WD97: VBA Macro to Return (Count) Total Number of Pages

ID: Q185509

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

The following Visual Basic for Applications procedure will allow you to return the total number of pages of the current document.

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The following methods return the total number of pages to your document. The first method uses the wdBuiltInProperty class constant wdPropertyPages, the other method uses a literal value.

Method 1: Using Word Constant

   Sub GetNumberOfPages()
      ActiveDocument.Repaginate
      MsgBox ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties(wdPropertyPages)
   End Sub

NOTE: To see a list of the wdBuiltInProperty constants, follow these steps:

1. Press ALT+F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor.

2. Press F2 to display the Object Browser.

3. Type "wdbuiltinproperty" (without the quotation marks), and then click

   Search

Method 2: Using Literal Value

   Sub GetNumberOfPages()
      ActiveDocument.Repaginate
      MsgBox ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties("Number of Pages")
   End Sub

NOTE: For more information about literal values, from the Visual Basic Editor click the Office Assistant, type "document property object," click Search, and then click to view "Documentproperty Object."

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:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

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 8.00 count statistic test wdStatistic word97 vba information

Keywords          : kbdta WordCon KbVBA 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999