Selection.Information Property

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Returns information about the specified selection. Read-only Variant.

Syntax

expression.Information(Type)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Selection object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Type Required WdInformation The information type.

Example

This example displays the current page number and the total number of pages in the active document.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  MsgBox "The selection is on page " & _
    Selection.Information(wdActiveEndPageNumber) & " of page " _
    & Selection.Information(wdNumberOfPagesInDocument)

If the selection is in a table, this example selects the table.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) Then _
    Selection.Tables(1).Select

This example displays a message that indicates the current section number.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseStart
MsgBox "The insertion point is in section " & _
    Selection.Information(wdActiveEndSectionNumber)

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