Microsoft KB Archive/159562

= WD97: Determining the Current Page and Section Number =

Article ID: 159562

Article Last Modified on 8/10/2007

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 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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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

