ActivateMicrosoftApp Method

Applies To

Application object.

Description

Activates a Microsoft application. If the application is already running, this method activates the running application. If the application isn't running, this method starts a new instance of the application.

Syntax

expression.ActivateMicrosoftApp(index)

expression Required. An expression that returns an Application object.

index Required Long. Specifies the Microsoft application to activate. Can be one of the following XlMSApplication constants: xlMicrosoftWord, xlMicrosoftPowerPoint, xlMicrosoftMail, xlMicrosoftAccess, xlMicrosoftFoxPro, xlMicrosoftProject, or xlMicrosoftSchedulePlus.

Example

This example starts and activates Word.

Application.ActivateMicrosoftApp xlMicrosoftWord