SeekView Property

Applies To

View object.

Description

Returns or sets the document element displayed in page layout view. Can be one of the following WdSeekView constants: wdSeekCurrentPageFooter, wdSeekCurrentPageHeader, wdSeekEndnotes, wdSeekEvenPagesFooter, wdSeekEvenPagesHeader, wdSeekFirstPageFooter, wdSeekFirstPageHeader, wdSeekFootnotes, wdSeekMainDocument, wdSeekPrimaryFooter, or wdSeekPrimaryHeader. Read/write Long.

Note This property generates an error if the view is not page layout view.

See Also

HeaderFooter property, SplitSpecial property.

Example

If the active document has footnotes, this example displays footnotes in page layout view.

If ActiveDocument.Footnotes.Count >= 1 Then
    With ActiveWindow.View
        .Type = wdPageView
        .SeekView = wdSeekFootnotes
    End With
End If

This example shows the first page footer for the current section.

ActiveDocument.PageSetup.DifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter = True
With ActiveWindow.View
    .Type = wdPageView
    .SeekView = wdSeekFirstPageFooter
End With

If the selection is in a footnote area or endnote area in page layout view, this example switches to the main document.

Set myView = ActiveWindow.View
If myView.SeekView = wdSeekFootnotes Or _
    myView.SeekView = wdSeekEndnotes Then
    myView.SeekView = wdSeekMainDocument
End If