WD98: Macro to Count Number of Document Paragraphs and Lines (181442)

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   Sub LinesAndParagraphsCount()

      Dim AD As Document
      Dim DP As Object
      Set AD = ActiveDocument
      Set DP = AD.BuiltInDocumentProperties

      ' Method 1 - Returns the number of paragraphs in a document.
      MsgBox "There are " & AD.Paragraphs.Count & " paragraphs."

      ' Method 2 - Returns the number of paragraphs and lines in a
      '            document.
      MsgBox "There are " & DP("Number Of Paragraphs") & " paragraphs."
      MsgBox "There are " & DP("Number Of Lines") & " lines."

      ' Method 3 - Returns the number of selected paragraphs and lines
      '            in a document.
      nParas = Selection.Paragraphs.Count
      nLines = Selection.Range. _
               ComputeStatistics(Statistic:=wdStatisticLines)
      MsgBox "The selection contains " & nParas & " paragraphs."
      MsgBox "The selection contains " & nLines & " lines."

   End Sub
				

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