Microsoft KB Archive/182177

= WD98: Determining the Current Page and Section Number =

Article ID: 182177

Article Last Modified on 7/13/2007

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 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q182177





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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