WD2000: Determining the Current Page and Section Number (212709)

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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, 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.