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Activates a window or OLE object.
Syntax
expression.Activate
expression A variable that represents a Window object.
Return value
Nothing
Remarks
Because Publisher runs in a single window, using the Activate method with a Window object makes Publisher the active application.
Example
The following example makes Publisher the active application.
Application.ActiveWindow.Activate
The following example adds an Excel spreadsheet to the first page of the active publication and activates the spreadsheet for editing.
Dim shpSheet As Shape
Set shpSheet = ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes.AddOLEObject _
(Left:=72, Top:=72, ClassName:="Excel.Sheet")
shpSheet.OLEFormat.Activate
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