Information Property

Microsoft Word Visual Basic

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Information Property

       

Returns information about the specified selection or range. Read-only Variant.

expression.Information(Type)

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Type  Required WdInformation. The information type.

WdInformation can be one of these WdInformation constants.
wdActiveEndAdjustedPageNumber  Returns the number of the page that contains the active end of the specified selection or range. If you set a starting page number or make other manual adjustments, returns the adjusted page number (unlike wdActiveEndPageNumber).
wdActiveEndPageNumber  Returns the number of the page that contains the active end of the specified selection or range, counting from the beginning of the document. Any manual adjustments to page numbering are disregarded (unlike wdActiveEndAdjustedPageNumber).
wdActiveEndSectionNumber  Returns the number of the section that contains the active end of the specified selection or range.
wdAtEndOfRowMarker  Returns True if the specified selection or range is at the end-of-row mark in a table.
wdCapsLock  Returns True if Caps Lock is in effect.
wdEndOfRangeColumnNumber  Returns the table column number that contains the end of the specified selection or range.
wdEndOfRangeRowNumber  Returns the table row number that contains the end of the specified selection or range.
wdFirstCharacterColumnNumber  Returns the character position of the first character in the specified selection or range. If the selection or range is collapsed, the character number immediately to the right of the range or selection is returned (this is the same as the character column number displayed in the status bar after "Col").
wdFirstCharacterLineNumber  Returns the character position of the first character in the specified selection or range. If the selection or range is collapsed, the character number immediately to the right of the range or selection is returned (this is the same as the character column number displayed in the status bar after "Col").
wdFrameIsSelected  Returns True if the selection or range is an entire frame or text box.
wdHeaderFooterType  Returns a value that indicates the type of header or footer that contains the specified selection or range, as shown in the following table.
wdHorizontalPositionRelativeToPage  Returns the horizontal position of the specified selection or range; this is the distance from the left edge of the selection or range to the left edge of the page measured in points (1 point = 20 twips, 72 points = 1 inch). If the selection or range isn't within the screen area, returns  – 1.
wdHorizontalPositionRelativeToTextBoundary Returns the horizontal position of the specified selection or range relative to the left edge of the nearest text boundary enclosing it, in points (1 point = 20 twips, 72 points = 1 inch). If the selection or range isn't within the screen area, returns  - 1.
wdInClipboard  For information about this constant, consult the language reference Help included with Microsoft Office Macintosh Edition.
wdInCommentPane  Returns True if the specified selection or range is in a comment pane.
wdInEndnote  Returns True if the specified selection or range is in an endnote area in print layout view or in the endnote pane in normal view.
wdInFootnote  Returns True if the specified selection or range is in a footnote area in print layout view or in the footnote pane in normal view.
wdInFootnoteEndnotePane  Returns True if the specified selection or range is in the footnote or endnote pane in normal view or in a footnote or endnote area in print layout view. For more nformation, see the descriptions of wdInFootnote and wdInEndnote in the preceding paragraphs.
wdInHeaderFooter  Returns True if the selection or range is in the header or footer pane or in a header or footer in print layout view.
Value Type of header or footer
 - 1 None (the selection or range isn't in a header or footer)
0 (zero) Even page header
1 Odd page header (or the only header, if there aren't odd and even headers)
2 Even page footer
3 Odd page footer (or the only footer, if there aren't odd and even footers)
4 First page header
5 First page footer
wdInMasterDocument  Returns True if the selection or range is in a master document (that is, a document that contains at least one subdocument).
wdInWordMail  Returns True if the selection or range is in the header or footer pane or in a header or footer in print layout view.
Value Location
0(zero) The selection or range isn't in an e-mail message.
1 The selection or range is in an e-mail message you are sending.
2 The selection or range is in an e-mail you are reading.
wdMaximumNumberOfColumns  Returns the greatest number of table columns within any row in the selection or range.
wdMaximumNumberOfRows  Returns the greatest number of table rows within the table in the specified selection or range.
wdNumberOfPagesInDocument  Returns the number of pages in the document associated with the selection or range.
wdNumLock  Returns True if Num Lock is in effect.
wdOverType  Returns True if Overtype mode is in effect. The Overtype property can be used to change the state of the Overtype mode.
wdReferenceOfType  Returns a value that indicates where the selection is in relation to a footnote, endnote, or comment reference, as shown in the following table.
Value Description
 – 1 The selection or range includes but isn't limited to a footnote, endnote, or comment reference.
0 (zero) The selection or range isn't before a footnote, endnote, or comment reference.
1 The selection or range is before a footnote reference.
2 The selection or range is before an endnote reference.
3 The selection or range is before a comment reference.
wdRevisionMarking  Returns True if change tracking is in effect.
wdSelectionMode  Returns a value that indicates the current selection mode, as shown in the following table.
Value Selection mode
0 (zero) Normal selection
1 Extended selection ("EXT" appears on the status bar)
2 Column selection. ("COL" appears on the status bar)
wdStartOfRangeColumnNumber  Returns the table column number that contains the beginning of the selection or range.
wdStartOfRangeRowNumber  Returns the table row number that contains the beginning of the selection or range.
wdVerticalPositionRelativeToPage  Returns the vertical position of the selection or range; this is the distance from the top edge of the selection to the top edge of the page measured in points (1 point = 20 twips, 72 points = 1 inch). If the selection isn't visible in the document window, returns  – 1.
wdVerticalPositionRelativeToTextBoundary  Returns the vertical position of the selection or range relative to the top edge of the nearest text boundary enclosing it, in points (1 point = 20 twips, 72 points = 1 inch). This is useful for determining the position of the insertion point within a frame or table cell. If the selection isn't visible, returns  – 1.
wdWithInTable  Returns True if the selection is in a table.
wdZoomPercentage  Returns the current percentage of magnification as set by the Percentage property.

Example

This example displays the current page number and the total number of pages in the active document.

MsgBox "The selection is on page " & _
    Selection.Information(wdActiveEndPageNumber) & " of page " _
    & Selection.Information(wdNumberOfPagesInDocument)

If the selection is in a table, this example selects the table.

If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) Then _
    Selection.Tables(1).Select

This example displays a message that indicates the current section number.

Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseStart
MsgBox "The insertion point is in section " & _
    Selection.Information(wdActiveEndSectionNumber)
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