WD: AppleScript Example: Close Command

The information in this article discusses the following AppleScript event:



This event is found in the Core Suite of Word's Event Dictionary.

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The Close command is used to Close documents within Microsoft Word. The syntax for this command is listed below. The words enclosed by the [] symbols specifies an optional argument for the Close command.

Example

The following AppleScript script sample demonstrates the Close event.

tell application "Microsoft Word" end tell

This script does the following:

1. Opens the document named "MyWordFile".
2. Selects the first word in the document.
3. Deletes the word.
4. Closes the document and asks whether you want to save or discard the changes before you close the document. It also saves the document using the file name, "WordCopy."