The DocumentChange event may run unexpectedly when you run a VBA macro that changes specific story ranges in a Word 2003 document

Consider the following scenario. In Microsoft Office Word 2003, you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro. This VBA macro changes specific story ranges in a Word 2003 document. In this scenario, the DocumentChange event may occur unexpectedly. For example, this problem may occur when the macro edits a header or a footer in the Word 2003 document.

How to obtain the hotfix

This issue is fixed in the Word 2003 post-Service Pack 2 Hotfix Package that is dated April 7, 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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To enable this hotfix, follow these steps:

1. Exit Word 2003.
2. Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
3. Locate and then click to select the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Word\Options
4. After you select the subkey that is specified in step 3, point to New on the Edit menu, 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.