Application Object

Application Multiple objects

Represents the Microsoft Word application. The Application object includes properties and methods that return top-level objects. For example, the ActiveDocument property returns a Document object.

Using the Application Object

Use the Application property to return the Application object. The following example displays the user name for Word.

MsgBox Application.UserName

Many of the properties and methods that return the most common user-interface objects — such as the active document (ActiveDocument property) — can be used without the Application object qualifier. For example, instead of writing Application.ActiveDocument.PrintOut, you can write ActiveDocument.PrintOut. Properties and methods that can be used without the Application object qualifier are considered "global." To view the global properties and methods in the Object Browser, click <globals> at the top of the list in the Classes box.

Remarks

To use Automation (formerly OLE Automation) to control Word from another application, use Visual Basic's CreateObject or GetObject function to return a Word Application object. The following Microsoft Excel example starts Word (if it's not already running) and opens an existing document.

Set wrd = GetObject(, "Word.Application")
wrd.Visible = True
wrd.Documents.Open "C:\My Documents\Temp.doc"
Set wrd = Nothing

Properties | ActiveDocument Property | ActivePrinter Property | ActiveWindow Property | AddIns Property | AnswerWizard Property | Application Property | ArbitraryXMLSupportAvailable Property | Assistant Property | AutoCaptions Property | AutoCorrect Property | AutoCorrectEmail Property | AutomationSecurity Property | BackgroundPrintingStatus Property | BackgroundSavingStatus Property | BrowseExtraFileTypes Property | Browser Property | Build Property | CapsLock Property | Caption Property | CaptionLabels Property | CheckLanguage Property | COMAddIns Property | CommandBars Property | Creator Property | CustomDictionaries Property | CustomizationContext Property | DefaultLegalBlackline Property | DefaultSaveFormat Property | DefaultTableSeparator Property | Dialogs Property | DisplayAlerts Property | DisplayAutoCompleteTips Property | DisplayRecentFiles Property | DisplayScreenTips Property | DisplayScrollBars Property | DisplayStatusBar Property | Documents Property | EmailOptions Property | EmailTemplate Property | EnableCancelKey Property | FeatureInstall Property | FileConverters Property | FileDialog Property | FileSearch Property | FindKey Property | FocusInMailHeader Property | FontNames Property | HangulHanjaDictionaries Property | Height Property | International Property | IsObjectValid Property | KeyBindings Property | KeysBoundTo Property | LandscapeFontNames Property | Language Property | Languages Property | LanguageSettings Property | Left Property | ListGalleries Property | MacroContainer Property | MailingLabel Property | MailMessage Property | MailSystem Property | MAPIAvailable Property | MathCoprocessorAvailable Property | MouseAvailable Property | Name Property | NewDocument Property | NormalTemplate Property | NumLock Property | Options Property | Parent Property | Path Property | PathSeparator Property | PortraitFontNames Property | PrintPreview Property | RecentFiles Property | ScreenUpdating Property | Selection Property | ShowStartupDialog Property | ShowVisualBasicEditor Property | ShowWindowsInTaskbar Property | SmartTagRecognizers Property | SmartTagTypes Property | SpecialMode Property | StartupPath Property | StatusBar Property | SynonymInfo Property | System Property | TaskPanes Property | Tasks Property | Templates Property | Top Property | UsableHeight Property | UsableWidth Property | UserAddress Property | UserControl Property | UserInitials Property | UserName Property | VBE Property | Version Property | Visible Property | Width Property | Windows Property | WindowState Property | WordBasic Property | XMLNamespaces Property

Methods | Activate Method | AddAddress Method | AutomaticChange Method | BuildKeyCode Method | CentimetersToPoints Method | ChangeFileOpenDirectory Method | CheckGrammar Method | CheckSpelling Method | CleanString Method | DDEExecute Method | DDEInitiate Method | DDEPoke Method | DDERequest Method | DDETerminate Method | DDETerminateAll Method | DefaultWebOptions Method | GetAddress Method | GetDefaultTheme Method | GetSpellingSuggestions Method | Getting Help on Macintosh Keywords | Getting Help on Macintosh Keywords | GoBack Method | GoForward Method | Help Method | HelpTool Method | InchesToPoints Method | Keyboard Method | KeyboardBidi Method | KeyboardLatin Method | KeyString Method | LinesToPoints Method | ListCommands Method | LookupNameProperties Method | MillimetersToPoints Method | Move Method | NewWindow Method | OnTime Method | OrganizerCopy Method | OrganizerDelete Method | OrganizerRename Method | PicasToPoints Method | PixelsToPoints Method | PointsToCentimeters Method | PointsToInches Method | PointsToLines Method | PointsToMillimeters Method | PointsToPicas Method | PointsToPixels Method | PrintOut Method | ProductCode Method | PutFocusInMailHeader Method | Quit Method | Repeat Method | ResetIgnoreAll Method | Resize Method | Run Method | ScreenRefresh Method | SendFax Method | SetDefaultTheme Method | ShowClipboard Method | ShowMe Method | SubstituteFont Method | ToggleKeyboard Method

Events | DocumentBeforeClose Event | DocumentBeforePrint Event | DocumentBeforeSave Event | DocumentChange Event | DocumentOpen Event | DocumentSync Event | EPostageInsert Event | EPostageInsertEx Event | EPostagePropertyDialog Event | MailMergeAfterMerge Event | MailMergeAfterRecordMerge Event | MailMergeBeforeMerge Event | MailMergeBeforeRecordMerge Event | MailMergeDataSourceLoad Event | MailMergeDataSourceValidate Event | MailMergeWizardSendToCustom Event | MailMergeWizardStateChange Event | NewDocument Event | Quit Event | WindowActivate Event | WindowBeforeDoubleClick Event | WindowBeforeRightClick Event | WindowDeactivate Event | WindowSelectionChange Event | WindowSize Event | XMLSelectionChange Event | XMLValidationError Event

Parent Objects

Child Objects | AddIns Object | AutoCaptions Object | AutoCorrect Object | Browser Object | CaptionLabels Object | Dialogs Object | Dictionaries Object | Document Object | Documents Object | EmailOptions Object | FileConverters Object | FontNames Object | HangulHanjaConversionDictionaries Object | KeyBinding Object | KeyBindings Object | KeysBoundTo Object | Languages Object | ListGalleries Object | MailingLabel Object | MailMessage Object | Options Object | RecentFiles Object | Selection Object | SmartTagRecognizers Object | SmartTagTypes Object | SynonymInfo Object | System Object | TaskPanes Object | Tasks Object | Template Object | Templates Object | Window Object | Windows Object | XMLNamespaces Object

See Also | Determining Whether the Application Property is Necessary | Global Object | Understanding Objects, Properties, and Methods | Using Events with the Application Object