WD98: Command to Display Version Number of Word

ID: Q182099

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SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word, you can use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Application.Version command to return the installed version of Word.

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The following Microsoft Visual Basic code will return the version number of Word: 

   Sub GetVersion()
      MsgBox Application.Version
   End Sub
For information about how to do this in earlier versions of Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q110284
   TITLE     : WD: WordBasic Command to Display Version Number of Word

REFERENCES

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications
Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe 
Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode OffVBA kbmacroexample macword98 
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: April 7, 1999