Q159562: WD97: Determining the Current Page and Section Number

Article: Q159562
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbmacroexample word8 kbwordvba word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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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" (without
the quotation marks) 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:

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q173707 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:

  Q81791 WD: Determining the Current Page and Section Number w/WordBasic

REFERENCES
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For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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Keywords          : kbmacroexample word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbhowto

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