Application.UsableWidth Property

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Returns the maximum width (in points) to which you can set the width of a Microsoft Word document window. Read-only Long.

Syntax

expression.UsableWidth

expression   A variable that represents an Application object.

Example

This example sets the size of the active document window to one quarter of the maximum allowable screen area.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow
    .WindowState = wdWindowStateNormal
    .Top = 5
    .Left = 5
    .Height = (Application.UsableHeight*0.5)
    .Width = (Application.UsableWidth*0.5)
End With

This example displays the size of the working area in the active document window.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow
    MsgBox "Working area height = " _
        & .UsableHeight & vbLf _
        & "Working area width = " _
        & .UsableWidth
End With

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