WD97: Determining the Current Page and Section Number

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     Public Sub rPageSectionNumber()
      Dim sCurPage As String
      Dim sCurSection as String
      ' Obtain page number.
      sCurPage = Selection.Information(wdActiveEndPageNumber)
      ' Obtain section number.
      sCurSection = Selection.Information(wdActiveEndSectionNumber)
      ' Display results.
      MsgBox "Page " & sCurPage & ": " & "Section " & sCurSection
   End Sub
				

For more information about the Information property, while in the Visual Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type Information click Search, and then click to view "Information Property."

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