Altering Word view from Excel VBA - excel

I'd like to change the view in Word from my Excel macro (which creates the Word document).
I'd like to execute: ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdWebView
In my Excel macro, I have:
Dim objWord
Dim objDoc
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set objDoc = objWord.Documents.Add

As mentioned in the comments, you're mixing late-binding and early-binding, and also need to reference the Word instance.
An early-binding approach might be (add a reference to the Microsoft Word xx.0 Object Library under Tools > References).
Sub MyWord()
Dim wordApp As New Word.Application
Dim myDoc As Word.Document
wordApp.Visible = True
Set myDoc = wordApp.Documents.Add
wordApp.ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdWebView
End Sub
If you want to late-bind, note from the WdViewType enum docs that wdWebView corresponds to the value 6.
Sub MyWord()
Const wdWebView As Long = 6
Dim objWord As Object
Dim objDoc As Object
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
objWord.Visible = True
Set objDoc = objWord.Documents.Add
objWord.ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdWebView
End Sub

You don't have to use early binding to use wdWebView. Instead, you could use:
Dim objWord As Object, objDoc As Object
Const wdWebView As Long = 6
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set objDoc = objWord.Documents.Add
objWord.ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdWebView

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Rule Word Sections in Excel VBA

I want to control footer in Word file via Excel VBA.
Dim objWord
Dim objDoc
Dim Sec
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set objDoc = objWord.Documents.Add
objWord.Visible = True
Set Sec = objDoc.Sections(1).Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).PageNumbers.Add
I get "Object does'not support this property or method." alert
Where am I wrong.Please help.
Add the Microsoft Word XX.0 Object Library (I am on 16) from Tools > References in the VBA IDE
Sub createWordAddFooter()
Dim objWord As Word.Application
Dim objDoc As Word.Document
Set objWord = New Word.Application
Set objDoc = objWord.Documents.Add
objWord.Visible = True
objDoc.Sections(1).Footers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).PageNumbers.Add
End Sub

Inserted Word Table not showing Borders

I can insert a table but the tables borders are not visible. You can see the created document. In order to allow others to run this script I have to use late binding which I suspect may be the cause.
My Code is here:
Sub Button1_Click()
Dim objWord As Object
Dim objDoc
Dim objSelection
Dim i As Long
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set objDoc = objWord.Documents.Add
objWord.Visible = True
Set objSelection = objWord.Selection
objSelection.TypeText ("Insert table after this text")
Set myRange = objDoc.Content
myRange.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd
objDoc.Tables.Add Range:=myRange, NumRows:=3, NumColumns:=4
Set myTable = objDoc.Tables(1)
With myTable.Borders
.Enable = True
.InsideLineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
.OutsideLineStyle = wdLineStyleDouble
.InsideColor = wdColorBlack
.OutsideColor = wdColorBlack
End With
End Sub
Here’s your code revised and in my testing it works when I run it from Excel.
Sub Button1_Click()
Dim objWord As Object
Dim objDoc As Object
Dim objSelection As Object
Dim i As Long
Dim myRange As Object
Dim myTable As Object
On Error Resume Next
Set objWord = GetObject(, "Word.Application")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
Err.Clear
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
End If
objWord.Visible = True
On Error GoTo 0
Set objDoc = objWord.Documents.Add
Set objSelection = objWord.Selection
objSelection.TypeText ("Insert table after this text")
Set myRange = objDoc.Content
myRange.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd
Set myTable = objDoc.Tables.Add(Range:=myRange, NumRows:=3, NumColumns:=4)
With myTable.Borders
.Enable = True
.InsideLineStyle = 1
.OutsideLineStyle = 7
.InsideColor = 0
.OutsideColor = 0
End With
End Sub
The issue with with the table borders not displaying is when using late binding you have to use the numeric values for the setting.
I also made a few other adjustments, they have no impact on the problem you were having, but they are better practices. All objects are declared and I added a test to see if the Word application was already running. In some releases of the Office applications, multiple instances of the application could get loaded into memory when you execute a CreateObject and the application was already there.

