WD2000: Determining the Current Page and Section Number

ID: Q212709

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, you can use the Information property, with the appropriate Type, to return information about the current selection. For example, you can determine the current page and section number for the insertion point or the selected text.

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For more information about using the sample code in this article, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

The following Visual Basic code demonstrates the use of the Information property to return the current page and section number for the current selection in a document.


Public Sub rPageSectionNumber()

   Dim sCurPage As String
   Dim sCurSection as String

   ' Obtain page number.
   sCurPage = Selection.Information(wdActiveEndPageNumber)

   ' Obtain section number.
   sCurSection = Selection.Information(wdActiveEndSectionNumber)

   ' Display results.
   MsgBox("Page " & sCurPage & ": " & "Section " & sCurSection)

End Sub

For more information about the Information property, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type information in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212623 WD2000: Macro Programming Resources

Additional query words: vb vba vbe

Keywords : kbdta kbmacroexample kbwordvba wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto