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Macro Containing Pause Must Have {DISPLAY ON}
DocumentID: 650105
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:28:56 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: When a macro contains a pause which requires interaction from the keyboard, it is very important that the macro contains either no {DISPLAY OFF} code or that it contains a {DISPLAY ON} code before the {PAUSE}. If Display is turned off, the Macro runs "invisibly," which means that the user will not know what and when they are to input information. The pause takes place, but it is not visible.

Many users may find it very useful to consider {DISPLAY ON} and {DISPLAY OFF} as paired codes around the {PAUSE} code. For example, the heading of this memo was created using a macro which starts with a {DISPLAY OFF} code. The first {PAUSE} in the macro is to allow the input of the operators name after "Info. Center/" in the FROM: "field." At that point, the macro looks something like this:

            {Underline}FROM:{Underline}{Indent}Info. Center/
            {DISPLAY ON}{PAUSE}{DISPLAY OFF}{Enter}

The {DISPLAY ON} code allows the pause to be visible, while the {DISPLAY OFF} code allows the other keystrokes to be invisible.

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