WD97: Determining the Current Page and Section Number (159562)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q159562 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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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, while in the Visual
Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type
Information click Search, and then click to view "Information Property."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Visual Basic Help is not installed on your
computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles
For information about how to determine the current page and section number
in earlier versions of Word, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
81791 WD: Determining the Current Page and Section Number w/WordBasic
REFERENCES
For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/17/2005 |
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