' Excel 2010

' In Excel 2010, in a new workbook, copy all this code into

' the Sheet1 class module. Place the cursor in the

' TestApplicationProperties procedure, and then press F8 to

' single-step through the code. Arrange the VBA and Excel windows

' side by side so you can follow the instructions in the comments.





Sub TestApplicationProperties()

Dim saveDisplayFormulaAutoComplete As Boolean

Dim saveShowDevTools As Boolean

Dim saveShowMenuFloaties As Boolean

Dim saveShowSelectionFloaties As Boolean

Dim saveDisplayDocumentInformationPanel As Boolean

Dim saveEnableLivePreview As Boolean

Dim saveFormulaBarHeight As Integer



With Application

' Preserve the current state of things, so the code

' can put them back when done.

saveDisplayFormulaAutoComplete = .DisplayFormulaAutoComplete

saveShowDevTools = .ShowDevTools

saveShowMenuFloaties = .ShowMenuFloaties

saveShowSelectionFloaties = .ShowMenuFloaties

saveDisplayDocumentInformationPanel = .DisplayDocumentInformationPanel

saveEnableLivePreview = .EnableLivePreview

saveWarnOnFunctionNameConflict = .WarnOnFunctionNameConflict

saveFormulaBarHeight = .FormulaBarHeight



' Try out the various features added in Excel 2007:

.DisplayFormulaAutoComplete = True

' In Excel, select cell A1, and then in the formula bar,

' start entering a formula like =RandBetween(1, 100), and

' watch the help you get in a formula drop-down list as you type.

' Execute the next line of code, and repeat the test: This time

' you won't see the dropdown:

.DisplayFormulaAutoComplete = False



.ShowDevTools = True

' In Excel, note that the Development Ribbon item

' now is visible. Execute the next line, and note that it's

' now hidden:

.ShowDevTools = False





.ShowMenuFloaties = False

' In Excel, right-click in a cell. Note the "floatie" menu

' that appears. Execute the next line, and verify that you

' no longer see that menu when you right-click. Note that

' the boolean value is the opposite of what you would expect.

' If the ShowMenuFloaties property is True, the floaties

' DO NOT appear; if False, they do.

.ShowMenuFloaties = True



.ShowSelectionFloaties = False

' Enter text into a cell, and then select a few characters. You

' see a floatie menu with formatting options. Then execute

' the next line, and verify that the same actions do not display

' the floatie menu. Note that the boolean value is the

' opposite of what you would expect.

' If the ShowSelectionFloaties property is True, the floaties

' DO NOT appear; if False, they do.

.ShowSelectionFloaties = True



.DisplayDocumentInformationPanel = True

' After executing the previous line of code, you see the

' document information panel. Execute the next line to hide this panel:

.DisplayDocumentInformationPanel = False



.EnableLivePreview = False

' After executing the previous line of code, enter some text

' into a cell, and select a font. As you scroll through the font list,

' the formatting won't update as you select fonts. When you select

' a font and dismiss the menu, the font will change in the cell. Execute

' the following line, and try again--now the font updates as you

' scroll through the font menu. The same concept applies to all

' other formatting changes.

.EnableLivePreview = True



.FormulaBarHeight = 2

' After executing the previous line of code, the formula bar

' height should be changed. Execute the following line to

' set it to 1, the default height.

.FormulaBarHeight = 1





' Put things back the way they were originally.

.DisplayFormulaAutoComplete = saveDisplayFormulaAutoComplete

.ShowDevTools = saveShowDevTools

.ShowMenuFloaties = saveShowMenuFloaties

.ShowMenuFloaties = saveShowSelectionFloaties

.DisplayDocumentInformationPanel = saveDisplayDocumentInformationPanel

.EnableLivePreview = saveEnableLivePreview

.FormulaBarHeight = saveFormulaBarHeight

End With

End Sub