WD97: VB Code to Switch a Document to Two-Page View

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article describes how to use Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications to switch the active document to a two-page view.

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You can use the following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro to set the magnification of the document window and to display two pages:

   Sub SeeTwoPages()
      ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdPageView  'Switch to page layout view
      With ActiveWindow.View.Zoom
         .PageColumns = 2                   'Set view to two pages wide
         .PageRows = 1                      'Set view to one page high
      End With
   End Sub