System Members (Word)

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09/15/2015

Contains information about the computer system.

Methods

Name	Description
Connect	Establishes a connection to a network drive.
MSInfo	Starts the Microsoft System Information application if it is not running, or switches to it if it is already running.

Properties

Name	Description
Application	Returns an Application object that represents the Microsoft Word application.
ComputerType	You have requested Help for a Visual Basic keyword used only on the Macintosh. For information about the ComputerType property of the System object, consult the language reference Help included with Microsoft Office Macintosh Edition. Read-only.
CountryRegion	Returns the country/region designation of the system. Read-only WdCountry.
Creator	Returns a 32-bit integer that indicates the application in which the specified object was created. Read-only Long.
Cursor	Returns or sets the state (shape) of the pointer. Can be one of the following WdCursorType constants: wdCursorIBeam, wdCursorNormal, wdCursorNorthwestArrow, or wdCursorWait. Read/write Long.
FreeDiskSpace	Returns the available disk space for the current drive, in bytes. Use the ChDrive statement to change the current drive. Read-only Long.
HorizontalResolution	Returns the horizontal display resolution, in pixels. Read-only Long.
LanguageDesignation	Returns the designated language of the system software. Read-only String.
MacintoshName	You have requested Help for a Visual Basic keyword used only on the Macintosh. For information about the MacintoshName property for the System object, consult the language reference Help included with Microsoft Office Macintosh Edition.
MathCoprocessorInstalled	True if a math coprocessor is installed on the system. Read-only Boolean.
OperatingSystem	Returns the name of the current operating system (for example, "Windows" or "Windows NT"). Read-only String.
Parent	Returns an Object that represents the parent object of the specified System object.
PrivateProfileString	Returns or sets a string in a settings file or the Microsoft Windows registry. Read/write String.
ProfileString	Returns or sets a value for an entry in the Windows registry under the following subkey: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\version\Word. Read/write String.
QuickDrawInstalled	You have requested Help for a Visual Basic keyword used only on the Macintosh. For information about the QuickDrawInstalled property for the System object, consult the language reference Help included with Microsoft Office Macintosh Edition.
Version	Returns the version number of the operating system. Read-only String.
VerticalResolution	Returns the vertical screen resolution in pixels. Read-only Long.