Article ID: 185509
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q185509
SUMMARY
The following Visual Basic for Applications procedure will allow you to return the total number of pages of the current document.
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The following methods return the total number of pages to your document. The first method uses the wdBuiltInProperty class constant wdPropertyPages, the other method uses a literal value.
Method 1: Using Word Constant
Sub GetNumberOfPages()
ActiveDocument.Repaginate
MsgBox ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties(wdPropertyPages)
End Sub
NOTE: To see a list of the wdBuiltInProperty constants, follow these steps:
- Press ALT+F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor.
- Press F2 to display the Object Browser.
- Type wdbuiltinproperty, and then click Search
Method 2: Using Literal Value
Sub GetNumberOfPages()
ActiveDocument.Repaginate
MsgBox ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties("Number of Pages")
End Sub
NOTE: For more information about literal values, from the Visual Basic Editor click the Office Assistant, type document property object, click Search, and then click to view "Documentproperty 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
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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