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Application.ActiveDocument property (Word)

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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.

Note

The document in the active Protected View window cannot be accessed using this property. Instead, use the Document property of the ActiveProtectedViewWindow object.

Syntax

expression.ActiveDocument

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Example

This example displays the name of the active document, or if there are no documents open, it displays a message.

If Application.Documents.Count >= 1 Then 
    MsgBox ActiveDocument.Name 
Else 
    MsgBox "No documents are open" 
End If

This example collapses the selection to an insertion point and then creates a range for the next five characters in the selection.

Dim rngTemp As Range 
 
Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseStart 
Set rngTemp = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=Selection.Start, _ 
    End:=Selection.Start + 5)

This example inserts texts at the beginning of the active document and then prints the document.

Dim rngTemp As Range 
 
Set rngTemp = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=0, End:=0) 
With rngTemp 
    .InsertBefore "Company Report" 
    .Font.Name = "Arial" 
    .Font.Size = 24 
    .InsertParagraphAfter 
End With 
 
ActiveDocument.PrintOut

See also

Application Object

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