Writing Word Macros

Many Microsoft Word users and VBA programmers don't realize the extensive opportunities that exist when Word's object model is accessed using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). By creating what is commonly called a "Word macro," you can automate many features available in Word. Writing Word Macros (previously titled Learning Word Programming) is the introduction to Word VBA that allows you to do these things and more. Book jacket.

Preface

xiii

Introduction

1

(5)

Preliminaries

6

(9)

What Is a Programming Language?

6

(2)

Programming Style

8

(7)

I. The VBA Environment

15

(34)

The Visual Basic Editor, Part I

17

(13)

The Project Window

17

(5)

The Properties Window

22

(1)

The Code Window

22

(3)

The Immediate Window

25

(1)

Arranging Windows

26

(1)

Document Events

27

(3)

The Visual Basic Editor, Part II

30

(19)

Navigating the IDE

30

(2)

Getting Help

32

(1)

Creating a Procedure

32

(1)

Run Mode, Design Mode, and Break Mode

33

(1)

Errors

34

(5)

Debugging

39

(6)

Macros

45

(4)

II. The VBA Programming Language

49

(58)

Variables, Data Types, and Constants

51

(23)

Comments

51

(1)

Line Continuation

51

(1)

Constants

52

(3)

Variables and Data Types

55

(17)

VBA Operators

72

(2)

Functions and Subroutines

74

(11)

Calling Functions

74

(3)

Calling Subroutines

77

(1)

Parameters and Arguments

77

(5)

Exiting a Procedure

82

(1)

Public and Private Procedures

82

(1)

Referencing a Project

83

(2)

Built-in Functions and Statements

85

(10)

The MsgBox Function

86

(2)

The InputBox Function

88

(1)

VBA String Functions

89

(3)

Miscellaneous Functions and Statements

92

(3)

Control Statements

95

(12)

The If...Then Statement

95

(1)

The For Loop

96

(2)

The For Each Loop

98

(1)

The Do Loop

99

(3)

The Select Case Statement

102

(1)

A Final Note on VBA

103

(4)

III. Objects and Object Models

107

(234)

Object Models

109

(19)

Objects, Properties, and Methods

109

(3)

Collection Objects

112

(4)

Object Model Hierarchies

116

(1)

Object Model Syntax

117

(2)

Object Variables

119

(9)

The Word Object Model

128

(6)

The Word Object Model: A Perspective

128

(3)

Word Enums

131

(1)

The VBA Object Browser

132

(2)

The Application Object

134

(25)

Properties and Methods

134

(6)

The Options Object

140

(2)

The Task Object

142

(1)

The Template Object

143

(4)

The Window Object

147

(6)

The Pane Object

153

(1)

The View Object

154

(2)

The Zoom Object

156

(3)

The Document Object

159

(45)

Properties That Return Collections

162

(1)

Spelling-Related Properties and Methods

163

(2)

The Documents Collection

165

(1)

Adding, Opening, and Saving Documents

166

(5)

Password-Related Properties

171

(1)

Protection-Related Properties and Methods

172

(1)

The Name Properties

173

(1)

Printing-Related Methods

173

(3)

Additional Members of the Document Object

176

(1)

Children of the Document Object

177

(20)

Example: Printing Document Headings

197

(3)

Example: Finding Used Styles

200

(4)

The Section and HeaderFooter Objects

204

(9)

Adding a New Section

204

(1)

The PageSetup Object

205

(1)

Properties of the Section Object

206

(1)

The HeaderFooter Object

206

(7)

The Range and Selection Objects

213

(39)

Comparing the Range and Selection Objects

217

(1)

Range and Selection Variables

218

(1)

Creating a Range or Selection Object

219

(9)

Changing a Range Object

228

(12)

Range and Selection Object Properties and Methods

240

(12)

The Find and Replace Objects

252

(9)

Searching for Text

252

(3)

Searching for Formatting

255

(1)

The Replace Operation

256

(1)

The Execute Method

257

(1)

Example: Repeated Searching

257

(4)

The Table Object

261

(15)

Formatting-Related Properties and Methods

262

(1)

The Cell Method

263

(1)

The Columns and Rows Properties

263

(1)

The ConvertTo Text Method

264

(1)

Sorting Methods

265

(1)

The Split Method

266

(2)

Example: Creating Tables from Word Lists

268

(3)

Example: Closing Up a Table

271

(5)

The List Object

276

(19)

List Types

276

(5)

The List Object

281

(1)

The ListTemplate Object and ListGalleries

282

(11)

Example: Looking at Lists

293

(2)

Shortcut Key Bindings

295

(9)

Finding a Key Binding

296

(1)

Creating a Key Binding

297

(1)

The KeyBinding Object

297

(7)

Built-in Dialog Objects

304

(9)

The Show Method

307

(1)

The Display and Execute Methods

307

(1)

The DefaultTab Property

308

(1)

The Type Property

309

(1)

The Update Method

309

(1)

Example: Printing Document Statistics

309

(4)

Custom Dialog Boxes

313

(17)

What Is a UserForm Object?

313

(4)

Example: Adding a Closing to a Letter

317

(5)

Example: A Fax Cover Sheet

322

(4)

Example: Quick Selection

326

(4)

Menus and Toolbars

330

(11)

An Overview

330

(2)

CustomizationContext

332

(1)

The CommandBars Collection

333

(1)

The CommandBar Object

333

(1)

Command Bar Controls

334

(7)

IV. Appendixes

341

(38)

A. Programming Word from Another Application

343

(5)

B. The Shape Object

348

(16)

C. Getting the Installed Printers

364

(4)

D. High-Level and Low-Level Languages

368

(11)

Index

379

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