Application Object Members

Word Developer Reference

Represents the Microsoft Office Word application. The Application object includes properties and methods that return top-level objects. For example, the ActiveDocument property returns a Document object.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Activate	Activates the specified object.
	AddAddress	Adds an entry to the address book. Each entry has values for one or more tag IDs.
	AutomaticChange	Performs an AutoFormat action when there is a change suggested by the Office Assistant. If no AutoFormat action is active, this method generates an error.
	BuildKeyCode	Returns a unique number for the specified key combination.
	CentimetersToPoints	Converts a measurement from centimeters to points (1 cm = 28.35 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
	ChangeFileOpenDirectory	Sets the folder in which Word searches for documents.
	CheckGrammar	Checks a string for grammatical errors. Returns a Boolean to indicate whether the string contains grammatical errors. True if the string contains no errors.
	CheckSpelling	Checks a string for spelling errors. Returns a Boolean to indicate whether the string contains spelling errors. True if the string has no spelling errors.
	CleanString	Removes nonprinting characters (character codes 1 – 29) and special Word characters from the specified string or changes them to spaces (character code 32). Returns the result as a String.
	CompareDocuments	Compares two documents and returns a Document object that represents the document that contains the differences between the two documents, marked using tracked changes.
	DDEExecute	Sends a command or series of commands to an application through the specified dynamic data exchange (DDE) channel.
	DDEInitiate	Opens a dynamic data exchange (DDE) channel to another application, and returns the channel number.
	DDEPoke	Uses an open dynamic data exchange (DDE) channel to send data to an application.
	DDERequest	Uses an open dynamic data exchange (DDE) channel to request information from the receiving application, and returns the information as a String.
	DDETerminate	Closes the specified dynamic data exchange (DDE) channel to another application.
	DDETerminateAll	Closes all dynamic data exchange (DDE) channels opened by Microsoft Office Word.
	DefaultWebOptions	Returns the DefaultWebOptions object that contains global application-level attributes used by Microsoft Word whenever you save a document as a Web page or open a Web page.
	GetAddress	Returns an address from the default address book.
	GetDefaultTheme	Returns a String that represents the name of the default theme plus the theme formatting options Microsoft Word uses for new documents, e-mail messages, or Web pages.
	GetSpellingSuggestions	Returns a SpellingSuggestions collection that represents the words suggested as spelling replacements for a given word.
	GoBack	Moves the insertion point among the last three locations where editing occurred in the active document (the same as pressing SHIFT+F5).
	GoForward	Moves the insertion point forward among the last three locations where editing occurred in the active document.
	Help	Displays installed help information.
	HelpTool	Changes the pointer from an arrow to a question mark, indicating that you'll get context-sensitive Help information about the next command or screen element you click. If you click text, Word displays a box describing current paragraph and character formats. Pressing ESC turns the pointer back to an arrow.
	InchesToPoints	Converts a measurement from inches to points (1 inch = 72 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
	Keyboard	Returns or sets the keyboard language and layout settings.
	KeyboardBidi	Sets the keyboard language to a right-to-left language and the text entry direction to right-to-left.
	KeyboardLatin	Sets the keyboard language to a left-to-right language and the text entry direction to left-to-right.
	KeyString	Returns the key combination string for the specified keys (for example, CTRL+SHIFT+A).
	LinesToPoints	Converts a measurement from lines to points (1 line = 12 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
	ListCommands	Creates a new document and then inserts a table of Word commands along with their associated shortcut keys and menu assignments.
	LoadMasterList	Loads a bibliography source file.
	LookupNameProperties	Looks up a name in the global address book list and displays the Properties dialog box, which includes information about the specified name.
	MergeDocuments	Compares two documents and returns a Document object that represents the document that contains the differences between the two documents, marked using tracked changes.
	MillimetersToPoints	Converts a measurement from millimeters to points (1 mm = 2.85 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
	MountVolume	You have requested Help for a Visual Basic keyword used only on the Macintosh. For information about the MountVolume method of the Application object, consult the language reference Help included with Microsoft Office Macintosh Edition.
	Move	Positions a task window or the active document window.
	NewWindow	Opens a new window with the same document as the specified window. Returns a Window object.
