The DocumentChange event may occur unexpectedly when you run a VBA macro that changes specific story ranges in a Word 2002 document

When you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro that changes specific story ranges in a Microsoft Word 2002 document, the DocumentChange event may occur unexpectedly. For example, this problem may occur when the macro edits a header or a footer in the Word 2002 document.

How to obtain the hotfix

This issue is fixed in the Word 2002 post-Service Pack 3 Hotfix Package that is dated March 13, 2006. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

How to enable to hotfix

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1. Exit Word 2002.
2. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate and then click to select the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Word\Options
4. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
5. Type NoDocChangeEventOnStoryRange, and then press ENTER.
6. Right-click NoDocChangeEventOnStoryRange, and then click Modify.
7. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
8. On the File menu, click Exit.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.