Article ID: 182788
Article Last Modified on 8/16/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q182788
SUMMARY
This article describes a Visual Basic for Applications macro that returns the total number of sections in a Microsoft Word document.
MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. The following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro returns the total number of sections in the active document:
Sub CountSections()
MsgBox ActiveDocument.Sections.Count & " section(s)."
End Sub
For more information about returning section information, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type sections, click Search, and then click to view "Sections Collection Object."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
181058 OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles
REFERENCES
For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
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