	NextLetter	You have requested Help for a Visual Basic keyword used only on the Macintosh. For information about the NextLetter method of the Application object, consult the language reference Help included with Microsoft Office Macintosh Edition.
	OnTime	Starts a background timer that runs a macro at a specified time.
	OrganizerCopy	Copies the specified AutoText entry, toolbar, style, or macro project item from the source document or template to the destination document or template.
	OrganizerDelete	Deletes the specified style, AutoText entry, toolbar, or macro project item from a document or template.
	OrganizerRename	Renames the specified style, AutoText entry, toolbar, or macro project item in a document or template.
	PicasToPoints	Converts a measurement from picas to points (1 pica = 12 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
	PixelsToPoints	Converts a measurement from pixels to points. Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
	PointsToCentimeters	Converts a measurement from points to centimeters (1 centimeter = 28.35 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
	PointsToInches	Converts a measurement from points to inches (1 inch = 72 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
	PointsToLines	Converts a measurement from points to lines (1 line = 12 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
	PointsToMillimeters	Converts a measurement from points to millimeters (1 millimeter = 2.835 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
	PointsToPicas	Converts a measurement from points to picas (1 pica = 12 points). Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
	PointsToPixels	Converts a measurement from points to pixels. Returns the converted measurement as a Single.
	PrintOut	Prints all or part of the specified document.
	ProductCode	Returns the Microsoft Word globally unique identifier (GUID) as a String.
	PutFocusInMailHeader	Places the insertion point in the To line of the mail header if the document in the active window is an e-mail document.
	Quit	Quits Microsoft Office Word and optionally saves or routes the open documents.
	Repeat	Repeats the most recent editing action one or more times. Returns True if the commands were repeated successfully.
	ResetIgnoreAll	Clears the list of words that were previously ignored during a spelling check.
	Resize	Sizes the Word application window or the specified task window.
	Run	Runs a Visual Basic macro.
	ScreenRefresh	Updates the display on the monitor with the current information in the video memory buffer.
	SetDefaultTheme	Sets a default theme for Microsoft Word to use with new documents, e-mail messages, or Web pages.
	ShowClipboard	Displays the Clipboard task pane.
	ShowMe	Displays the Office Assistant or the Help window when there is more information available.
	SubstituteFont	Sets font-mapping options.
	ToggleKeyboard	Switches the keyboard language setting between right-to-left and left-to-right languages.

Properties

	Name	Description
	ActiveDocument	Returns a Document object that represents the active document (the document with the focus). If there are no documents open, an error occurs. Read-only.
	ActiveEncryptionSession	Returns a Long that represents the encryption session associated with the active document. Read-only.
	ActivePrinter	Returns or sets the name of the active printer. Read/write String.
	ActiveWindow	Returns a Window object that represents the active window (the window with the focus). If there are no windows open, an error occurs. Read-only.
	AddIns	Returns an AddIns collection that represents all available add-ins, regardless of whether they're currently loaded. Read-only.
	AnswerWizard	Returns an AnswerWizard object that contains the files used by the online Help search engine.
	Application	Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.
	ArbitraryXMLSupportAvailable	Returns a Boolean that represents whether Microsoft Word accepts custom XML schemas. True indicates that Word accepts custom XML schemas.
	Assistance	Returns an Assistance object that represents the Microsoft Office Help Viewer. Read-only.
	Assistant	Returns an Assistant object that represents the Microsoft Office Assistant.
	AutoCaptions	Returns an AutoCaptions collection that represents the captions that are automatically added when items such as tables and pictures are inserted into a document. Read-only.
	AutoCorrect	Returns an AutoCorrect object that contains the current AutoCorrect options, entries, and exceptions. Read-only.
	AutoCorrectEmail	Returns an AutoCorrect object that represents automatic corrections made to e-mail messages.
	AutomationSecurity	Returns or sets an MsoAutomationSecurity constant that represents the security setting Microsoft Word uses when programmatically opening files.
	BackgroundPrintingStatus	Returns the number of print jobs in the background printing queue. Read-only Long.
	BackgroundSavingStatus	Returns the number of files queued up to be saved in the background. Read-only Long.