Copy multiple word documents into one new word document

I am new in VBA and would like to asking some help.
I have a list of word document in excel in range B3:B40. I would like to copy the document in the list and paste to a new document without changing the page format.
I already tried the code below, it give me "run time error 13". Can anybody help with this situation?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Application.ScreenUpdating=false
set objword = createobject("Word.Application")
set objdoc = objword.Documents.Add
objword.visible = true
set objselection = objword.Selection
Folderpath = "C:\desktop" 'where I save the word document that would be combined
set objtempword = createobject("Word.Application")
set tempdoc = objword.documents.open (Folderpath & "\" & Sheet1.Range ("B3:B40")
set objtempselection = objtempword.selection
tempdoc.range.select
tempdoc.range.copy
objselection.typeparagraph
objselection.paste
tempdoc.close
I think this could work for you. What was missing is a cycle to work for each file (cell in the range).
Option Explicit
Sub JoinDocs()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim objword As Object, objdoc As Object, objselection As Object
Set objword = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set objdoc = objword.Documents.Add
objword.Visible = True
Dim Folderpath As String
Set objselection = objword.Selection
Folderpath = "C:\desktop\" 'where I save the word document that would be combined
Dim vDoc As Variant
Dim objtempword As Object, tempdoc As Object, objtempselection As Object
Set objtempword = CreateObject("Word.Application")
For Each vDoc In Sheet1.Range("B3:B40").Value
Set tempdoc = objword.Documents.Open(Folderpath & vDoc)
Set objtempselection = objtempword.Selection
tempdoc.Range.Select
tempdoc.Range.Copy
objselection.TypeParagraph
objselection.Paste
tempdoc.Close
Next vDoc
End Sub

Insert Excel cell text in Word after bookmark via VBA

Excel provides me a customized text in cell A1, which then should be passed on to a word letter at a specific section (after a bookmark).
Just started with VBA and found+edited a code that was able to provide half of the solution. Where I struggle is how to insert the text in cell A1 in sheet OutputText to the word document after the bookmark?
Here is my code so far:
Function FnBookMarkInsertAfter()
Dim objWord
Dim objDoc
Dim objRange
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set objDoc = objWord.Documents.Open("C:\Users\[...]")
objWord.Visible = True
Set objRange = objDoc.Bookmarks("bookmark_1").Range
objRange.InsertAfter ("Cell A1 from Sheet OutputText")
End Function
Thank you!
Would this work for you? (I can't take credit for the code):
Sub test()
Dim objWord As Object
Dim ws As Worksheet
Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets(1)
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
objWord.Visible = True
objWord.Documents.Open "C:\test.docx" ' change as required
With objWord.ActiveDocument
.Bookmarks("bookmark_1").Range.Text = ws.Range("A1").Value
End With
Set objWord = Nothing
End Sub

Copy context and formatting of a WORD document by VBA code in EXCEL

In EXCEL, I have some VBA codes to open a Word Document A and copy its content from certain page to a new document. Currently, I can copy its text. I am wondering how to copy both context and formatting. Below is my current code and I appreciate any suggestions!
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set objDoc = objWord.Documents.Add
objWord.Visible = True
Set objSelection = objWord.Selection
'Prepare Document B
objDoc.SaveAs (Folderpath to Document B)
Set objTempWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set tempDoc = objWord.Documents.Open(Folderpath to Document A)
'copy context from Document A
With tempDoc.Application
.Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToPage, Which:=wdGoToAbsolute, Name:="2"
.Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdStory, Extend:=wdExtend
.Selection.Copy
End With
objSelection.TypeParagraph
objSelection.Paste
objSelection.InsertBreak Type:=wdSectionBreakNextPage
tempDoc.Close
objDoc.Application.Statusbar = False
objDoc.Save
This here does the same, without the superfluous extra Application object and without the use of Selection:
Dim objWord As Word.Application
Dim objDoc As Word.Document, newDoc As Word.Document
Dim r As Word.Range, r2 As Word.Range
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application") 'or Set objWord = new Word.Application
Set objDoc = objWord.Documents.Open(FolderpathToDocumentA)
Set newDoc = objWord.Documents.Add
newDoc.SaveAs FolderpathToDocumentB
Set r = objDoc.GoTo(what:=wdGoToPage, which:=wdGoToAbsolute, Name:=2)
r.End = objDoc.Range.End
'copy context from Document A
r.Copy
newDoc.Content.InsertBreak Type:=wdSectionBreakNextPage
newDoc.Range(newDoc.Content.Start, newDoc.Content.Start).Paste
newDoc.Content.InsertBefore vbCrLf
newDoc.Save
objWord.Quit
Does that do what you need?

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