WD: AppleScript Core Event Suites (Not) Supported by Word

• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

Microsoft Word for the Macintosh does not support the following Core Suite Events:

   Class Info
   Event Info
   Suite Info

MORE INFORMATION

Below is a brief list of the Microsoft Word AppleScript dictionary entries supported by Word. For a complete list of the suites and classes and their parameters, follow these steps:

1. Open the AppleScript Script editor.

2. On the File Menu, click Open Dictionary.

3. Locate the Microsoft Word program and click Open.

Required Suite: Events That Every Program Should Support

   open:      Open the specified object(s)
   print:     Print the specified object(s)
   quit:      Quit application
   run:       Sent to an application when it is double-clicked

Core Suite: Suite That Applies to All Programs

   close:         Close an object
   count:         Return the number of elements of a particular class
                  within an object
   data size:     Return the size in bytes of an object
   delete:        Delete an element from an object
   duplicate:     Duplicate object(s)
   exists:        Verify if an object exists
   get:           Get the data for an object
   make:          Make a new element
   move:          Move object(s) to a new location
   open:          Open the specified object(s)
   print:         Print the specified object(s)
   quit:          Quit an application program
   save:          Save an object
   set:           Set an object's data

   Class application:          An application program
   Class document:             A document
   Class selection-object:     the selection visible to the user
   Class window:               A window

Miscellaneous Standards: Miscellaneous Classes

   begin transaction:     Begin a transaction
   end transaction:       End a transaction
   cut:                   Cut an object to the clipboard
   copy:                  Copy an object to the clipboard
   paste:                 Paste an object from the clipboard
   show:                  Bring an object into view
   activate:              Bring an object into view
   redo:                  Reverse the action of the immediately preceding
                          undo
   revert:                Restore the object to its last saved state
   undo:                  Undo the action of the previous event or user
                          interaction
   select:                Select object(s)
   do script:             Execute a script
   do Visual Basic:       Execute a Visual Basic script (Word 98 Macintosh
                          Edition Only)

Text Suite: A Set of Basic Classes for Text Processing

   Class character:           A character
   Class insertion point:     An insertion location between two text
                              objects
   Class line:                A line of text
   Class paragraph:           A paragraph
   Class paragraph style:     A named style of paragraph properties
   Class section:             A Section
   Class sentence:            A Sentence
   Class text:                Text
   Class text flow:           A contiguous block of text or table cells
   Class text style info:     On and Off styles of text run
   Class word:                A word

Table Suite: Classes for manipulating tables

   Class table:     A table
   Class range:     A range of table cells
   Class cell:      A table cell
   Class row:       A table row
   Class column:    A table column