	Bibliography	Returns a Bibliography object that represents the bibliography references sources stored in Microsoft Office Word. Read-only.
	BrowseExtraFileTypes	Set this property to "text/html" to allow hyperlinked HTML files to be opened in Microsoft Word (instead of the default Internet browser). Read/write String.
	Browser	Returns a Browser object that represents the Select Browse Object tool on the vertical scroll bar. Read-only.
	Build	Returns the version and build number of the Word application. Read-only String.
	CapsLock	True if the CAPS LOCK key is turned on. Read-only Boolean.
	Caption	Returns or sets the text displayed in the Title bar of the application window. Read/write String.
	CaptionLabels	Returns a CaptionLabels collection that represents all the available caption labels. Read-only.
	CheckLanguage	True if Microsoft Word automatically detects the language you are using as you type. Read/write Boolean.
	COMAddIns	Returns a reference to the COMAddIns collection that represents all the Component Object Model (COM) add-ins currently loaded in Microsoft Word.
	CommandBars	Returns a CommandBars collection that represents the menu bar and all the toolbars in Microsoft Word.
	Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.
	CustomDictionaries	Returns a Dictionaries object that represents the collection of active custom dictionaries. Read-only.
	CustomizationContext	Returns or sets a Template or Document object that represents the template or document in which changes to menu bars, toolbars, and key bindings are stored. Read/write.
	DefaultLegalBlackline	True for Microsoft Word to compare and merge documents using the Legal blackline option in the Compare and Merge Documents dialog box. Read/write Boolean.
	DefaultSaveFormat	Returns or sets the default format that will appear in the Save as type box in the Save As dialog box. Read/write String.
	DefaultTableSeparator	Returns or sets the single character used to separate text into cells when text is converted to a table. Read/write String.
	Dialogs	Returns a Dialogs collection that represents all the built-in dialog boxes in Word.Read-only.
	DisplayAlerts	Returns or sets the way certain alerts and messages are handled while a macro is running. Read/write WdAlertLevel.
	DisplayAutoCompleteTips	True if Word displays tips that suggest text for completing words, dates, or phrases as you type. Read/write Boolean.
	DisplayDocumentInformationPanel	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether the document properties panel is displayed. Read/write.
	DisplayRecentFiles	True if the names of recently used files are displayed on the File menu. Read/write Boolean.
	DisplayScreenTips	True if comments, footnotes, endnotes, and hyperlinks are displayed as tips. Text marked as having comments is highlighted. Read/write Boolean.
	DisplayScrollBars	True if Word displays a scroll bar in at least one document window. False if there are no scroll bars displayed in any window. Read/write Boolean.
	Documents	Returns a Documents collection that represents all the open documents. Read-only.
	DontResetInsertionPointProperties	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether Microsoft Office Word maintains the formatting properties of the text at that position of the Insertion Point after running other code. Read/write.
	EmailOptions	Returns an EmailOptions object that represents the global preferences for e-mail authoring. Read-only.
	EmailTemplate	Returns or sets a String that represents the document template to use when sending e-mail messages. Read/write.
	EnableCancelKey	Returns or sets the way that Word handles CTRL+BREAK user interruptions. Read/write WdEnableCancelKey.
	FeatureInstall	Returns or sets how Microsoft Word handles calls to methods and properties that require features not yet installed. Read/write MsoReatureInstall.
	FileConverters	Returns a FileConverters collection that represents all the file converters available to Microsoft Office Word. Read-only.
	FileDialog	Returns a FileDialog object which represents a single instance of a file dialog box.
	FindKey	Returns a KeyBinding object that represents the specified key combination. Read-only.
	FocusInMailHeader	True if the insertion point is in an e-mail header field (the To: field, for example). Read-only Boolean.
	FontNames	Returns a FontNames object that includes the names of all the available fonts. Read-only.
	HangulHanjaDictionaries	Returns a HangulHanjaConversionDictionaries collection that represents all the active custom conversion dictionaries.
	Height	Returns or sets the height of the active document window. Read/write Long.
	International	Returns information about the current country/region and international settings. Read-only Variant.
	IsObjectValid	True if the specified variable that references an object is valid. Read-only Boolean.
