Microsoft Excel VBA and Macros: Your guide to efficient automation

Chapter 20

Automating Word

In this chapter, you will:

• Use early and late binding to reference a Word object

• Use the New keyword to reference the Word application

• Use the CreateObject function to create a new instance of an object

• Use the GetObject function to reference an existing instance of Word

• Use constant values

• Be introduced to some of Word’s objects

• Control form fields in Word

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access all use the same VBA language. The only difference is their object models. For example, Excel has a Workbooks object, and Word has Documents. In addition to the Microsoft Office applications, many other programs—both from Microsoft and third-party developers—can also be controlled through VBA, as long as those programs ...