WD2000: Macro to Move Insertion Point to Top of Current Page (212699)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q212699

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word, there is no built-in feature that moves the insertion point to the top of the current page. However, you can achieve this result by using a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro with the Bookmark property.

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The following macro moves the insertion point to the top of the current page using the predefined built-in bookmark "\Page" named argument. 

Sub GoToTopOfPage()
    Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="\Page"
    Selection.MoveLeft Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1
End Sub
For more information about predefined bookmarks, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type predefined bookmarks in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
Keywords:kbhowto kbProgramming KB212699
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