	KeyBindings	Returns a KeyBindings collection that represents customized key assignments, which include a key code, a key category, and a command.
	KeysBoundTo	Returns a KeysBoundTo object that represents all the key combinations assigned to the specified item.
	LandscapeFontNames	Returns a FontNames object that includes the names of all the available landscape fonts.
	Language	Returns an MsoLanguageID constant that represents the language selected for the Microsoft Word user interface.MsoLanguageID can be one of these MsoLanguageID constants.
	Languages	Returns a Languages collection that represents the proofing languages listed in the Language dialog box (on the Tools menu, click Language, and then click Set Language).
	LanguageSettings	Returns a LanguageSettings object, which contains information about the language settings in Microsoft Word.
	Left	Returns or sets a Long that represents the horizontal position of the active document, measured in points. Read/write.
	ListGalleries	Returns a ListGalleries collection that represents the three list template galleries.
	MacroContainer	Returns a Template or Document object that represents the template or document in which the module that contains the running procedure is stored.
	MailingLabel	Returns a MailingLabel object that represents a mailing label.
	MailMessage	Returns a MailMessage object that represents the active e-mail message.
	MailSystem	Returns the mail system (or systems) installed on the host computer. Read-only WdMailSystem.
	MAPIAvailable	True if MAPI is installed. Read-only Boolean.
	MathCoprocessorAvailable	True if a math coprocessor is installed and available to Microsoft Word. Read-only Boolean.
	MouseAvailable	True if there is a mouse available for the system. Read-only Boolean.
	Name	Returns the name of the specified object. Read-only String.
	NewDocument	Returns a NewFile object that represents a document listed on the New Document task pane.
	NormalTemplate	Returns a Template object that represents the Normal template.
	NumLock	Returns the state of the NUM LOCK key. True if the keys on the numeric keypad insert numbers, False if the keys move the insertion point. Read-only Boolean.
	OMathAutoCorrect	Returns an OMathAutoCorrect object that represents the auto correct entries for equations. Read-only.
	OpenAttachmentsInFullScreen	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether Microsoft Office Word opens e-mail attachments in Reading mode. Read/write.
	Options	Returns an Options object that represents application settings in Microsoft Word.
	Parent	Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified Application object.
	Path	Returns the disk or Web path to the specified object. Read-only String.
	PathSeparator	Returns the character used to separate folder names. This property returns a backslash (\). Read-only String.
	PortraitFontNames	Returns a FontNames object that includes the names of all the available portrait fonts.
	PrintPreview	True if print preview is the current view. Read/write Boolean.
	RecentFiles	Returns a RecentFiles collection that represents the most recently accessed files.
	RestrictLinkedStyles	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether Microsoft Office Word allows linked styles. Read/write.
	ScreenUpdating	True if screen updating is turned on. Read/write Boolean.
	Selection	Returns the Selection object that represents a selected range or the insertion point. Read-only.
	ShowStartupDialog	True to display the Task Pane when starting Microsoft Word. Read/write Boolean.
	ShowStylePreviews	Returns or sets a Boolean that represents whether Microsoft Office Word shows a preview of the formatting for styles in the Styles dialog box. Read/write.
	ShowVisualBasicEditor	True if the Visual Basic Editor window is visible. Read/write Boolean.
	ShowWindowsInTaskbar	True displays opened documents in the task bar, the default Single Document Interface (SDI). False lists opened documents only in the Window menu, providing the appearance of a Multiple Document Interface (MDI). Read/write Boolean.
	SmartTagRecognizers	Returns a SmartTagRecognizers collection for an application.
	SmartTagTypes	Returns a SmartTagTypes collection that represents the smart tag types for the smart tag components installed in Microsoft Word.
	SpecialMode	True if Microsoft Office Word is in a special mode (for example, CopyText mode, or MoveText mode). Read-only Boolean.
	StartupPath	Returns or sets the complete path of the startup folder, excluding the final separator. Read/write String.
	StatusBar	Displays the specified text in the status bar. Write-only String.
	SynonymInfo	Returns a SynonymInfo object that contains information from the thesaurus on synonyms, antonyms, or related words and expressions for the specified word or phrase.
