_Application.ActiveDocument Property 

Returns a Document object that represents the active document.

Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word (in microsoft.office.interop.word.dll)

Usage

Dim _Application1 As _Application

Dim returnValue As Document
returnValue = _Application1.ActiveDocument

Syntax

ReadOnly Property ActiveDocument() As Document
Document ActiveDocument {get;}
property Document^ ActiveDocument{
    Document^ get();
}
public Document get_ActiveDocument();
function get ActiveDocument() : Document;

Remarks

The active document is the document with the focus.

If there are no documents open, an error occurs.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003, and Windows 2000

Target Platforms

See Also

Reference

_Application Interface
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word Namespace

Other Resources

_Application Members