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Q170732: WD97: Macro to Count Number of Document Paragraphs and Lines

Article: Q170732
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbProgramming kbdtacode kbmacroexample 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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The number of paragraphs and lines in a document can be counted and displayed
using a Visual Basic for Applications macro. To access this information from a
macro, see the following example.

MORE INFORMATION
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There are several methods that you can use to return the number of paragraphs for
a document using Visual Basic for Applications properties and collections.

     Sub LinesAndParagraphsCount()
        Dim AD As Document
        Dim DP As Object
        Set AD = ActiveDocument
        Set DP = AD.BuiltInDocumentProperties
        ' Method 1 - Returns the number of paragraphs in a document.
        MsgBox "There are " & AD.Paragraphs.Count & " paragraphs."
        ' Method 2 - Returns the number of paragraphs and lines in a
        '            document.
        MsgBox "There are " & DP("Number Of Paragraphs") & " paragraphs."
        MsgBox "There are " & DP("Number Of Lines") & " lines."
        ' Method 3 - Returns the number of selected paragraphs and lines
        '            in a document.
        nParas = Selection.Paragraphs.Count
        nLines = Selection.Range. _
                 ComputeStatistics(Statistic:=wdStatisticLines)
        MsgBox "The selection contains " & nParas & " paragraphs."
        MsgBox "The selection contains " & nLines & " lines."
     End Sub

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

  Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles


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          : kbProgramming kbdtacode kbmacroexample kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbhowto

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