Don't add space between para of the same style

ghumdinger · #1 09-18-2011, 06:41 AM

For some reason, Word shows a different behavior when I run a macro and when I execute the steps in the macro manually.

When I select everything (CTRL + A) in my document and uncheck "don't add space between paragraphs of the same style", it works for all paras.

I have captured that in a macro:

Selection.WholeStory
With Selection.ParagraphFormat
.SpaceBefore = 11
.SpaceBeforeAuto = False
.SpaceAfter = 11
.SpaceAfterAuto = False
.LineSpacingRule = wdLineSpace1pt5
.LineUnitBefore = 0
.LineUnitAfter = 0
.WordWrap = True
End With
End Sub

When I run the macro, it does NOT work for all paragraphs. It appears that paragraphs with the style "List paragraph", with multilevel bullets, are not affected by the macro instruction.

But if I replicate the macro steps personally, all the paras are affected. There is no section break in the document.

Any idea what's going on?

Thanks,
Jay

Stefan Blom · #2 09-18-2011, 11:34 AM

The setting you mention can only be set for a Style object in Word. Using the Normal style as an example:

Code:

ActiveDocument.Styles("Normal").NoSpaceBetweenParagraphsOfSameStyle = False  ' spacing will be added

Yes, I know you can change it for the selection in the user interface with recent versions of Word, but this is either a bug or extended functionality not yet supported in VBA.

ghumdinger · #3 09-18-2011, 05:41 PM

Thanks Stefan. I wouldn't have know that there was such a queer norm in Word if you hadn't pointed it out.

I've added the code you provided for every style used (thankfully just 2 main ones), and the problem is solved.

Are there other significant formatting that behaves this way as well, for instance the language setting, or para spacing before and after?

Jay

Stefan Blom · #4 09-19-2011, 02:04 AM

Well, there are certainly settings that you can't apply as direct formatting to text. One example is "Style for following paragraph" in the Modify Style dialog box.

The settings that you mention--language and spacing before/after--can be specified for a selection as well as for a style, though.

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