WD97: Retrieving Settings from Word Dialog Boxes Using OLE

This article describes how to retrieve settings from Word dialog boxes using the Microsoft Word Visual Basic for Applications Object Library references and the GetObject function for OLE Automation.

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To add Microsoft Word 8.0 Object Library in Microsoft Excel 97, follow these steps:

1. In the Visual Basic Editor, click References on the Tools menu to display the References dialog box.
   
   The References dialog box displays all object libraries and projects that are registered with the operating system.
2. Under Available References, click to select the Microsoft Word 8.0 Object Library check box.
3. Click OK.

The following example obtains the right indent of the current active document. NOTE: When you use the Microsoft Word 8.0 Object Library as a reference, you can specify Word constants by name. To obtain a Word constant, you can use the Object Browser.

The Object Browser enables you to browse through all available objects in your project and see their properties, methods, and events. In addition, you can see the procedures and constants that are available from object libraries in your project. You can easily display Help as you browse. You can use the Object Browser to find and use objects you create, as well as objects from other programs.

For more information about the Object Browser, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type Object Browser, click Search, and then click to view "Object Browser."

For more information about Built-in dialog box arguments, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type Built-in dialog box argument lists, click Search, and then click to view "Built-in dialog box argument lists."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: