WD: Macros to Count the Number of Document Paragraphs and Lines |
Q92929
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, versions 7.0, 7.0a
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
SUMMARY
The number of paragraphs and lines in a document are counted and displayed in the Document Properties dialog box (Word versions 7.x) or in the Summary Info dialog box of earlier Word versions. To access this information from a macro, see the following examples.
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Word Versions 6.x and 7.x
To return the number of paragraphs in a document, use the following macro:
Sub MAIN FileSummaryInfo .Update Dim dlg As FileSummaryInfo GetCurValues dlg para$ = dlg.NumParas MsgBox "There are " + para$ + " paragraphs in the document." End Sub
To return the number of lines in a document:
Sub MAIN FileSummaryInfo .Update Dim dlg As FileSummaryInfo GetCurValues dlg line$ = dlg.NumLines MsgBox "There are " + line$ + " lines in the document." End Sub
Word version 2.x for Windows
To create a WordBasic macro that can be used to count the number of paragraphs or lines in a Word version 2.0 document and display the result in a message box, do the following:
From the Tools menu, choose Macro, and type a name, such as CountPara or CountLines, for the macro.
Click the Edit button.
Between Sub MAIN and End Sub, type the appropriate macro commands:
- To count the paragraphs in a Word document:
- To count the lines in a Word document:
From the File menu, choose Close, and save changes to the macro.
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Word for Windows and OS/2 Technical Reference," pages 103- 107
"Using WordBasic," by WexTech Systems and Microsoft, pages 251 and 267
Additional query words: LineDown ParaDown While
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Last Reviewed: November 4, 2000 |