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List.CountNumberedItems method (Word)

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Returns the number of bulleted or numbered items and LISTNUM fields in the specified List object.

Syntax

expression. CountNumberedItems

expression A variable that represents a 'List' object.

Example

This example formats the current selection as a list, using the second numbered list template. The example then counts the numbered and bulleted items and LISTNUM fields in the active document and displays the result in a message box.

Selection.Range.ListFormat.ApplyListTemplate _ 
    ListTemplate:=ListGalleries(wdNumberGallery).ListTemplates(2) 
Msgbox ActiveDocument.CountNumberedItems

This example counts the number of first-level numbered or bulleted items in the active document.

Msgbox ActiveDocument.Content.ListFormat _ 
    .CountNumberedItems(Level:=1)

This example counts the number of LISTNUM fields in the variable myRange.

The result is displayed in a message box.

Set myDoc = ActiveDocumentSet myRange = _ 
    myDoc.Range(Start:=myDoc.Paragraphs(12).Range.Start, _ 
    End:=myDoc.Paragraphs(50).Range.End) 
numfields = myRange.ListFormat.CountNumberedItems(wdNumberListNum) 
Msgbox numfields

See also

List Object

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