another way using the following code:
'ADD THE LOGO PICTURE TO THE HEADER
ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.InlineShapes.AddPicture("For-A4-Paper-Top-Right-Corn.jpg").Range.Paragraphs.Alignment = wdAlignParagraphRight
 
ChangeFileOpenDirectory "c:\temp"

ActiveDocument.SaveAs
 
'Convert the picture from an inline object to a shape so that it's properties can be managed
For Each iShape In ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.InlineShapes
    Set shp = iShape.ConvertToShape
Next iShape

'Change the properties of the picture to have a tight wrap format
shp.WrapFormat.Type = wdWrapTight

Cheers

Chris

 

by: NetminderPosted on 2005-05-08 at 20:41:19ID: 13956828

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