Microsoft KB Archive/81791

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WD: Determining the Current Page and Section Number Using WordBasic

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Q81791

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word, you can use the WordBasic SelInfo function to return information about the current selection. For example, you can use the SelInfo function to determine the current page and section number for the insertion point position or the selected text. The SelInfo function is not available in Word for Windows version 1.x.

MORE INFORMATION
The following macro posts the current page and section number in a message box:

  Sub MAIN Section = SelInfo(2) Page = SelInfo(3) 'Physical page number MsgBox &quot;Page&quot; + Str$(Page) + Chr$(160) + &quot;Section&quot; + Str$(Section) End Sub The syntax for SelInfo is as follows:

  n = SelInfo(Type) There are 36 different arguments or types for the SelInfo function in Word 6.0 (30 arguments in Word version 2.x). Type number 2 returns the section number containing the selection. Type number 3 returns the physical page number in the document containing the selection. Type number 1 returns the logical page number for the current page. In otherwords, physical page 4 may be logical page number 23.