Article ID: 163425 - Last Review: January 19, 2007 - Revision: 1.6 WD97: Macro Programming ResourcesThis article was previously published under Q163425 On This PageSUMMARY
This article contains information about available resources for creating
custom solutions using Visual Basic for Applications and Microsoft Word 97.
MORE INFORMATIONRecord a Macro and Examine the CodeThe best resource for learning more about programming by using Visual Basic for Applications is to record a macro, and then to examine the code.To record a macro, follow these steps:
Available Web Site ResourcesMicrosoft Office Developer Web Site:http://msdn.microsoft.com/office
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/office)
Microsoft Office Developer Support:
http://support.microsoft.com/ofd
(http://support.microsoft.com/ofd)
Microsoft Public Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.word.vba.addins microsoft.public.word.vba.beginners microsoft.public.word.vba.customization microsoft.public.word.vba.general microsoft.public.word.vba.userforms NOTE: For more information, please see the following Microsoft World
Wide Web site:
microsoft.public.word.word97vba
http://www.microsoft.com/support
(http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.microsoft.com%2fsupport)
Other Internet Web sites:
WOW-Woody's Office Watch http://www.wopr.com/
(http://www.wopr.com/)
http://www.windowatch.com/wordbas.html
(http://www.windowatch.com/wordbas.html)
http://www.baarns.com/
(http://www.baarns.com/)
http://www.primeconsulting.com/faqs
(http://www.primeconsulting.com/faqs)
http://factt.utsa.edu/training/guide.htm
(http://factt.utsa.edu/training/guide.htm)
Available Consultant Line ResourcesOffice Development Consulting (ODC):
Phone: (800) 936-5200
Microsoft Technical Support Office Developer Consult Line provides
extended custom support to customers for a one hour minimum charge and
an hourly rate thereafter. Office Developer Consulting provides
customers with access to extended custom support when the requirements
exceed the boundaries of product support.
Microsoft Solution Providers:
Microsoft Solution Providers are independent organizations that have
teamed up with Microsoft to use technology to solve business problems
for companies of all sizes and industries.
To locate a Microsoft Solution Provider in your area, in the U.S. and
Canada call the Microsoft Sales Information Center at (800) 426-9400.
If you are outside the United States, contact your local subsidiary. To
locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site
at:
http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/
(http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/)
Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS):
Phone: (800) 426-9400 or (905) 712-0333
Technology Consulting Blueprints provide flexible but well-defined
road maps that you can follow to adopt Microsoft products to meet your
business needs. They help you determine the scope for a project and
provide you with details on the how best to accomplish your objective
(for instance, planning for Microsoft Exchange).
Custom Consulting helps you plan, build, and manage client-server
solutions based on Microsoft technology. If you are migrating to a
client-server environment from a host-based system, developing a
mission-critical application, or redesigning your network, MCS
custom consultants work with your IT staff and third parties to
oversee Microsoft-based client-server projects from design through
implementation, providing quality assurance, team management, and
knowledge transfer.
Enterprise Program Managers, or EPMs, are senior level MCS consultants
who work long-term at your site, combining knowledge of your business
with a detailed understanding of Microsoft vision, technologies, and
organization to help you achieve a close fit between your systems
environment and Microsoft technology. The combination of extensive
experience with close cooperation puts EPMs in a unique position to
create effective custom solutions that meet your information
technology and business goals.
BooksThe Microsoft Office 97/Visual Basic Programmer's Guide:
Available with Office Developers Edition (ODE)
Bookstores
Through MS Press
The Microsoft Office 97/Visual Basic Reference:
Bookstores
MS Press
The Microsoft Office Object Model Guide:
Available with the Office Developers Edition (ODE)
http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/
(http://www.microsoft.com/mspress/)
Online HelpFor more information about Visual Basic for Applications, in Office Assistant, type visual basic for applications, and then click Search.NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Office Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 120802
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/120802/EN-US/
)
Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component
For information specific to Visual Basic for Applications, while in the
Visual Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type the
Visual Basic for Applications topic that you want, and then click Search.
For information about the relationships of one object to another, use the Object Browser. In the Visual Basic or Applications Editor, click Object Browser on the View menu. For information about the Word Object Model, in the Visual Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type object model, and then click Search. The Microsoft Knowledge BaseFor Visual Basic for Applications questions not relating to the Word object model, do not limit your query to Word. Many Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, or Visual Basic articles may apply to Visual Basic for Applications in Word.For information about Office 97 Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 163435
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/163435/EN-US/
)
VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
The Knowledge Base is available from the following sources:
Internet Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/support
(http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.microsoft.com%2fsupport)
MSN (The Microsoft Network)
MSDN (Microsoft Developers Network) CD
Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you find technical support. This contact information may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact information.
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