Hello,


I'm using Microsoft Word 2010, and every Macro I try and create for a letterhead, does not work. The formatting of my text is not shown when I run the macro! The size changes, and the bold does not apply. The weird thing is everytime I run the macro in the same document or in a different document, it doesnt ever show the same.
I'd like a letterhead macro to turn out like this (The top line should be in 16, the second line in 10 and the last two lines in size 12):


The code for the text is:
Sub Letterhead()
'
' Letterhead Macro
'
'
Selection.TypeText Text:="Turner and Sons Accounting Pty Ltd"
Selection.TypeParagraph
Selection.Font.Bold = wdToggle
Selection.Font.Size = 10
Selection.TypeText Text:="ABN: 22 333 111 555"
Selection.TypeParagraph
Selection.Font.Size = 12
Selection.TypeText Text:="22 Kings St, Sydney 2000"
Selection.TypeParagraph
Selection.TypeText Text:="Phone: (02) 9675 4444 Fax: (02) 9675 4443"
End Sub

Hi,

I do not know the answer to the macro question, but I do have two alternative suggestions if you are interested…

Create a template file with the heading already created, although I'm assuming you already know that.

However, the better way would be to create a Quick Part, the new building blocks created for Microsoft Word.

Highlight all of this text. Go to insert, quick parts, save selection to gallery, putting a title of company address, creating new category called company, and her as a quick part and not normal document and then finally insert as new paragraph in the final selection box.

This will create a building block and you will be able to go to insert, quick part and select this and the text with all the formatting you require will appear.

However, what Microsoft appear to hide is the fact that there is a shortcut key (F3) and therefore type's Comp and then hit the F3 key and your whole address should appear. This is a fantastic new utility, which will allow you to save different types of text, with all formatting and to include graphics if you so require.

Hope this helps.

I also have a similar problem with office 2003,2007,2010
I am test macro in word 2003,2007 and 2010
Macro does not apply font and size
Can you help me for this Problem??

Using Building Blocks or a template would be a lot easier.

The basic problem with the macro is that the selection changes as you run it, which is why the formatting won't get applied to the paragraphs where you want it.

If you insist on using a macro, you would have to do something like this instead:

You could make the macro more effective by having it apply styles to text paragraphs instead.

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