	System	Returns a System object, which can be used to return system-related information and perform system-related tasks.
	TaskPanes	Returns a TaskPanes collection that represents the most commonly performed tasks in Microsoft Word.
	Tasks	Returns a Tasks collection that represents all the applications that are running.
	Templates	Returns a Templates collection that represents all the available templates—global templates and those attached to open documents.
	Top	Returns or sets the vertical position of the active document. Read/write Long.
	UsableHeight	Returns the maximum height (in points) to which you can set the height of a Microsoft Word document window. Read-only Long.
	UsableWidth	Returns the maximum width (in points) to which you can set the width of a Microsoft Word document window. Read-only Long.
	UserAddress	Returns or sets the user's mailing address. Read/write String.
	UserControl	True if the document or application was created or opened by the user. Read-only Boolean.
	UserInitials	Returns or sets the user's initials, which Microsoft Word uses to construct comment marks. Read/write String.
	UserName	Returns or sets the user's name, which is used on envelopes and for the Author document property. Read/write String.
	VBE	Returns a VBE object that represents the Visual Basic Editor.
	Version	Returns the Microsoft Word version number. Read-only String.
	Visible	True if the specified object is visible. Read/write Boolean.
	Width	Returns or sets the width of the application window, in points. Read/write Long.
	Windows	Returns a Windows collection that represents all document windows. Read-only.
	WindowState	Returns or sets the state of the specified document window or task window. Read/write WdWindowState.
	WordBasic	Returns an automation object (Word.Basic) that includes methods for all the WordBasic statements and functions available in Word version 6.0 and Word for Windows 95. Read-only.
	XMLNamespaces	Returns an XMLNamespaces collection that represents the XML schemas in the Schema Library.

Events

	Name	Description
	DocumentBeforeClose	Occurs immediately before any open document closes.
	DocumentBeforePrint	Occurs before any open document is printed.
	DocumentBeforeSave	Occurs before any open document is saved.
	DocumentChange	Occurs when a new document is created, when an existing document is opened, or when another document is made the active document.
	DocumentOpen	Occurs when a document is opened.
	DocumentSync	Occurs when the local copy of a document that is part of a Document Workspace is synchronized with the copy on the server.
	EPostageInsert	Occurs when a user inserts electronic postage into a document.
	EPostageInsertEx	Occurs when a user inserts electronic postage into a document.
	EPostagePropertyDialog	Occurs when a user clicks the E-postage Properties (Envelopes and Labels dialog box) button or Print Electronic Postage toolbar button.
	MailMergeAfterMerge	Occurs after all records in a mail merge have merged successfully.
	MailMergeAfterRecordMerge	Occurs after each record in the data source successfully merges in a mail merge.
	MailMergeBeforeMerge	Occurs when a merge is executed before any records merge.
	MailMergeBeforeRecordMerge	Occurs as a merge is executed for the individual records in a merge.
	MailMergeDataSourceLoad	Occurs when the data source is loaded for a mail merge.
	MailMergeDataSourceValidate	Occurs when a user validates mail merge recipients by clicking Validate in the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box.
	MailMergeDataSourceValidate2	Occurs when a user validates mail merge recipients by clicking the Validate addresses link button in the Mail Merge Recipients dialog box.
	MailMergeWizardSendToCustom	Occurs when the custom button is clicked during step six of the Mail Merge Wizard.
	MailMergeWizardStateChange	Occurs when a user changes from a specified step to a specified step in the Mail Merge Wizard.
	NewDocument	Occurs when a new document is created.
	Quit	Occurs when the user exits Microsoft Office Word.
	WindowActivate	Occurs when any document window is activated.
	WindowBeforeDoubleClick	Occurs when the editing area of a document window is double-clicked, before the default double-click action.
	WindowBeforeRightClick	Occurs when the editing area of a document window is right-clicked, before the default right-click action.
	WindowDeactivate	Occurs when any document window is deactivated.
	WindowSelectionChange	Occurs when the selection changes in the active document window.
	WindowSize	Occurs when the application window is resized or moved.
	XMLSelectionChange	Occurs when the parent XML node of the current selection changes.
	XMLValidationError	Occurs when there is a validation error in the document.