WD98: Determining the Current Page and Section Number (182177)

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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   Public Sub rPageSectionNumber()
 
      Dim sCurPage As String
      Dim sCurSection as String
      'Obtain page number.
      sCurPage = Selection.Information(wdActiveEndPageNumber)
      'Obtain section number.
      sCurSection = Selection.Information(wdActiveEndSectionNumber)
      'Display results.
      MsgBox "Page " & sCurPage & ": " & "Section " & sCurSection

   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about the Information property, while in the Visual Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type Information, click Search, and then click to view "Information Property."

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:

179216 OFF98: How to Use the Microsoft Office Installer Program

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

181058 OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

For information about how to determine the current page and section number in earlier versions of Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

81791 WD: Determining the Current Page and Section Number w/ WordBasic

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