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Application.WindowDeactivate Event

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Word Developer Reference

Occurs when any document window is deactivated.

Syntax

expression.Private Sub object_WindowDeactivate(ByVal Doc As Document, ByVal Wn As Window)

expression   A variable that represents an Application object that has been declared with events in a class module. For more information about using events with the Application object or the Document object, see Using Events with the Application Object or Using Events with the Document Object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Doc Required Document The document displayed in the deactivated window.
Wn Required Window The deactivated window.

Example

This example minimizes any document window when it is deactivated. This code must be placed in a class module, and an instance of the class must be correctly initialized to see this example work; see Using Events with the Application Object for directions on how to accomplish this.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Public WithEvents appWord as Word.Application

Private Sub appWord_WindowDeactivate _
(ByVal Wn As Word.Window)
Wn.WindowState = wdWindowStateMinimize
End Sub

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